Watermelon Bowl

oil on panel
6"x6"
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I've never painted watermelon before, and I wasn't sure I'd like the subject because I like interesting shapes, not just pleasing color. Once I cut up this watermelon I realized that the wedges can make quite interesting compositions.
The last couple of weeks I've been trying to concentrate on the business end of things, and I've learned something- the business end of things can completely take over if you let it!  I'm traveling to an island in Maine for a couple weeks, and am excited to paint there, but in the midst of packing and running last minute errands I felt that I HAD to do a small painting or explode.  I limited myself to three hours, which stretched to four, then five.

July Bean Harvest

oil on panel

6"x6"

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This was fun and satisfying to paint.  It reminded me of the time I painted an artichoke, in that the structure had to be constructed piece by piece, like a jigsaw puzzle.

Art Supplies

oil on panel
6"x6"
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This is my entry into this week's Daily Paintwork Challenge, to "paint what you paint with".  This painting went through all the usual stages.  It took forever to set up, then it went along swimmingly, then I started to get bogged down in details, then worked super hard to stay loose.   The brushes didn't give me much trouble, though- they were really fun to paint.