Showing posts with label fruit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fruit. Show all posts

Friday, March 2, 2018

"Oranges" by Lynda Cookson

I can see I'm getting tired now LOL but I'm damned if this challenge is going to get the better of me!!!

Painting no. 24 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Oranges"
Oil on canvas (impasto, palette knives)
14" x 10" (36 cm x 26 cm)


"Oranges" by Lynda Cookson




Sunday, March 12, 2017

Oranges Still Life, by NY artist Celeste Plowden

12x12 acrylic on canvas available at my chairish.com shop

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Apple Fruit Bowl Still Life, by NY artist Celeste Plowden

12x12 acrylic on canvas, available at mychairish.com shop


Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Lemon Still Life by NY artist, Celeste Plowden

12x12 acrylic on canvas, available at my chairish.com shop


Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Still Life with Cherries by NY artist, Celeste Plowden


12x12 acrylic on canvas avaiable at

Sunday, March 29, 2015

"Wild Strawberries" Original Oil Painting by Hallie Kohn

It is with pure anticipation that I paint these strawberries. I enjoyed painting this first one so much, but definitely have not gotten it out of my system yet! More to come. :)

8x8 on 1/8" museum quality panel





















Monday, November 24, 2014

"Grapefruit" Original Oil Palette Knife Painting by Hallie Kohn Art

It's cold here in Wisconsin--snow and below zero temperatures already in mid-November. I thought I'd do a little fruit series, but have only felt passionately about painting the pomegranate and this grapefruit so far. I wait anxiously all year for these two fruits to be at their peek. They help make this cold time of year so much more enjoyable!

8x8 on 1/8" museum quality panel





Monday, November 10, 2014

"Pomegranate" Original Oil Painting by Hallie Kohn Art

Pomegranates are definitely one of my favorite fruits and something I've been wanting to paint for a long time. I had just finished up a few Christmas commissions, and finally got up the courage to give it a try. Couldn't be happier with the way this came together--it looks good enough to eat! I was able to use the palette knife a bit in the finishing and think it gave some great depth to the painting.

8x8" oil on 1/8" museum quality panel



Monday, November 3, 2014

Coaxing inspiration

 Plumb Tuckered Out
5" x 7" oil on panel
Available from Etsy - $50 plus shipping

Inspiration is one of those strange things.  There is nothing constant about, no predictability, no reliability either.  It can be as elusive as a needle in a haystack or it floods your head with so many ideas you don't know where to start.

What is inspiration exactly?  The Oxford dictionary definition is:
"The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative."
When inspiration evades us, it can be coaxed out of hiding by ignoring it completely and just carrying on in any creative vein.  Like a toddler having a tantrum, if ignored, it stops crying and thrashing around and becomes curious about what you're doing.  Curiosity is replaced by the "I want to do that too." phase and before you know it, inspiration takes over your hand and head and is slapping paint on the canvas like never before.

Each time I finish a painting, inspiration drains a little and that's where I pull out the small canvasses like this one and just play.  I can see inspiration poking her head around the corner, sniffling a little but curious too...

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Autum Pear



Autumn Pear   - SOLD
5" x 7"  oil on panel

Silence doesn't mean I'm not painting.  It means its head down mode and full steam ahead.  I'm trying to make up time in the boat series after deciding that one piece just wasn't working for me, and there was no choice but to restart it.

I think we all know when we don't put our best out there.  Sometimes its easy to let something go just because its the path of least resistance, even if we know something is not right with the painting.  Yes, I could have added the piece but, to me, it would have stuck out like a sore thumb in exhibition and niggled at me constantly.

So now its being redone and coming along nicely.  I've also got #9 on the easel and am pretty much on track again for time - or I hope so.

Of course with the end of one painting, the inevitable "end of palette" small painting was in order.  An autumn pear.  Pears are likely the most over painted subject in the world, some good, some bad and some very bad.  To give them their dues, the shape is simple and value can be complex depending on the lighting.  Its the perfect beginner's fruit to test painting skills with in all mediums.

When I finish all the boats in the series, it might be fun to see if people can match the end of palette painting with the actually painting, based on colours used.

You can find more of my work on my website Jeanette Jobson Fine Art, on my blog, Illustrated Life, and on Facebook and Twitter.  Stop by and say hi, I'd love to hear from you!

Friday, October 3, 2014

Traffic light mini series


I called this mini series of small paintings that were done from end of palette paint leftovers, the 'traffic light paintings' due to the red, orange and green colours.

Hard Pressed


Keyed Up

These were fun to do and were snapped up quickly from my Etsy store.  I eased my own rules a little to create another in this group which will be available to newsletter subscribers only.  As my Studio News will be sent within the next day or two, you still have time to sign up and see what the painting is.  You can easily sign up by clicking on this link.  Simply add your email address, hit subscribe and that's it!


Why the names?  It must have been my frame of mind at the end of a hard work week!  All I can reveal about the fourth painting is that it follows suit.  You'll have to be a subscriber to find out more!
Juiced Up

Friday, February 28, 2014

Tango Tangerines by Marion Hedger oil painting

Tango Tangerines by Marion Hedger
Still Life painting
Oil on MDF panel

Another clementine painting, this time with a dark red/brown background. To keep the background translucent I mixed the paint with liquin. This was very effective and I think I will use this again. I also manage to keep the background from getting too heavy which is sometimes a problem for me. Different styles call for different approaches. When using my palette knife I generally like a highly textured thick background but I thought that would be too much for this painting.
Take a look at Marion Hedger's art website



Thursday, February 27, 2014

Demonstration Ad Nauseum? by Pamela Blaies

Still Life Study in Light
12" x 9"
oil on linen

I promise this will be the final blog about my first venture into demonstrating in front of a live audience. Since my last two blog posts discussed the upcoming event, you might have guessed I was a little apprehensive about it. But once I started painting, the nervousness just melted away. I only had about an hour to work, but the Weatherford Art Association was a great crowd and it was fun discussing my process as the painting unfolded. Here is the painting from that night.

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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Warmth on a Cold Day by Pamela Blaies

Warm Glow
18" x 14"
oil on linen

Painting light and air around these objects gave this whole composition a warm glow. I had an intentional purpose in exaggerating the light and reflections around the orange. I wanted to make sure the edges of the metal pitcher right up against the dark of the background drew the eye into the focal point, but didn't steal the focus. I love the drama it created of intense light. After I finished up the painting, I had to get out to run some errands and it was cold! Below freezing. I wanted to be back in my cozy studio in front of the "warm glow."  Hope you are all keeping warm!

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Painting Glass by Pamela Blaies

Apples and a Green Glass Bottle
14" x 11"
oil on linen

Surrounded by a sea of cool colors, the one Red Delicious apple in front tries to steal the show. But I think the star is the green glass bottle. Painting glass with all of the dimension, subtle color and reflections is challenging and fun!

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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Process in Reverse by Pamela Blaies

In Season
12" x 16"
oil on linen
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I usually do small studies before painting a larger piece, but this time my process got all turned around. As I set out my composition, intending to focus only on a couple of pieces of fruit, the still life just seemed to put itself together inviting me to create the larger painting, In Season. I liked the colors and light so much, I left the composition right were it was overnight and painted two Petites (6" x 6") the next day. Fun!


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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Back to School Bliss by Pamela Blaies

Summer Reds
6" x 12"
oil on linen

Click HERE to "like" this piece in an online painting competition!

I'm a little behind on posting my new artwork. With the "back to school" chaos going on, I have been creating, but there does not seem to be much time left over for photographing, displaying and blogging. Now that the first day of school has come and gone, I'm ready to get back to my daily routine. Here is a piece that I did a few weeks ago while on vacation in San Antonio. It has a loose, abstract-ish feel that I adore! I want to see more of this in all of my paintings.

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Painting Video Demo by Pamela Blaies

Provincial Bounty
16" x 20"
oil on linen panel

Watch my new painting video of Provincial Bounty!

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Monday, July 22, 2013

"The First Ripe Raspberry" Original Palette Knife Painting by Hallie Kohn Art

Took this photo about two weeks ago and loved it! I never in a million years thought I would attempt to paint this with the palette knife. It was a complete experiment, so I decided to underpaint with the brush so that I could establish all of the shadows and "stuff" behind the subject. This proved to be very helpful and mind you, this is the second time I've used a brush in at least a year!

It was really fun and at one point I questioned introducing the knife at all... Then, just as I said to my husband that I wasn't sure how far to take it with the brush, the brush broke! I completely believe in signs, so decided that was a pretty good time to stop. (Kind of like when I've been on the computer for too long and the iPad just turns off...)

I'm so glad I pushed myself and did some playing because I love the way the painting turned out. Let me know what you think!

8x8 Oil on Museum Quality Panel

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