Cup with Tangerines

I haven't been posting much lately as my internet service has been poor. I have lost so many pictures, notes and emails into cyberspace lately that I decided to give it a rest. Yesterday this cup was painted by by Marina and myself at Round Lake. We had a great day painting and finished off the day with wine and pizza when her husband showed up with the goodies! Yay Sergio.

Doran Road

Again a very quick sketch, this one from Doran Road looking north across Highway 17. The major colour shapes are laid in but I did not take the sketch any further. The clouds were moving so fast and the light was changing so quickly I decided to stick with the initial conditions.

Flowers in a Cream Bottle

These yellow flowers are almost the first to bloom in my garden in the spring. They are in an old fashioned cream bottle that I remember as a very young girl our milk man used to deliver every morning from a bright yellow horse drawn milk wagon.

The 6 Poplars

Down the road from our house is a farm that has a laneway that leads through the fields to a bush at the back of the property. I imagine this building to be an old sugar shack that has long been in disuse. The painting was done one sultry evening in late August this summer. The sun was low in the sky and cast a golden, warm light over everything.

Favorite Cup

Many years ago when my husband Phil and I were living in Iowa we visited friends in Davenport. Phil bought me this cup made by one of the local artisans. I used it for along time, until it got a small chip in the rim. Because it is so delicately made and the design is so lovely I have never been able to part with it.

Blue Jug with Vinegar Bottle

I was painting at my friend Marina's house and we came up with this still life composition using a very expensive and beautiful bottle of Balsamic vinegar with this homey piece of pottery which sits over her stove. The little red object is a crab apple which her sister Francie kindly gave to me. Marina made some dandy crab apple jelly.