"Strawberries With Jadeite Mug" by Polly Jones

This is my favorite mug. I had a garage sale a while back and had it with me drinking tea. I had to refuse two different people who wanted to buy it. This painting is 6" by 6" oil on masonite.

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"Strawberries on Blue Willow"

The hardest part in painting this was not eating them before I finished. They smelled so good. I painted this in oil on 6" by 6" gessoed masonite. It has been a while since I worked on masonite and I enjoyed the change in surface quality. Canvas has such a different reaction with paint than paint on panel. SOLD

"Glasses, Grape Juice" by Polly Jones, 6" by 6" oil on stretched canvas

One thing I enjoy about doing still life is how simple little objects can be loaded with meaning. When I was a child we always used these star glasses for taking medicine. I was using one this morning for that purpose (using grape juice instead of the reccommended water) and was struck again by the pattern of light that they make. With grape juice it is jewel like. Grape juice has associations also, more profound, it is the drink we use for communion at church.

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"Lemons" 6" by 6" oil on masonite by Polly Jones

This painting is a little different vantage point than I've been doing. It was good to step back a bit further, and to do a symetrical composition.

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"Big and Little Marble" 6" by 6" oil on canvas

This is a new version of this painting posted on February 27th. One morning I stepped on it with my houseshoes on and had to repaint some areas. Just a reminder that all of these images can be clicked on for a closer look.

"Small Vintage Globe" 6" by 6" oil on stretched canvas

Daily painting gives me time to try out subject matter I would'nt always do. I have a few old globes I've collected; this is the smallest one, a pencil sharpener. I am using a light source from a different angle thanks to the new light stand I scored for $4.00 from Helen's House of Fine Junque. Our church has a mission plan in the works for a year and a half down the road. My family is hoping to participate in some way, so we're excited to be thinking more globally now.



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"Water, Spoon" 6" by 6" oil on masonite

Refractions are so mesmerizing to me.


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"Jalopeno Gap" oil painting on 6" by 6" masonite

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.

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