Sunflowers VI

Sunflowers VI

4"x4" gouache on paper

The sunflowers are glorious now, and I love to paint them.

Lemon #7

Lemon #7

4"x5" gouache on paper

Now I'm back in my comfort zone with lemon #4 re-described in gouache. I've done quite a few small paintings in gouache, it reminds me most of painting in oil in terms of consistency and color mixing, but of course, dries much much faster. I used some dry brush here, which I'd like to learn to do in oil.

Thanks very much to Sally Dean and JanettMarie for recommendations on great lemon paintings:
- Sally recommends Robin Rosenthal's "Egg and Lemons", it's great. And check out Robin's other work. I also like the next painting on her blog, "Bananas and Teal Jar".
- Janett Marie recommends Julie Ford Oliver's "More Lemons", and if you look at Julie's posts in May of 2012, there are a lot more, just scroll down a bit. And don't miss the sunflowers in the polka dot pot, I love that one too!
- Do take a look at my dear friend Joelle Feldman's "For Limoncello", it is one of my favorites.
- And finally, Julian Merrow-Smith has done many lemon paintings, "Lemon and Cup" is my all time favorite of his, though I have to confess, the pottery mug (David Garland, I think) in this painting grabs me too.

"Sunflowers V"

"Sunflowers V"
3"x3" gouache on paper

Another small gouache painting for the Concord Art Association Holiday Show.

"Sunflowers IV"

"Sunflowers IV"
3"x3" gouache on paper

I did this little piece for the Concord (MA) Art Association Holiday Originals Show. It opens in a couple of weeks.