I went to the grocery store with the plan of buying a red flower to paint, well, I came home with these cherry peppers instead. I've really enjoyed painting on these 12" square canvases with a depth of 1 and 3/8". It gives more room for using different types of brushwork and I like to contrast thick paint with thin. Also these canvases have an object-like quality because of their proportions.
This is a reworked version of the painting a few days ago that had a teapot in it. Well, the teapot wasn't working because of color, composition, and troublesome rendering so I scraped it off and tried another tactic.
I had to stand in line to get these peppers. Everyone was loading up on jalopenos. This one turned out to be good and hot, it's always a gamble.
I needed a dose of red today. This bottle was a gift from my husband. I had difficulties photographing this one, it has a bit of a glare on it. SOLD
I don't have a wide range of colors in oils yet. I had gotten a few "vintage" tubes at an estate sale and then splurged on three more tubes and medium. I'm waiting to see how serious I am about pursuing oils til I buy more. So.....I am having to choose subject matter on what colors I have. Pickle juice green today! 12" by 12" oil on gallery stretched canvas with 1 and 1/2" profile. There is no need to frame. 
We've been stuck inside because of an ice storm. After all the grey cold, it was good to set up these fun little umbrellas. I've continued to experiment with oils and am finding the advantages and disadvantages. After getting used to easily cleaned acrylics, I feel very whiny about dealing with solvents...but I was able to go back the next day and work on some transitions that would have been impossible with acrylic. This painting took a couple of days as it is larger than I've been doing at 12" square. SOLD
This one is a little bigger than the usual daily painting and it is done with oils, something I've only used a few times, many years ago. My usual media is acrylic. What a different experience... the paint is in constant fluid motion during the process. It's easier to change color decisions in acrylic because of the rapid drying time. Oil has a very long memory for whatever choice you make. It's harder to wipe off areas than I had remembered. I do like how the paint stays wet giving time to change the edges of things. This is going to take some experimention...I'm excited.
I wish I knew what castle is pictured on this teapot. It is one I found in a thrift store and seems old. It must be a souvenier of some sort.
These are from a collection of old dominoes I have. I particularly like the old wooden kind to look at even though the white ones are what I grew up playing with. My parents have been part of a club that's been getting together over the course of thirty five years and playing a domino game called "Forty Two." It is very common in Texas and is similar to bridge. My grandfather, a farmer, played regular dominoes at the cotton gin, when farming demands permitted.
We are still eating Christmas stocking grapefruit. (Texas Red) It's a challenge to keep the brushwork loose while painting in such a small format. The daily aspect gives me lot's of opportunities to keep trying. 
