Lemons

I'm continuing my yellow/purple exploration using lemons. A friend gave me some plums which she felt was inedible so I had my purple! I'm using a palette knife to move the paint around. These are my usual size of 3x4 inches. POR

Yellows and Purples

Haven't used this palette in a long while; had fun with it. I was also thinking and looking a lot at Stanley Bielen and felt very inspired. After working with these palettes for over ten years they are still new to me. The top painting has mums in it. I probably should have put more greenery in but it just didn't seem to work. POR

on-line American Artist article

Here is the link to an article on American Artist website. They have a section called "Techniques to Try". It's on using complementary palettes.
Enjoy!

Granny Apples Comp II

This is my second attempt at the same composition in watercolor. I wanted to see it with the grapes darker.
"Granny Apple Comp II", watercolor on board, 3x4 inches POR

Oils and Watercolors

I was inspired by looking at Steven Goodman's blog and the paintings he did while taking Stanley Bielen's workshop. (You can get to his blog by clicking on the link on the right side of this page; under "Other blogs to visit".) After doing the oil I wanted to do the same set up in watercolors. I've also tried another watercolor to paint the grapes darker. I'll post that one when I'm done with it.
"Granny Apple Comp", 3x4 inches, oil on board.
"Granny Apple Comp" 3x4 inches, watercolor on R-Tis-Tx board.

Landscape #0471 with Steps

Landscape #0471 with steps, all images 3x4 inches, oil on board, POR

Floral Composition

"Floral Composition", all images 4x3 inches, oil on board, POR