"Chianti and Figs"

16 x 20

Oil on Cradled Board

I had started this one a while ago but just finished it the other day. I kept switching different things in and out of this set up until I settled what you see now. My intention was to work with the colors purple and green...so that limited me as to what I could put in the painting. I actually started out with the artichoke because it was so beautiful and then added the old fashioned Chianti bottle and on and on from there.

"Angelic Arrangement"

16 x 20

Oil on Cradled Board

It has been a long time between posts but I thought I would share with you one of my latest paintings. My mother had this bowl for many years and I never really liked it. When she passed away and I was cleaning out her house I took out the silk flowers that had been in it for years and I instantly realized that it was a gem. I don't know if it was the removal of the flowers that did it or the fact that this piece was a thread that tied me to the memory of my mom. In any case, it is something that I will always cherish.

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