Zen Callas

 

I did this painting feeling......Zen! and am happy with the blue vase and the shadows. Painting always takes me to places......in my head that is. But like any travel, one must plan the journey and sometimes nice things happen, just like this painting. I do like this one a lot.

PS: Thank you SweetBaby from WetCanvas for the reference image.

At the lake

 

This painting took me several weeks to paint but it is finally finished. It is always a great feeling when a painting is completed, but not as great as the day when I was at "Lac d'Aiguebelette" with Marie-Therese. It was such a beautiful day and there she was....... what a glorious lady she was indeed!

Ella

 

There she is.....beautiful Ella. She is such a wonderful and loving cat. She has just turned 15 years   old. What a sweetie! I am glad with this painting and it was a challenge. I think now, I will keep it like that with the grisaille and not worry about adding colours. Anyway, I am done and happy!

Back to the easel

I got back a few weeks ago from my holiday and am slowly getting back into painting. Having had such a long break from my studio, I feel like a total beginner. I should try to do something easy to ease myself into oil painting but instead am planning to do the portrait of my cat "Ella". I am working from a photograph  and will be painting a grisaille first in order to work out the tonal values. This is going to be a great challenge and I will post the outcome in the next few weeks. Oh yeah, and this is going to be a rather large painting, 100X75cms. I will post as soon as the grisaille is done.

Pomology



I do find painting apples relaxing. This one is not a real apple but one of those fake ones that I have had for years in my studio. It was just sitting there, a little dusty and looking at me. So there you go, a deceptively fresh looking apple. I love the simplicity of this painting.

By the way, I am going to France on holiday next week for about a month so I will not be posting for several weeks. I hope to come back with renewed inspiration........



Fairy Tale Kiss

Are fairy tales true?.........you will be the judge. This painting was a joy to paint. I took my time as if to make the pleasure last. But I am glad it is finished now so everyone can look at it and make up their own stories.

Sweet surprise

Have you ever received or given one of those to someone? It is a wonderful way to show your affection.
While painting this "billet doux", I thought of the people close to my heart. Ah!.....isn't love beautiful?