Persimmons and Kumquats
10” x 12”
Oil on Canvas

The bright red pitcher and the orange persimmons and kumquats gave me an opportunity to play with an analogous color scheme which is 3 colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel.

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Black Coffee
8” x 10”
Oil on Canvas
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Plate 21 in Toledo, Ohio was the setting for this coffeehouse scene.

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Morning Light on Pangas
10” x 14”
Oil on Canvas

 As the morning sun broke through the mist hovering above the bay, the fishing boats were illuminated with a warm, pink light.

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Sliced Orange
8” x 8”
Oil on Canvas

The intense blue-green color of the ceramic bowl vibrates against the sliced orange.

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Green Apple with Teapot
8” x 8”
Oil on Canvas

The cobalt blue of the glass bottle and the yellow-green of the apple reflected a lot of bright color onto the tarnished silver teapot.

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Daisy in a Blue Cup
8” x 8”
Oil on Canvas
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Red plums and a yellow daisy are set against a deep blue cup.  The primary colors balanced with white and gray were the inspiration for this painting.

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Quinceañera
10” x 6”
Oil on Canvas

In this study for a larger painting, the figure of Nallely, a 15-year-old Mexican girl, is silhouetted against the sunlit yellow parasol she carries.  The quinceañera marks the transition from childhood to young womanhood in Latin America.

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