Patt's Cup 3  oil   8x8

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And here's the third one. I want to play more with the pieces of paper. They create some interesting shapes.

Patt's Cup 2  oil  8x8

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Here's the second one. How many different views of the same cup?

Patt's Cup  1   oil   8x8
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Here is the first of three still lifes all painted in sequence.  When I got to the end of the third I went back to the first and loosened it up. I often find that it takes me three paintings to be able to let go.

The Honey Jar 3   oil    8x6

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The last honey jar. I particularly like painting what I see through glass.  The distortion keeps the tightness away. As your heads moves what you see can drastically change, so I have to make choices and stick with them.

Community    oil    5.75x4.5

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First painting of the second batch of garlics.  I recently lost the mothership garlics and now I have to wait until they come into season again.  Losing them was like losing a friend. The mothership is here: http://kathyhirshart.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-mothership-and-lunar-modules-oil.html. Sold but not forgotten.

Onion Curls  oil  12x9

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$150

Once again nterested in the shadows, and what happens as light passes through glass. Trying to keep it loose, keep the paint fluid. I like the echoes of the curves of the onion greens and the ellipses of the glass.

The Honey Jar 2   oil 8x6

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 One of my students was interested in painting a jar with honey in it.  I poured one and worked out some of the issues of refraction and transparency. I think it basically comes down to "paint what you see."

The Honey Jar   oil    8x6   
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Painted this one with a student in class.  I'm very interested in the reflections, refracted light, shadows, and bakelite silverware.

Red Shoes 3   oil    12x11
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Here's the third painting of the triptych. I'm in the process of switching to water miscible/soluble oils. Looking at these paintings from February makes me see that I need to work on making the water soluble oils juicier.  My edges in these little red shoe paintings are freer, have more gesture, use thicker paint than the last couple of paintings I've done with the new paint.

Red Shoes 2    oil  12x11

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The second red shoes painting. I scattered blue paint for the background.  Started with red but thought it looked too much like there had been an accident.

Red Shoes 1  oil   12x11
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I have a triptych of these little red shoes.  One of my students (thanks Barb) brought them into class.  They are just the right size, not too small not too big.  And very red.

Piece by Piece    oil   8x6

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A demo set up for my students. I love the glow, not always easy to achieve. 

The Last of the Crabapples  8x6  oil
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Our internet has been out for a few days and now we're back on. Sorry for not posting.  India diagnosed a broken modem from India and turned the new one on from India. We're so 21st century. 

Painting glass again.  Starting in January I'll be teaching a class on Thursday evenings called "Painting the Light".  We'll be doing some glass and reflective surfaces. 

Me and My Shadows  oil  8x6
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Trying to keep it loose, and  not describe in detail.  What do I see with squinted eyes? How big a brush can I use? The starting bid is $50.

Angle of Repose oil 8x8
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I have to post another garlic-they've gotten under my skin.  It's surprising in some ways that these little white and grey shapes can be so compelling. My latest thought is to hang them like xmas ornaments and have them dangling is space. My mother always told me not to play with my food. I also see a glass of milk being an obsession for a bit. What whites do you use? And why?  The starting bid is $60.

The Mothership and the Lunar Modules  oil   8x8
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Still working on seeing the various color in the whites and the greys. I am loving painting these, but maybe tomorrow I'll post something with a bit more chroma. Bidding starts at $60.

Study in Grey 3
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Still working on my grays. Is it cool, is it warm?  Is it lighter, is it darker?  These garlics are beautiful little sculptural pieces.

Red, White and Blue   oil  8x6

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I have to say that I'm really most intrigued by shadow shapes.  The thingness of whatever I'm painting doesn't  affect me as much as the reflections and the cast shadows.  Unless, of course, it's a portrait.  Perhaps I'll just do a series of shadow shapes, with a hint of the object.  Here's part of the above painting cropped.

Study in Grey 2  oil  5.75x4.5
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The second garlic painting. This was so fun to paint. 

Study in Grey 1  oil  8x8

My students wanted to paint garlic this week and I thought it would be a good subject to work on for greys and whites. I visited the Chicago Art Institute yesterday and the American wing has a few Sargents.  His whites are gorgeous. And Sorolla's also- all those colors in the shadows- an inspiration.