Tea To Be

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I had the idea for a tea series the other day when I was waking up from a nap. I don't take them often, but they do seem productive for ideas, so I guess I should take more! What a hardship.

Ten Reflections

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Just a simple scene with simple players. Nice a peaceful like. No troublemakers.

Last Minute Cramming

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I did a fair amount of this in my day - cramming. I hope this gal's memory has more long-term stamina than mine - honestly I can't remember anything that I ever crammed for!

"Cautious Chickadee" & 2 SALES!

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My friend Brenda lives in Maine and as the weather gets cold, the chickadees get hungry. Being the wonderful person she is, Brenda regularly feeds the birds, by hand! And meanwhile takes the most fantastic photos and videos. Of which I am taking blatant advantage of. Thanks, Bren!

In other news...

SALE #1: The makers of the Still Life Stage (my shadowbox) are having a 10% off cyber monday sale!

SALE #2: I just released my fifth book - a collection of 100 paintings from 2013. For the month of December I am discounting all four other books by 16%!

A Love Story

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So, it may not be obvious when you first look at this one, but it tells a story. A simple story of apples in love. In the end (at the back/top of the painting) the apples are together and everything is good. They are so happy to have shared their story.

I hope everything had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Bring Your Own Bag

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Just a reminder, in case you're interested, this month's Daily Paintworks contest is ending in a few days. Here are last month's winners, and here is the place to enter for this month.

Meanwhile, above are some eco-friendly shoppers who have brought their own bags. Gotta love 'em.

Glass vs. Persimmon

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Still using my soft, florescent light here, as I did for the last 2 still lifes. I'm particularly pleased with this one. There is something magical about shades of gray and a little pop of color.

Lemon Lover's Lunch

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The lemon lover's lunch was sour, but luckily the lemon lover loved it.

Persimmon Soiree

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I was so excited about posting my new workshop yesterday, I got the link for the auction wrong. But I've corrected it, in case you were interested in bidding.

For this painting I returned to a florescent light, which I often forget to use. It is a cooler, softer light (one of those spiral jobbies) and these persimmons look so GOOD under it.

"Hangin at the Bay" & NEW WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

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new workshop announcement: March 24-28, 2014, Springfield, OR - register here. now FULL w/ wait list

Persimmon Pilgrimage

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Many thanks to Sarah for my yearly delivery of perfect persimmons. : )

And thanks to all of you for supporting my glass habit. I will be posting more soon, and will let you know when I do. I'm working on some earrings in addition to more necklaces. It's SO fun!

Spare Tire

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I painted this a while ago, from the front. I just love these old cars. They've got such personality, don't they?!

Warning, this next bit contains blatant self-promotion for something other than my paintings. My stepdaughter and I have been making fused glass jewelry since the summer and now we're putting it up in an Etsy shop to sell. So if you're looking for something unique, for yourself or as a gift for Christmas, check out our stuff. We have lots more we'll be putting up on a regular basis.

Casual Corner

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I've been under the weather this week. I don't know if it's that or just my bad luck, but I've been doing a lot of wipers lately. This one though ... I feel positively redeemed. I like it a lot. It's always such a good feeling when a painting works out, especially in the middle of a dry spell.

I will be announcing a new workshop next week, Thursday, 11/21/13, at 7pm PST (that's west coast time). The workshop will be in March, '14, here in Oregon.

Foggy Easton

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And now for something different. When I was growing up my last name was Leinweber. I know. We lived in the Texas hill country on 7 acres, and had a dirt driveway with large puddles when it rained. We had one particularly large puddle that we called Lake Leinweber, and when it was full my sister and I used to strip down and "swim" in the lake, getting completely muddy in the process. I'm sure my parents have pictures somewhere. This painting has absolutely nothing to do with any of that except that it starts with a large puddle ... but that's enough, right?

Colorful Slices

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These are my idea of little slices of life. Bright. Colorful. Juicy.

Menacing

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Thanks you guys for the fog painter recommendations! My favorite by far, I have to say, is one I've seen before - Jeremy Mann. I've also been very much enjoying the cityscapes (and figures) of Terry Miura. Now that's loose!

Midnight Rendezvous

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I have a confession to make. This was not painted by the moonlight, even though it looks like it. And I didn't even realize the effect until I saw it again in my studio this morning (I painted it yesterday). But hey, it's pretty cool, huh? Cool being the reason it looks like night-time...

On a different but slightly related note, it was really foggy today here in Eugene, OR. At around dinner-time I realized I didn't have the right kind of cheese for the quiche I was making, so I drove to the nearest store (in the fading light) to get some. On the way I noticed the very cool way the streetlights were emphasized in the fog. If I hadn't had 2 kids waiting on me for dinner, I would have gotten my camera and wandered a bit for some photos. Can anyone recommend any evening fog painters/ings?

Gimmee Grapes

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Those mean bottles are playing keep-away from the pig. Can't you just feel his angst?

Golden Grapes

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Life has a way of disrupting plans. I've been dealing with some life issues this week - nothing serious, but needing attention. Now back to painting. I hadn't painted grapes in a while - fun!

Ends Chopped Off

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I thought I had chopped up an orange every which way it could be chopped, but this one is new for me. Seems like something a picky child would ask for - "mom, chop off the ends for me, please?" Thank goodness my picky child doesn't even like oranges. Ha.