Sweet Treat  oil  9x6
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I taught a week of summer camp to 8 year olds this year.  It was called Cakes and Carrots.  We baked, we decorated, we drew, painted and played with color.  I painted this for the kids, as an example of how to transform your cupcake into a painting.

Simple Morning Light  oil  8x6
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This is a northern Wisconsin painting. Went out with my backpack and paints to the end of our dirt road and was met with a confusion of trees (is that like a gaggle of geese?) and undergrowth.  I feel good about this one- I wiped the first one. It was quite the task of abstraction and simplification. And green.

Welcome Home oil 10x8
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I painted this one with a student. The light on the steps and the house in the late afternoon sun caught my eye and the flowers on the steps gave me a chance to play with some spots of color.  I talk to my students about painting shapes of color and value rather than "things".  It  particularly holds true when painting vegetation. I thought about calling this blog "It's Not About the Thing". I may still do that.

Looking In  oil 8x6
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A little plein air in my neighbor's back yard. I love the mysterious window.

Falling Into Place  8x8 oil
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And here's number two. The little blue bowl is from Kathmandu.  It appears in many of my still lifes.  One of the things I love to paint is a high value color (light, not dark) in the shadows.  The little bowl with the yellow dots lets me do that endlessly. The shadows on the radishes also are fun.  Do you go warm or cool painting a white surface in the shadow?