A new still life series is in the works for January called "Containers". The focus will be still life paintings featuring the many different and varied containers used in every day life. The purpose is to explore a variety of colors, shapes, settings, and examples and even metaphors for containers. I will give a release date soon as I have hundreds of ideas I need to narrow down.
Today's painting is inspired by my garden roses in a milk glass vase on vintage embroidered table cloth.
I really find joy in bringing the outdoors inside especially during summer. I love the natural lines juxtaposed with the linear tall vase.
My newest painting is based on a wildflower called bladder campion.
I just picked it in my garden growing wild. My daughter saw it and told me it also grows in her yard in Wisconsin.
I really like the distinct ribbing and white blossoms.
I made homemade macaroons because I always wanted to try making them. Also, I made them because I am painting a still life of them. I was going to make different colored and flavored ones. But I will start with just vanilla macaroons.
Strawberry tart I made in a sweet pastry dough crust with crabapple jelly glaze.
But now I will paint some paintings of them. I love the ruby red strawberries dripping with rosy glaze.
