Wine, Roses, and Gardenias

One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is visiting with people, especially in our home. Earlier this week, we hosted a wine and cheese get together at our house for a small group of people from our church. I enjoy a glass of wine at the end of the day, and I love cheeses, especially cheeses of Nazareth. Bad joke, I know, but it’s so much funnier after a glass or two of wine.

These little paintings were painted in preparation for the First Saturday Arts Market on July 3rd.

Roses 5″ x 7″ oil on linen

 Roses 6″ x 8″ oil on linen

Gardenias, 8″ x 8″ oil on canvas

This is a re-worked apple painting from last January. It confounded me before, and now it pleases me.

8″ x 10″, oil on linen

Another re-worked apple painting…I added more punch to the colors. 4″ x 6″ oil on canvas

And this one is one that I originally painted in early 2005, and now have completely re-worked it. This aspen tree painting is a 16″ x 20″ oil on canvas.

After a recent rejection by the art establishment, it was especially nice to get glowing feedback from the Erin who posed for a portrait last week. She said,

Wow! I am amazed. It totally looks like me and you don’t give yourself enough credit. You’re such a gifted artist that if I didn’t know you I literally would not believe that you’d only been doing this for the last five years.

Thank you, Erin. It is nice to get positive feedback.