Chicory Ridge

"Chicory Ridge"
4" x 4"
Oil on canvas panel

Parading right through the middle of the field where I walked my dog the other day was a brazen blue streak of chicory, or corn flowers. August is their time to bloom, but I wasn't expecting to see them there. I'm used to their presence alongside the road, instead. 

Another little cutie on my four inch canvas.

Carol

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Fel Pro Pond

"Fel Pro Pond"
10" x 8"
Oil on hardboard

I painted en plein air today in the county west of here. It was the perfect summer morning and the best place to stand was also lit beautifully. The wildlife around the pond acclimated to my presence, after a bit.  The turtles climbed back on the logs, frogs on the grassy bank and two sand hill cranes even made an appearance. They are TALL birds ... a foot shorter than I am!  

I saw signs of more leaves changing color today. Soon this season of green paintings will be in the past. I just hope I can bundle up enough to stand in the cold to enjoy what's coming.

Carol

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Radishes

"Radishes"
5" x7"
Oil on hardboard

I bought radishes at the farmer's market to use in a large painting, but they weren't right for the composition, so I painted a quick study of them posing on a dinner napkin before the leafy tops wilted.  They're not my favorite veggie, but they were fun to paint. 

I used very few brushstrokes in this painting. I wish I had counted them, but it was fewer than 100, I'm sure.  Not at ALL my normal style.

Carol

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Backlit

"Backlit"
4" x 4"
Oil on canvas panel

I was fascinated by the verdant halo around a cluster of trees as the sun nestled below the horizon the other evening. I liked the way, it  glowed the color of kiwi against melon.  

I acquired a stack of these tiny canvas panels and ... LOVE them. It's fun to paint this small again, like I did when I belonged to the miniature painting society in Florida. Strangely, I also painted murals during that same stage of my career.  Ridiculous AND sublime.

Carol

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Tree Line Sunrise

"Tree Line Sunrise"
5" x 7"
Oil on hardboard

Treetops poke at the colours in the morning sky, as daylight replaces the beauty of dawn with a variety of heavenly blues. 

Carol

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Field Weeds

"Field Weeds"
6"x 8"
Oil on canvas panel

Late in the summer, field weeds explode into a riot of color for the sole purpose of delighting the eyes of a gentle passerby. I happened to be one of those people, camera in hand, and captured a moment to bring back to my studio.  
I didn't paint outdoors today, but offer this little landscape nevertheless.

Carol

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Morning Over Water

"Morning Over Water"
5" x 7"
Oil on canvas panel

Morning greeted us with a bright smile and the promise of a beautiful day at the beach. 

Carol

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