Bucket of Apples

Dear Imaginary Friends,

What is a better signifier of Spring than yellow and light green in the landscape? I am a big fan of daffodils, which chase away the winter blues.

"Bucket of Apples". 8 x 10", Oil. For sale.

Your Imaginary Friend,

Patsie

Voila!

Dear imaginary friends,

This oil painting has undergone so many permutations! The lemons and pitcher were not in the original composition, moreover, the color scheme was green, purple and pink. I kept tweaking it, and finally decided that I would use a blue/ yellow scheme, reminiscent of the decor in the south of France. Et voila! Much improved. 

Your imaginary friend,

Patsie

Voila!!:   Pitcher with Apples and Lemons, 12" x 24", Oil

The working second version, in progress

First version: Not enough happening

The New Struggle with the Painting Process

Dear Imaginary Friends,

Now that my home painting commission is done, I am back at work on another unfinished project, a painting that has gone through many torturous changes. The next thing that I plan to change is the perspective on this table. It just looks all wrong to me.

On the plus side, I like the composition, and the color harmonies, although perhaps my pink is too bright.
I will keep you posted! To see a previous permutation, check my blog of August 25: In Flux: Betwixt and Between.
Change is good! (Mostly)

Your busy painter,
Patsie

Green Apples and Irises

                      "Green Apples and Irises," Oil, for sale

What I Sold Yesterday

The Green Apples, Oil, 8" x 10"

Dear Imaginary Friends,

The above painting, which I created in January 2012, sold yesterday to a lovely person, whom I am positive will give it to an excellent home. It is a graduation gift for her relative. What a great thing to do: Give the gift of art for celebrations. How unique a gift, right?

Nobody else in the Milky Way owns this painting.

Art is unique; it is original, unless one is referring to prints.

Perhaps this will encourage one more person in the world to appreciate the Fine Arts. Our country's heritage and cultural identity are preserved by the arts. Think about the Hudson Valley painters, and Aaron Copeland's music. Or George Gershwin. All uniquely American artists. What a loss if they had never been encouraged to create. And then there is Andy Warhol. And Marilyn Monroe. All artists.

That's my story, and I am sticking to it.

Your imaginary friend,

Patsie