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This basil is from my garden last summer. We love basil, and every year I grow a few varieties. This happens to be Thai Basil. It has a distinct licorice-y flavor that absolutely makes a curry dish. Drying it was an experiment as I usually freeze a bunch of it and put them into hermetically sealed plastic bags for use during the winter months.
Title: “Eggplant”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
This is the last eggplant from my garden this season. It’s pretty amazing I still have peppers and eggplant growing in my garden and it’s November. I also have lettuce and swiss chard but those little slugs love the swiss chard, ignoring almost everything else the chard has been nawed down to stubs. I’ve given them a little afternoon cocktail by putting out a little bud light for their enjoyment, hoping it will keep them occupied and away from the chard.
We still have not experienced our first frost this year. Our average is around mid October so it’s quite late. I’ll keep gardening as long as the climate permits.
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Title: “Boston Kreme”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
This painting is already sold.
Hands down I am a Dunkin’ Donuts fan. Krispy Kreme is in my home state of NC but I grew up in the North East, so Dunkin’ Donuts has a place in my heart like no other. This is a Dunkin’ Donuts Boston Kreme. It’s a yeast donut with, as you may have guessed, a custardy yellow filling with chocolate frosting on top.
Sometimes it’s just worth it. I can imagine it now – Sinking your teeth into a soft fresh donut, the sweetness awakens your senses. Chocolate frosting sticks in little nooks between your teeth and gums. You savor and swallow. As you sip rich hot coffee the chocolate melts away from its hiding places, and sweetness washes over your tongue again. mmmmm
Title: “When Life Gives You Lemons…”
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Medium: Oil
You know what they say – “When life gives you lemons…slice the sucker up into a million little pieces” – No only joking; it’s of course “…make lemonade!” For whatever reason, lemons have been high on my list of favorites this summer. I made a lemon chicken dish the other evening with a little balsamic vinegar on it that was out of this world. I also fell in love with some lemon cookies that were so good, I ate the whole bag without sharing with anyone, then was on a mission to duplicate the recipe from scratch. Several times this season, we have purchased big bags of lemons just so we could make lemonade. I think you’ll be seeing more of these guys.
The knife is made to look like a Japanese Samurai sword. The wavy lines on it indicate the forging process where the metal is folded over and over again.
If you would like to see me paint this painting before your very eyes click here. The painting itself took about 4 hours to do, but the video is only 6 minutes. I tried to leave in all the critical parts so you can see the painting come together from the beginning. The method I used for this one is called Alla Prima – Italian meaning all at once. The painting is done in one sitting while the paint is wet it is worked to completion.
Title: “Two Will Do”
Dimensions: 5″x5″
Medium: Oil
This was an extremely challenging piece for me as I found the lettering to be a lot of work. You would be surprised how much you learn about a bottle cap after drawing it and painting it with this level of detail.
I loved the contrast of the deep green with the bright red graphic star, and ultimately wanted the finished painting to have a creative feel to it. One beer cap is lying face down and the other is standing inside the first one. They are sitting on a highly reflective surface. I hope you enjoy it!
I love the way this painting looks very contemporary and classic at the same time. The red and white candy is bold and bright yet the background darker and subtle.
What I find really interesting about this is the reflection of the candy. It is sitting on a very reflective surface causing me to paint the item twice each with a slightly different view.
