Salt and Pepper

My summer oil painting class is almost over. I did these paintings yesterday. We were asked to paint a few, quick, small, still life paintings of simple objects. I had a lot of fun with the salt and pepper shaker trying to achieve the metallic look on the lids.

The rose and pear was a class painting I did a few weeks ago. I still do not enjoy painting flowers - probably because I find them so difficult to paint.

This final landscape painting of Boulder Park was another class assignment. It was daytime but the moon was visible (day moon!) I love day moons! I gave this painting to my husband, Dave, for our 15th anniversary.

I am trying to decide whether I am going to enroll for oil painting again in the fall or take a drawing class. I love to paint but I have had three classes in a row and I think a change would be nice.

Waterworks Oil Painting Class

I am back in oil painting class at Waterworks Art Studio! Here are my first three paintings. I have always enjoyed painting landscapes more then still lifes, but now I am starting to appreciate still lifes. I am learning a considerable amount by painting subjects that are slightly out of my comfort zone - this bowl of fruit included.

The shed painting is an 8x10. I enjoyed painting on a smaller scale! I particularly like the propane tanks - very quaint! I might have to paint more landscapes with propane tanks. A landscape can't take itself too seriously if it includes a propane tank in the subject matter.