Painting A Day: Collapsible Monkey

5" x 5" oil on wood .......................................... (Click on the image to view larger.)

This is the monkey from my collapsible collection. I have a lot of paintings to go, before I finish this series.

Painting A Day: Pear

6" x 6" oil on wood
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My dog is a fruit feigned. She guarded the pear until I was finished painting, so I shared.

Painting A Day: Orange Slice

4" x 5" oil on wood ..........................................
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Needed to paint bright tonight. We are getting snow soon.

Painting A Day: Jack

5" x 5" oil on wood ..........................................
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With their sharp angles and rounded edges, Jacks create interesting shadows. After catching one to paint, I need to try for two. Anybody up for a game of Jacks?

Painting A Day: Grasshopper Cake

6" x 6" oil on wood .........................................
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Have your cake and eat it too! The French Gourmet Bakery strikes again.

Painting A Day: Olive No.2

4" x 6" oil on wood
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In your drink, in your salad, on your pizza, and in your mouth. I do love multitasking.

Painting A Day: Monkey

5" x 7" oil on wood ..........................................
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This was more fun to paint than a barrel of monkeys.

Painting A Day: Crab Apple

5" x 6" oil on wood
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Painting "A" Day : Marble

3 3/4" x 5" oil on wood .................SOLD
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The marble is taking center stage to a crab apple and an acorn. These two give the marble a lot of extra colors.

Painting A Day: Fire Truck

4" x 5" oil on wood .........................................
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Painting A Day: Peanut Butter Bar

4" x 6" oil on wood ...........................................
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Classic candy for any peanut butter lover. The Peanut Butter Bar, was introduced in 1947 by Atkinson. It contains a peanut butter honeycombed center with a hard candy jacket.

Garlic

3 3/4" x 5 oil on wood ..................................
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Life is a stage and garlic gives a great performance.

Saki Pot

5" x 6" oil on wood ...........................................
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Warm saki in a ceramic pot. I am ready for winter!

Rose Hip No.2

4" x 7 1/2" oil on wood .....
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When I set this Rose hip on its crown and saw how the curved stem lead into the hip, I had to paint it. The reddish/orange coloring is a sign that winter is almost here.

Ambulance

3 3/4" x 5" oil on wood ....................................
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This is my 60th painting a day:) Only 305 more, to finish a year.
This Ambulance is part of my sons replica rescue toy set.

Painting A Day: Chocolate Eclair

4" x 6" oil on wood
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The French Gourmet Bakery's eclair. I couldn't resist Painting one of these French classics desserts.

Painting A Day: Spearmint

3" x 4" oil on wood .........................................
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There is always one or two of these around the house. My Grandmother has a collections of covered bowls with a different treat in each one. I always search out the bowl with the spearmint.

Shallot

4" x 6" oil on wood ...........................................
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The Shallot has the taste of a sweet onion and garlic. I like to dice and make a shallot dip with them. If you like onions and garlic, go ahead and give a shallot a try.

Croissant

4" x 6" oil on wood ............................................
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The French Gourmet Bakery also makes beautiful Croissants. To take an item that is made up of varying shades of brown and bring it to life, was alot fun. And yes, it tasted great!

Lemon Cake

6" x 6" oil on wood ..........................................
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French Gourmet Bakery makes the most beautiful cakes. They taste even better than they look.

Anise Cookie

5" x 5" oil on wood ...........................................
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Rosciglione Bakery is one of our local Italian bakeries. They make these anise cookies that are one of my sons favorite crunchy cookie.

Lemon

5" x 6" oil on wood ..........................................
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Today, was all about texture. The lemon was a good subject for my pallet knife and moving thick paint around.

Toy Top No.2

6" x 6" oil on wood .........................................
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After spinning the top several times I painted "Toy Top No.1" when it flipped upside down. This painting was captured after a perfect landing.

Hand Dipped Candle

4" x 7 1/2" oil on wood ........
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At a country days festival, reenactors created a working village. The reenactors showed you how to make and do things from the time period. One of the demonstrations was hand dipped candles, wicks being dunked repeatedly in a pot of hot wax. Here is one of mine.

Painting A Day: Rose Hip

3" x 7" oil on wood .........................................
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On the way to my sons bus stop my neighbors rose bush is full of hips. She let me cut some and this was my favorite. As the season moves more into fall and the hips change colors, I might paint more.

Painting A Day: Helicopter

5" x 7" oil on wood ...........................................
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This helicopter is part of a replica rescue toy set. My son loves it when he “saves the day“. The set was made by Pottery Barn and the nice colors and curves make it fun to paint.

Painting A Day: Collapsible Cat

6" x 6" oil on wood ..........................................
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Once I completed my painting, “Collapsible Dog”, I just had to find a compatible cat. This cat seemed to be the perfect mate for any animal lover. This series will continue since I have many more collapsible toys to paint.

Painting A Day: Circus Box

4 1/2"x7" oil on wood ......................................
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This box with its flipped up lid is one of my favorites boxes.

Painting A Day: Army Man No.5

5" x 6" oil on wood .........................
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The army man set has eight different poses. I only have three left to paint to finish the set.

Painting A Day: Carpenters Pencil

4" x 7" oil on wood ......................................... (Click on the image to view larger.)

My father was a contractor and you could always find one of these around the house.