Monday, March 28, 2011

"A Tomato Connection" 6x6

"A Tomato Connection"
6x6 oil on canvas panel

So happy to be back from my road trip to Arizona! I had a wonderful workshop with Jennifer McChristian, who is not only a fabulous painter, but also a really fun person! I will post some things I did and learned there in future posts when I get photos uploaded and laundry done!
 
This is a painting of tomatoes I did back during the cold winter. I had fun making the striped paper with my old scrapbooking supplies. This idea came from a fellow artist and wonderful painter, Carolyn Finnell. I thought I was up for the challenge of a striped background instead of my usual solid. I love tomatoes to eat and they are pretty fun to paint also!

This painting is available for purchase in my Etsy shop, Denise Rose Studio.

11 comments:

  1. Ha! Yes, great minds do think alike! Same subject- totally different take. Love the viewpoint of yours. I gotta try looking down more often!

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  2. Welcome back, Denise! These tomatoes are just great . . . you did a really nice job with the striped background. I'm looking forward to hearing about your trip and seeing more of your work.

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  3. Great job Denise. Glad you are back safely. Look forward to you sharing work from your workshop.

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  4. Welcome home- We could have had a BLT club half way between us with both posting tomatoes today;) Really like this one. The stripes underneath are awesome. Good job on getting the shadows IN the stripes! Rest and recover!

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  5. Love the viewpoint on this painting Denise! I too will look forward to reading more about your workshop.

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  6. Great job on this! The striped background really sets the tomatoes off! I have not painted tomatoes but will have to try after seeing yours!

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  7. This might be a new favorite of mine!! Love them!

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  8. Love the tomatoes and the stripes set it off perfectly! Yes, so glad to be home from AZ, but it was an awesome (albeit long) trip and great workshop!

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  9. Wonderful painting in every way. I love tomatoes as it is the largest crop grown on Ladys Island and the farmers are best friends. Thank you so much for the lovely tribute you paid me on myself and my portrait by Jill Banks. Our family had such fun being painted by her.

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  10. Lovely arrangement. I like the stripes in the background too. Very nice Piece!

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  11. How did I miss this one. I LOVE the green and red harmony and the stripes!

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