Summer Taste - Small Acrylic Painting, Summer Still Life with Watermelon

Summer Taste

3 x 3 inches

acrylic on canvas

A fun little summery mini painting! A quick little venture into a few paintings including watermelon by special request.

Holding Close - Small Acrylic Painting on Canvas Still Life of Pear

Holding Close

4 x 4 inches

acrylic on canvas

So.... yesterday's pear needed a companion. Love how these two look together in their little floater frames:

This pair of pears is available at the Newburyport Art Association Gift Shop.

Letting Go - Small Acrylic Painting on Canvas Still Life of Pear

Letting Go

4 x 4 inches

acrylic on canvas

I bought some awesome small floater frames recently (http://www.canvasplace.com) and also bought a few of the 4x4" stretched canvases from the same company just to try them out. Love the texture of the canvas and how nice and tight the canvas feels. The mini floater frames are adorable, so I need to work on a few pieces so I can use them. I haven't painted pears in a while, so I started with a pear.

Works in Progress...

I have been thinking for a while about posting more works in progress as they are on my easel. It means more posts, but I have had some people tell me that they really enjoy seeing the process.  And with the fact that I have been doing more larger pieces, means I have less finished pieces to post and the entire process takes longer anyways.

So - give me some feedback!  I'd love to hear if you'd mind seeing a little more "behind the scenes" and see some of the paintings as I go.

Here is one to start things off.....an 8x8" painting for the upcoming 8 Cubed exhibition at the  Newburyport Art Association

Ferns - Acrylic Painting of Old Motel Sign

Ferns

16 x 12 inches

acrylic on canvas

There is a graphic quality about this sign that I really like, I am considering doing a "flat" version in gouache just to emphasize that quality without an shading or background distraction. Gouache would be a new medium for me, so we will have to see how it goes!

Home - Small Acrylic Painting of Classic Board Game Original ACEO

Home

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

acrylic on watercolor paper

I've always loved the game "Sorry!" for some reason - and I still get a kick out of playing it with my kids. Maybe it is just being able to say "Sorry!" with a smile as I send them back to start over.....

(By the way - I loved the suggestion of Clue. Hopefully you will see some paintings of that game in the future.)

Following - Small Acrylic Painting of Classic Game Board, Original ACEO

Following

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

acrylic on watercolor paper

A little Parcheesi, perhaps?!