"Tennis Ball"

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I had a lot of fun painting this simple still life. This one was fast and I just let it out...and I like the results. That's rare!

"Grandma's Homemade"

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8X10 oil on masonite board.

There is nothing like my mom's homemade bread right out of the oven.

Garlic and Onion

Here is a little still life of some "home grown" stuff from my dad's garden. This onion is some exotic kind....much flatter than the normal white onions... I may come back to this and do a little more painting on it. I like the way is is looking...maybe I can push it just a little farther.

stanley #2 plane

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You can see the results of the auction by clicking here

here is a better scan. This is probably my favoite daily painting so far. I've added a link to the ebay auction above.

"Tools of the Trade"

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Here is a quick still life of my cool turpintine "pot". I've had this one for almost 15 years now. I've always liked the look of it...and it still works great!

"Sweet Curves"

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Here is my latest effort. I think I'm making progress. Painting is starting to feel like I've done it before...I HAVE, so that's good. Doing these nightly paintings is really great, but I can see I'm going to have to try and sell a few if I'm going to keep the motivation going...nothing like a little money to motivate me.

"Shell #1"

trying to loosen up a bit. There sure is a lot of great color in shells. This piece marks a mini-milestone...ONE WEEK! Baby steps. Week two, here I come!

"Candy Corn"

ya gotta love this time a year. Some people hate the corn...not me.

"Trumpet Mouthpiece 7c"

I had fun trying to paint the reflective surface of this mouthpiece. I still feel trapped by my "need" to get in there and noodle everything out. Leaving it like this is sooo hard for me, but I know I can find my painterly inner self with a little more effort.

"Apple #1"

I 'm trying to get a little more paint on my paintings. I feel like my illustration background sometimes keeps me from enjoying my painting experience a little. I want thick paint. hopefully I can break some old habbits. I'm actually happy about a few little things in this painting...I'll keep at it.

"Couple of Pears"

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My dad brought a bag of very ripe pears over so I thought I'd paint a couple. Then I ate em! I'm trying to ease myself into this painting a night routine...starting out fairly simple. I feel like I'm already making some progress. Nothing too original yet, but I'll work on that too...in time.

"Daredevil"

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Here is a little painting of a lure from my grandpa's tackle box. I've got a lot of great memories that involve lures just like this. Oh the fish stories I could tell...

"Baseball"

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I thought I'd give this daily painting thing a go. I've been out of the traditional painting world for far too long. I have a full time job, and family, teach a digital painting class a couple times a week at a local college, so that leaves very little "me time". In an effort to get back to what I love, I'm taking back a few hours a night . Mine will be the "daily paintings...done nightly" blog. I know I will not be able to crack one out each and every night, but I will try for several a week...at least. Here is my very first one....it's a baseball. So far so good...the first one is sometimes the hardest.