Order Here - Original ACEO Painting of Local Ice Cream Shop Bensons

Order Here

2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper

A  little local scene.....this is the window at Benson's, a wonderful homemade ice cream place in West Boxford, Massachusetts. A long time local tradition - still owned by the same family (maybe third generation?) - they make all their own ice cream, using local fruit when in season. It is amazing stuff!

I paint a lot of little paintings of Bensons because it is such a popular spot that many people seem to want a little piece of it that they can hold on to. Many of these paintings have gone out of town to locals who have moved away, or sent to family members who have happy childhood memories of going there. So while it may seem repetitious, I will keep on doing these little paintings of Bensons as long as there are still people who feel such a connection to the place and want something to remember it by.

This painting is available at West Village Provisions, in West Boxford, Massachusetts

Three of a Kind - Small Still Life Painting Kitchen Art tomatoes

Three of a Kind

6 x 6 inches

acrylic on gessobord panel

Yes, I've been quiet for the last few days. We went away for a long family weekend. I do have a bunch of paintings done that I had hoped to schedule posts for while I was away, but I didn't get a chance to get that done, so now this week I will play catch up!

We spent the weekend hiking in the Delaware Water Gap and then visiting Gettysburg. We could have spent a lot more time in both places! I took a bunch of photos, but not nearly as many as I should have.

This little still life is similar to a composition I have visited before. I find that sometimes I will re-visit a set up I have used previously - sometimes changing the size or the way I approach it, sometimes just seeing  how I change things when I do it again. It is always interesting to me to see what I have learned and what has changed in my work - and is especially obvious when using a composition I have used before.

This painting is available at Positive Images Gallery in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Full Circle Round - Small Still Life Painting Original Art for Kitchen

Full Circle Round

4 x 4 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

Okay, cherry tomatoes must be one of the most fun things to paint ever. Yes, I know I've said that about a lot of different things. I guess that is what keeps me painting day after day - thinking each thing I am working on is the most enjoyable thing......

Together - Small Painting, Still Life Kitchen Art, Painting of Apple

Together

4 x 4 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

I played around with the background on this for a while. As a result, this piece ended up quite textured - which I kind of like. It is giving me some ideas with which I want to play......inspiration when you least expect it!

Sitting Back - Small Fruit Still Life Painting Kitchen Art

Sitting Back

4 x 4  inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

More kitchen inspiration......

Love the color of these red pears! So many colors in their skin - and always a challenge to paint.

Finally feels like spring here in New England. Can't wait to have some flowers blooming so I can paint them......

Keep it Together - Small Still Life Painting in Green and Blue

Keep it Together

4 x 4 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

Loving the blues and greens on this one - and then the pops of other colors if you look closely.
I'm finding that painting these little kitchen pieces is very satisfying! Maybe because they are finished relatively quickly? (Well, at least most of them, I worked on a different one for way too long yesterday that I just could seem to get to a point where I was happy with it.) I'd love to set up a tent at a farmers  market, buy some produce there and then paint it all day. Wouldn't that be fun?! Hmmm.....

Roll with Me - Small Acrylic Painting, Kitchen Art Still Life 4x4

Roll with Me

4 x 4 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

Yep, very similar to one I have done before! I was working from a series of sketches of ideas from my Fun-A-Day Project, and I didn't even realize I had worked from the same sketch before! I think I held on to it because I wanted to do a larger one, but in the meanwhile I now have another 4x4  ;-)
No matter - the other one is already gone anyways! I will be doing  8-10 new 4x4 paintings over the next few weeks inspired by my Fun-A-Day Project to go to 3-4 different galleries/shops that have requested them.

And speaking of my Fun-A-Day Project, a number of pieces sold at the show in Cambridge and I have just gotten the rest of them back. They are available in my DailyPaintworks gallery, and I am slowly adding them one-by-one to my Etsy shop.