Seagulls on Edisto Beach, SC

Often when I ask my husband, "What does this painting need?" he answers, "You should paint a bird in it."  So, when he saw this painting he liked it immediately.  "Finally," he said, "you painted some birds."

Tomatoes

I really enjoyed shaping these tomatoes with brushstrokes of color.  It seemed like less work than it did to paint some tomatoes from my garden from a photo that I took a month a go.  That surprised me.  I thought a photo would always be easier. (The basket is a sweetgrass basket from Charleston, SC)

Green Pepper

I was so excited to see that there are peppers still growing in my garden! Soon after I started painting this it seemed that it was not going to work out at all.  I just threw caution to the wind and put down bold strokes.  Voila!  It looks a little Van Gogh-ish, and I like it.

Mont San Michel at Night

Painting a night sky was difficult.  I'll have to work on it again.  But I loved painting the lights on the city.

Lemon on a Plate

I did this early this morning because I have limited painting time today, and I want to be as "daily" as I can.  It was harder than I expected--and it turned out a bit Cezanne-ist.  I'll have to try a lemon again another time.

It's Been a Very Long Time

I'm just going to post some of the paintings I have done in the last YEAR AND A HALF since I've posted anything.

Just in the last couple of months I have become interested in the daily painting movement.  These next paintings are small (5x5 or 6x6) and were mostly done in one sitting--around and hour or two.