It's a glazed gem filled with Marguerita cream filling.
This painting is acrylic on paper and is about 8" square.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Feb 10 - Bollywood Spiced Popcorn Donut
This gem is from Jelly Modern Doughnuts in Toronto.
It is the special for the month!
The creativity and imagination the bakers show is impressive.
Spiced popcorn sits atop a caramel glaze topped with candied orange peel.
This acrylic painting is 8" square and is on paper.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Feb 8 - Raspberry Siracha and Friends
Hmmm, Raspberry Siracha, I love the idea of a spicy donut!
It's also a very pretty one! These donuts are from Dough Loco in NYC.
Last month my theme for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days was Oregon.
The challenge has ended but I'm still rolling with almost daily small paintings.
My February theme is ..... wait for it..... donuts!
I've found there are many artists who start their day with small observational works created in one sitting. It becomes almost a meditation and a centering process.
This painting is acrylic on paper and is 9" X 12".
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Feb 7 - Heart to Heart
Funny, I would rather eat a cookie than a donut but
I would much rather paint a donut.
Bakers are having so much fun decorating donuts.
Just look at those donuts. Shiny electric colors for glazes.
A big squirt of sugary hot pink frosting and then to
finish them with a flurry of sprinkles.
This piece is acrylic on paper and is 9" X 12".
Friday, February 6, 2015
Feb - 6. Lemon Pistachio Old Fashioned
So many donuts not enough time!
This beauty is from Stan's Donuts and Coffee in Chicago.
I'm going to zig zag my way across the US stopping at donut shops.
I'll be in my painting caravan.
This painting is 9" X 12" and is acrylic on paper.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015
Feb 2 - Sunlight on Snow
The shadows create striking blue calligraphy across the snow.
It's difficult to look away.
This piece is acrylic on canvas panel and is 14" X 11".
Friday, January 30, 2015
Jan 30 - Walking the trail to Spencer Butte
The color in the Oregon forest is so very different from the Michigan woods.
Michigan's woods are filled with warm greens whereas the lichen and moss in Oregon add many cool gray tones. This enhances the magical and mysterious atmosphere.
This painting is acrylic on canvas board and is 9" X 12".
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Jan 29 - Giant Sitka Spruce at Point Perpetua
Being at the foot of this tree was an exhilarating experience!
There was an hour and a half drive to the Pacific Coast and then a two hour hike through a magical forest to get there. I was filled with a childlike enthusiasm.
I love Oregon!
I waited to the second to last day of the 30/30 challenge to paint it because none of the images we took did it any justice. The painting still does not capture the height or girth of this gem. So use your imagination and know that it ( I should give it a name!) is over 185' tall and 40' in circumference!
This piece is acrylic on canvas panel and is 14" X 11".
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Jan 25 - Zack's Birthday Cake
Sweets for the sweet!
A last minute surprise.
This was the cutest little cake. It tasted as good as it looked!
It was fun to paint because it. Brought back fond memories.
This painting is acrylic on canvas and is 8" X 8".
Friday, January 23, 2015
Jan 23 - Point Perpetua Pine
This base of this wonderful pine makes a 90 degree turn out of the hill along the side of the path!
Then it reaches straight upward towards the sun.
Such character and strength it shows us.
It lives at Cape Perpetua Park in Oregon.
This painting is acrylic on canvas and is 10" X 8".
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Jan 22 - Rainforest Intrigue
The Pacific Northwest Rainforest calls to us through the mist.
I can't resist. I keep returning for another look.
This painting is more abstract but still identifiable as a forest.
The loose strokes are casual and fresh.
It is acrylic on canvas panel and is 14" X 11".
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