3 Bottles

It is simple like that: as the sun came out I have seen my colorful bottles with new eyes. There were nice and colorful shadows and wow...  I melt like an ice cube.  A simple composition begging for painting. I couldn't resist.

oil painting on stretched block canvas, 380 gsm, 100% cotton, 

and extra thick (1.77 in wide), black on the side,

ready to hang on

 7.9 x 7.9 in (No.89) 

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Face to face - still life

My new love is painting sunflowers. This time just as it is, face to face.

 oil painting on gessoboard 

 5.9  x 8.6 in (No.85) 

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Back to Summer

Back to school?
If you ask me, I would choose summer.
And I can. At least virtually. That is my main reason to share this painting today.

 oil painting on gessoboard 

 5.9  x 8.6 in (No.82) 

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Partners in Crime - Sunflower Oil Painting

Partners in crime - still life, oil painting

Choosing a trustworthy partner... well... that is not the easiest thing on Earth. 
And choosing a partner for a still life, it is also challenging.

oil painting on stretched block canvas, 380 gsm, 100% cotton, 

and extra thick (1.77 in wide), black on the side,

ready to hang on

 7.9 x 7.9 in (No.77) 

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Fight

A game is the most serious thing in the world. 

You know how it is... that fight or flight type. 

You just can NOT loose. 

And if you loose as it is predictable sometimes, 

you show your true manner. 

That is the pot. 

 oil on gessoboard, 6x6 in (No.75) 

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August Art Challenge at Shoot and Paint

Lemonfresh - still life

In Europe we have this extreme hot weather. So what can I do? I paint a fresh painting... a lemonfresh... and I hope for the best.

small painting 

oil painting on stretched block canvas, 380 gsm, 100% cotton, 

and extra thick (1.77 in wide), black on the side,

ready to hang on

 7.9 x 7.9 in (No.74) 

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Electric Grapefruits

Electricity... wow, after so many years I am still wondering, even if  I am not the one who remembers when the first electric light bulbs were lit. 
And those type of bulbs are out of date. So If want to paint one I have to chase one, like old those old charcoal type irons. Yes, this light bulb is an old one. 

oil on stretched block canvas, 380 gsm, 100% cotton, 

and extra thick (1.77 in wide), black on the side,

ready to hang on

 7.9 x 7.9 in (No.72) 

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Reds on red - oil painting, tomatoes, brush, coffee cup

Reds on red. This painting couldn't be more red... 

My experiment was how far  I can push the quantity of red on a painting.

And finally my never ever used fancy brush got a function.  

It is weird a bit that I used it for its bright blueness and still never used as a brush.

oil on gessoboard, 6x6 in (No.67) 

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Sunbathing - dog painting

Have you seen small creatures bathing in the sun lately?
First phase is sitting and looking clever and alert.
It takes a minute or so.
Next phase is looking tired and laying down a bit. 30 sec.
And then the Big Relaxation.

Sunbathing First Minute 

   oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.62) 

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Jaz Belvedere - Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, summer night

Holiday, holiday. 
So the feeling is this: lovely breeze, smell of the sea, starry night, swaying palm trees. 
Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, Jaz Belvedere

   oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.61) 

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Poppies in June

June. Red poppy-fields are nearby. I haven't seen so many, full of red, red poppies. They feather softly in the wind. Their redness are dissolved by some yellow and white and purple flower-islands. And if you lean on them there are small petals like wings in the wind. The whole view is a poem itself.

 Poppies in June

   oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.58) 

SOLD 

Cautious Portrait - oil painting

Painting a portrait is not the easiest task on the planet. 

Human eye and mind combination are so precise and 

delicate together that just a small nuance

and the likeliness is over. 

So much contemplation and more practice that I need. 

Tell me, if you have a quicker version to get likeliness.

    oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.60) 

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Camera Shy - dog painting

This is a friend of mine from real world. She is a furry-4-legged friend, and I don't know  why, she is camera shy. May be the lens of the camera are too big, I guess. Anyway, even her clever eyes shine through or not, she is a cute one. 

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.59) 

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Zen Feeling - small, oil painting

An Orchid

Two small glass-pebbles

Light

Meditation

Zen. 

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.56) 

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A Bunch of Green Onions - small oil painting

It is evident that we put  flowers in vase. 

But what can I do if I fell in love with green onions? 

A whole bunch of them. 

Well... I put them in a vase. They smell delicious.

My only concern is to cut or not to cut the tiny roots.

Well, I treat them like flowers, so roots have to go. 

I hope it is not blind love. 

There was so much to see ... and paint. 

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.55) 

                                                                                 SOLD

Morning, no Coffee - small oil painting

If you are a caffeiner-type in the morning,

 than it is easy for you to capture the moment 

you realize that there's no coffee  at home. 

But the still-life-situation is solved. 

Empty cup, 3 tomatoes.  Food for the eye.

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.53) 

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Flowering Happens - small, amaryllis oil painting

Sometimes we just wait for flowering. It seems, time has not come, not yet. And there is that miraculous  moment, when flowering happens. Where is it come from? There is nothing in that bulb, no flower.
How can a flower like this be hidden inside? Miraculous.

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.52) 

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Waiting for a Kiss - oil painting

There is a ceramic frog in my garden. He is fairly ugly. He is so ugly that after a while he became nice. He just sits on a bigger rock and waits for the miracle. No princess, yet. Not even a glance from a real-life frog...

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.56)
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My Blogfriend - small, dog, oil painting

This is my blogfriend, Chester. Say hello to him. We meet a few times a month. Yes, yes, he has someone (Melody) he uses as his technician because blogging is hard work.
So we are virtual friends. I don't know if I could smell good for him or not  - even if it's important for dogs - we have never met in person, but I adore him from distance.
And the moment I felt the urgent need to paint a dog, it was him in my mind.  Enjoy!

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.53)
SOLD

3 Pieces of Cherries - Oil Painting

3 pieces  of cherries before season.

Tell me, if your cherries are already ripened in your garden,

I am just hungry for them. Otherwise I have to wait. 

Few more weeks... may be.  

In order to get more of these precious cherries, 

I put them on a mirror...

it's an old greengrocer's trick.

Fruit gallery 

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.48)

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