Two Fruits

 

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Did you know you're supposed to eat two fruits a day?  My husband told me so, plus 3 veggies a day.  He always shares what he finds on the internet.  So now you have met your daily fruit requirement.  I'm just doing my part to keep you healthy and at your best.  Seriously I couldn't think of a title for this painting until I remembered the two fruit requirement.  Done with fruit moving on! 

I really went loose this time around with the big one inch brush and I'm applying more paint.  The smaller brushes are still in use for the little things, I'm trying to keep it that way for now.

Stay well!

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Caring for acrylic paintings or any paintings:  keep them out of direct sunlight and the weather elements.  Seems logical right?  For an example my mother (who was an artist) towards the end of her life started hanging her paintings on a covered patio in Arizona.  The patio had a misting system plus the desert temps provided high heat.  Both caused the paint to peal away from the canvas.  I understand she wanted to decorate her patio but not a good idea with original art work, use prints or ceramic pieces.

Navigating Stripes

 

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The pears look like they are sitting in a sea of stripes, so it seemed Navigating Stripes was a good title.  There's something about stripes and polka dots that add vibrancy.  I rely on them a lot for inspiration.  

I stopped varnishing my paintings, it seems to flatten the brush work which I work hard to incorporate.  I use professional acrylics of good quality and they will last a long time if well cared for.

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Balancing Act

 

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I hit a dry period.  Maybe it's the COVID, maybe it's winter or a combination of both.  Inspiration came by way of another artist who paints loose with big brushes, 1" and 2" flat brushes.  It drew me back to the studio for a go at it.  The first painting was a bust but I learned something and this one has a lot of energy.  

Spring is on it's way, received my first COVID vaccination last week and I'm ready for normal.  Much to be thankful for.  And my drawing class ended this week, I will be posting some of their work soon.  

Stay well!

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Crabapple Blues

 

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This is my third crabapple painting and to change it up I used a darker background which gave the crabapple a totally different look.  It really influenced the crabapple color, using white to lighten the color made the crabapples fall flat.  Discouragement set in so I put the painting away writing it off as a bad paint day.  Finally yesterday and in a better mood, I tried working the crabapples again, why not, what did I have to loose.  Repainting some with a light cadmium red a thought crossed my mind, what about using a bright orange highlight?  Bingo, the crabapples finally popped.  I have so much to learn!

Think of how bored we would all be if we didn't have anything else to learn or challenge us.  Maybe I just need to think of these little paintings as experiments so discouragement doesn't set in when one fails.  We learn from failures, probably more than when something goes right.

My acrylic paintings are protected by an acrylic satin varnish and I use professional acrylic paints: Winsor Newton, Liquitex and Utrecht.  The Ampersand gessobord's are a museum series panel which are acid free, archival.  All my paintings are signed, dated with the paintings information on the back.

Stay safe everyone, Covid has not been tamed yet.

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Cupcake Sundae

 

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Being a cake lover I was inspired to paint a fun dessert especially since there were cherries available.  I baked some cupcakes, cut them in half and layered them with frosting.  I had no food coloring so creativity kicked in and using mashed up cherries the bottom layers of frosting became a nice pink.  There were worries the whole thing would topple over while painting but it made it to the end after a few scary moments during set up.  Yes it was gobbled up by myself and husband, nice to have a reward after painting.

My acrylic paintings are protected by an acrylic satin varnish and I use professional acrylic paints: Winsor Newton, Liquitex and Utrecht.  The Ampersand gessobord's are a museum series panel which are acid free, archival.  All my paintings are signed and dated with the paintings information on the back.

Please Note, the "Click Here To Buy It Now link" will take you to Daily Paintworks where you can purchase the painting if you want, otherwise you are not committed.

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Cherry Cup

 

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Another painting from almost a month ago when I was having fun painting cherries and miseries with our internet service.  This is my favorite old tea cup that's been used a bunch of times in my paintings.  The dots with the cherries make a very cheerful painting don't you think?  (I could have said cheery painting but I decided not to push it.)

Hard to believe summer is almost over!  I'm still getting some vegetables from our garden which you will see soon in paintings.  And we still have many beautiful fall days ahead with nice weather.  Still it's hard to let go of summer, those long summer days how I love them.

My acrylic paintings are protected by an acrylic satin varnish and I use professional acrylic paints: Winsor Newton, Liquitex and Utrecht.  The Ampersand gessobord's are a museum series panel which are acid free, archival.  All my paintings are signed, dated with the paintings information on the back.

Please Note, the Click Here To Buy It Now link will take you to Daily Paintworks where you can purchase the painting if you want otherwise you are not committed.

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Colors Of Summer

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There is a special piece in this painting with many memories, the blue glass salt shaker.  It's one of a set that belonged to my brother who passed away last fall, they bring me happy memories of visits to his home in Colorado.  Then I pulled out my Mom's old filbert paint brushes to experiment with for a creative jumpstart (yes she was a painter).  I LOVE the brushes and will be using them maybe from now on.  So thanks Mom and Dan for your inspiration, love you always!

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Moments Of Reflection

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So many artists inspire me to try different compositions and images.  I've been mesmerized by paintings with interesting reflections so this is my attempt.  It was very challenging but challenge is good!

Be safe.

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Just Grapes

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I had the urge to paint one day but no idea what to paint and no inspiration.  I wanted to paint something simple to get back into painting after my long absence.  Fruit can be a good choice but I only had some left over grapes and nothing else inspired me.  I wondered what to paint with the grapes and going with the simple idea I thought, why not just grapes.  And there you have it, "Just Grapes".   Grapes are super amazing with all their subtle color and highlights and this bunch had really cool stems.  I will have to try green grapes one day.

Due to the limitation and inconsistencies of various display monitors, the colors you see on your screen may not be a totally accurate reproduction of the actual painting but I work to get the best likeness possible.

(c) Deborah A. Kirkeeide

Oranges One Cut

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I wasn't completely happy with my first orange painting so I wanted to paint it again, cutting the one orange changed it up a bit.  It also made me realize that my first orange painting wasn't so bad after all.  Its funny, there are paintings I dislike after I paint them but see in a totally different light after a few days or weeks.  Is it because I have a different image in my head of what I'm trying to achieve?  I don't know and does it really matter?  Just my pondering, my hubby tells me I think about it too much.