Blackcurrant cupcake/cupcake cassis

oil on board 6" x6"

30 in 30 #day 7#

Bon appetit!

Cherries in winter/ Cerises en hiver

oil on board 5" x 7" /13 x 18cm

30 in 30 #day 8#

Non, je ne mange pas de cerises en hiver. Celles-ci ont dû être cueillies en juin dernier.
I don't eat cherries in winter, as it is not the season.

Crème Nivéa

oil on canvas 6"x6"

C'est pour le challenge de DPW , dont le sujet était la couleur bleue, que j'ai peint cette boite de crème Nivéa; J'ai regardé autour de moi dans la maison pour chercher quelquechose de cette couleur;il fallait que ce soit simple, c'était déjà mercredi;je ne voulais pourtant pas un sujet comportant une ellipse, j'ai de mauvais souvenirs en la matière,
I painted this tin for DPW challenge, the subject was the blue color.I had to find quickly something, because  it was already Wednesday , and I wanted to finish before Saturday. Even I didn't want an ellipse in it, it was the simple thing I could find, in the bathroom.It is used by my husband, for his hands.

Purple

OIL ON BOARD 6"x6"

Dpw 's subject was, this week provided by Layne Cook and we asked to choose a primary color and her complementary, plus one on each side of the color wheel.

White lilies



oil on board 5" X 7"



This month, on PADT, we were given by Lela Stankovic a lovely picture of white lilies.

She attracted our attention on the great varieties of colours we can find in those white colours.Before sending my painting to PADT , I read several times the instructions of Lela, and each time discover something new which gives me the idea to start again a better one, that is very stimulating.

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!

Did you post my letter?

When is the next collection?
If you've already walked through the streets of a French village, you couldn't have missed those old yellow mailboxes, hanging on walls. For how long more, I don't know. The subject proposed by Abbey  Ryan this week for DPW was yellow colour. And what does it mean for me? Sun, spring, revival, joy, gaiety; I smile while pronouncing"yellow". That's  not the case with "black", for instance. Strangely, I don't wear yellow clothes.

A quand la prochaine levée?
Si vous avez déjà parcouru les rues d'un petit village Français, vous n'avez pas pu manquer ces anciennes boîtes à lettre jaunes, accrochées au mur.Pour combien de temps encore, je me le demande.
Le sujet proposé par Abbey Ryan pour DPW challenge cette semaine est la couleur jaune.Que signifie-t-elle pour moi?le soleil, le printemps, le renouveau, la gaieté.Je souris quand je prononce "jaune", mais pas "noi", par exemple. Bizarrement, je ne porte pas de vêtements jaunes.

A single tulip

An egg a day

oil on board 6" x 6"

Here is my broken egg for Easter!
For an omelette, a cake?

So sweet!



oil on board 5" x 5"

Returned from Séville, after a stay of two weeks without painting, I decided to proceed to do some improvements about my work. I asked myself what is the best size for my paintings? What prompted me to order some boards in 6"x6" and 5"x7". Indeed, I can see that is the favourite size used by daily painters. However, I don't consider myself in this class, since I never tried to sell my work.Should this change, this size would be suitable.
I don't manage to decide on the name of my blog, I have already changed it, and I remain dissatisfied;but is it so important?
And what takes me a lot of time since my return, is the creation of my website, I want to make a success of it.
In the meantime, I painted this donut, for an old challenge of DPW.I suppose it would be a catastrophe for the teeth, I didn't even eat it, anyway it was a picture!

Valentine's cupcake

oil 7"x9"

I painted this cupcake for DPW challenge of this week. I intent to learn to make them, one of those days...

TOMATOES



oil on canvas paper 7"x10"

 For this painting, Lela Stankovic (PADT)asked us to be careful in this composition with the lost and found edges;our aim was to engage the viewer's mind as he gets subtle hints about what is not visible.
The advice was:
Avoid “fruit bowl effect” , having everything screaming for attention with an equal vibrancy. Slightly colored “grays” and “browns” are still very valuable balance in a painting. They allow our vibrant lights to thoroughly sing.

It was an interesting challenge, and I was happy to paint that.

Fresh eggs

oil on board 7"x10"

This week, we were asked for the  DPW challenge to paint a subject white on white.I took the picture given par Ann Feldman, because it pleased me.I have wanted to paint eggs for a long time. So, it's done!
Of course, here our eggs are not white, and I wanted to give   their right colour for two of them.I hope you 'll like them!

IN BALANCE

oil on wood 8"x10"

This painting was done for Rookie Painter challenge on a wood panel;there was something else before, which didn't deserve to stay...and explains the irregularities of the surface.
I wont't paint for a moment, because  tomorrow I am going to fly to Barcelona, Spain (only one hour flight from Bordeaux).I 'll be happy to spend Christmas  and stay one week with my daughter, who has been living there for more than 2 years now.It's the first time we'll visit Barcelona, and we are very eager.
So, have a Merry Christmas!

Peony, or Pierre de Ronsard?

oil on board 5"x7"

It has been several days since I painted this for Rookiepainter challenge.In spite of several efforts, I had never managed to obtain a suitable picture, this being apparently due to the dark painting, which remained greyish and dull;it took time to dry (a lot of medium?).Is it the fault of the painting, or the misuse of the camera, of which I am not sure to understand all the subtleties? But it's so hard to learn!
Pierre de Ronsard is a lovely double rose with delicate colors, it is why I didn't know it was either this rose, or a peony on the picture.

And, before November ends, I wanted to show you our production of avocados in our garden. The former occupant had planted a stone 15, 20 years ago? Last year, we had only one, we didn't even deigned to pick it, but this year, around 30 fruits!
It's necessary to say that is a rarity in our region...
The small yellow fruits are physalises, or Cape Gooseberries,an only plant produced a lot of fruits.

Le vase et le melon



oil on board 8"x10"



At the beginning, I didn't want to do it, after a picture of PADT, I thought the vase was too tricky to paint.After watching some of the other painters, I gave a try and went on...and enjoyed it.

My cantaloupe's colour is more vivid on my painting, but I was unable to get a better picture, in fact it's not yet dry! 

Bananas



OIL on canvas paper 9,5"x7,5"

It is my rendition for Rookie Painter challenge.It was the first  time I painted bananas, I didn't know it was so hard to find the right colour (at least for me!):I used naples yellow,yellow pale, ocher, burnt sienna, sepia.This last one was recommended to me  by Sabine,  our teacher at our workshop in Bordeaux.She restores the old paintings and likes it for several purposes:greys, in place of darks...I noticed there was a touch of green in it .

So, it was a good practice.

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!

N°5, 150ml

oil on board 5"x7"

I suppose there will be enough until next Christmas...

For painting

OIL 5"x7"

It was painted for PADT challenge.