Painting white and yellow

6" x 6"
oil on gessoboard
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These were the flowers in my yard. It is very early for us to be having these flowers but I am happy to have all this sunshine and spring flowers.

Painting white bouquet

6" x 6"
Oil on gessoboard
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I was looking at the white cream pitcher and the white flowers.  As an artist I found it an interesting juxtaposition.

Painting Pink daffodil

Oil on gessoboard,
6" x 6",
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I wanted to put my paints down differently and this painting was the result.  If you are an oil painter reading this I would love to hear what is your medium of choice. I have been using different combinations of mineral spirits alone and alternately various combinations of mineral spirits and stand oil. In this painting I  used just straight mineral spirits and I like it but I think I will try 1 part stand oil and 5 parts mineral spirits next. What do you use?

As for the daffodils, they are just blooming here in Ohio. It is early for them but it is nice to see the beginnings of spring.

Painting daffodil

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8" x 10"
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I decided to make this a bit larger. (I sometimes wonder if I will begin to think that  the world must fit into a 6 inch square! ) There is something so simple about a daffodil, and I wanted the image to maintain this simplicity.

Painting orange slice

Oil on gessoboard
7" x 5"
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I found this small vase that my son made when we took a pottery class together years ago. It made an interesting contrast to the orange slice. I must admit I started these small paintings last year as a change from the larger abstract work that I usually do. I saw it as a way to work on a different scale and in a different medium as my large abstract work is done with encaustics. I now find these small works are compelling and hope that I can find away to continue to work on them as I take up my encaustics again for a show I will be in the end of June.