Nightcap

oil on board 5" X 7"

After dinner, before going to bed, I like to take a mint infusion (with a piece of mint chocolate) in this mug.The rubber strawberry bag contains herbs;I painted it for DPW challenge;we were asked to paint something with polka dots.I rummaged around to find something, I remember I used to have a polka dot blouse somewhere, but I am sure this mug was more simple to do!

Après le dîner, j'aime prendre une tisane de menthe(avec un unique carré de chocolat)) dans cette mug. La fraise de caoutchouc contient les herbes.J'ai peint ceci pour DPW, où on nous demandait de produire un truc à pois. J'ai cherché partout, me suis rappelée qu'à une époque je portais un chemisier ivoire à pois noirs, mais cette mug était surement plus simple, donc j'ai laissé là mes investigations.Et voilà!

No coffee any more

oil on paper 7"x5"

I have been suppressing coffee for quite one month now, even if I was not a fervent of tea.I think it’s better for health.
So I painted this one for DPW challenge;the subject ? paint your favorite mug.It’s not my favorite, but one of those I have here at the Lake.It was not a small thing to do this work!We were said to go to learn how to paint an ellipse.

I followed the consigns, ok for the rectangle, the dots, etc., but after?how to adapt this ellipse to the rest of the body, and what does determine the size of the ellipse, why does my cup look bended?
I did it in several sequences, and the last time, I forgot to notice I’ve changed of table, and this one was lower, that is not the same thing for an ellipse..
I guess I have to work again on the ellipses, but not this one, it’s enough!