I’ve always loved Bing cherries and getting to paint them and then eat the still-life is a little bit of heaven.
Artwork
Clipped Cherry
For a long time, I’ve been fascinated with hanging objects; with items poking into the painting or hanging from some unseen source. I’d been incorporating hung and pinned items in my larger works for a while when someone pointed out to me the still-life paintings of the Spanish artist Juan Sanchez Cotan. Of course, I […]
Cherry on dice
Another in the ‘stacked fruit’ series. The rich color of Bing cherries is always appealing and fun to paint. | Available
Regal Orchid
Close up portrait of a phalaenopsis orchid. This is the kind most often found in stores in the US. Don’t you just love the color and pattern in this flower?
Orchid – Spring Sensation
This was the first orchid I purchased and it blooms twice a year, but I think it secretly likes spring the best. Don’t you just love the intricate patterns orchids display? This one is almost like fine lace.
Companions
A group of different orchid flowers clustered closely together in intimate communion with each other. All from the Phalaenopsis family but each with its own personality. They must be one of the easier types to grow since they have become the most commercialized in the States.
Mellow Yellow
With no allusions to Donovan’s song, I called this Mellow Yellow because of how the color seemed to be in more of a minor key against the more neutral background. This cluster of blooms seems rather regal to me.