I sold two paintings at SOWA Open Studios!

Potted Sunflower, oblique view.

A perfect stranger bought this painting, unframed. He said "I love this thing!"

Thank-you!

Lemon in Morning Sunlight

A friend and fellow SOWA artist - a photographer - bought this and I am happy knowing it has found a good home. Also a bit sad because it was sort of a break through painting for me. "You must let them go" says my painting teacher.

Trompe L'oiel

Here are two paintings of objects hung by ribbon, thread or yarn. The knife is unquestionably heavy and pulls down its ribbons. (It was given to me by an Authentic Bedouin, in Petra, Jordan - the sheath and handle are made from a flattened tin can wrapped around wood. The point of the blade is functional.)

The pencil is not nearly so heavy but it manages to pull down the yarn in a straight line, while the feather bounces on the thread, the slightest breeze shifted it and the shadow. Such weighty issues for a still life painter!

This was painted using artificial light.

This was painted using daylight, on a cloudy day.

Which one do you like best?