Just the necessities

8 x 10 inches, oil on panel.

Hooray! My first painting in over a year. Feels great and frustrating to be back at it.

Three Cherries (available)

6x6 inches, oil on panel. Still wet! This piece (and about 9 others) will be on display and available for sale at the ArtPeers Fall Festival in Uptown Grand Rapids.

The opening reception for myself and Jane VanderLaan is tonight at Art of the Table from 4–9 p.m., and the show runs through Saturday night. Please stop in! Art looks better in person. :)

Peaches (available)

6x6 inches, oil on panel. This piece (and about 9 others) will be on display and available for sale at the ArtPeers Fall Festival in Uptown Grand Rapids this weekend.

Red wine (sold)

5x7 inches, oil on panel.

I had an audience in the studio while painting this one... not sure how much that helped, but it was fun!

Uncorked (sold)

Painted this one a week ago but neglected to post it. 5x7 inches, oil on panel.

Tomatoes on the vine (available)

5x7, oil on panel.

I'm back! Bowl of cherries (Sold)

5x7 inches, oil on panel.

My first painting in a year. Can't believe how quickly that went by! This was a bit of a struggle but glad to be back at it.

Radishes

6x6 inches, oil on panel.

This painting wasn't exactly finished... the radishes were, um, eaten before I could wrap it up!

Patent Leather Trio (available)

Detail (click on image for larger view):


11x14, oil on panel.

Black Slingbacks

5x7 inches, oil on panel. Not for sale.

Oberon

8x10 inches, oil on panel. NFS.

Better photo coming soon, now that I've got some sunshine!

Last month, I had a health scare and was in a lot of pain, so the paintings had to be put on hold. But I'm back at it!

Anjou Pears (sold)

I was going to do more work on this one, but it has grown on me just the way it is. That's often one of the hardest decisions to make when painting: when to stop. Click on the image for a larger view.

Pink Lipstick (sold)

6x6 inches, oil on panel.

Jack Daniels (Sold)

5x7 inches, oil on panel. Painted on commission.

Satin Shoes (Sold)

6x6 inches, oil on panel.

Five Lipsticks

Oil on panel, 5x7 inches. Not for sale.

I often struggle with taking photos of my paintings (in part because I need better lighting), so this time I'm posting two! I can get a good representation of the color, but it rarely captures the texture. The texture is key in this piece, so in the second shot I've pointed a "daylight" lamp down on the painting so you can see the thick paint blobs.

Guinness Is Good for You. (Sold)

6x6 inches, oil on panel.

Ah, the beer that's like a meal. This one is sold, but I'll be painting more like this. Check back!

Brown Shoes (sold)

6x6", oil on panel.

Pomegranate

6x6", oil on panel. Not for sale.

Good Fortune (Sold)

6x6", oil on panel.

First painting of the new year! Sold to a new collector in Alhambra, CA, who gets to find out what the fortune was :)