Rollo stack 5x5

I had to paint some Halloween candy tonight. I like the plain gold foil on Rollos.
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persimmon #4 7x5

Persimmons are another thing about autumn that I really like. My mom makes great persimmon cookies.
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two olives 5x5

I had a lot of fun painting this little piece.
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big spoon 5x7

red pear #3 7x5

I was a little startled at how red these pears were.
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honey #5 7x5

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lemon wheel 5x7

This is the same lemon as yesterday.
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lemon #2 7x5

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red pepper 5x5

This is from the school garden. It might be the last thing I get from out there this year. Winter is coming.
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spider mum 5x7

Pollyanna brought me this strange and beautiful flower this morning. This is my 800th painting in 800 days.
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red onion #2 5x5

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Pomegranate #6 7x5

I like this time of year for a lot of reasons and one of them is that pomegranates become available.
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lime water 7x5

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chocolate cake #2 5x7

Our son turned 16 today. This is a piece of his cake.

ikura with quail egg 5x7

I like the orange and yellow against the dark background.

salt shaker #3 7x5

English toffee 5x7

Another trade of confections for painting. I get a lot of toffee for this painting. A friend of mine makes it. It's addictive like meth.
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small pumpkin 5x7

This small pumpkin is from our school garden. There are various squashes laying around out there. I'll probably paint some more in the next week or two, This was pretty fun.
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Bear River #4 8x10

This is the Bear River about half a mile below Dog Bar bridge.

red wine 5x7

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moon #2 6x8

This time of year I don't have to stay up too late to do a night painting. Nocturnes are a lot of fun to paint. They force you to simplify. I usually mix my colors before going out.
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grapes #3 5x7

The translucent nature of grapes makes them interesting to paint. There is not as great a difference in value between their lit side and their shadowed side as there would be if they were more opaque. I ate these when I was done painting them.
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suburban tree 6x8

I had to go to Sacramento right after school to help a friend paint a room. I arrived about an hour before he did and had time to do this quick sketch. At one point the wind blew my pochade over but the painting ended up facing up. lucky.

Rattlesnake Bar #10

This is one of my favorite places to paint. I love the low red clay bluff.

martini #3 5x7

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watermelon #4 5x7

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cake 5x7

I did this painting for a friend of mine. I traded her the painting for the cake.
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cantaloupe #3 7x5

This cantaloupe is from the school garden. I didn't even know we had them.
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kiwi #3 5x5

I eat kiwis with my breakfast every morning when they're in season. This year they seem to be larger than usual.
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pasilla pepper 7x5

There's lots of interesting reflected light happening in these dark green peppers.
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habanero 5x5

These little guys are a great color, sort of translucent too. I think they're pretty fun to paint but too hot for me to eat.