"Sunlit Slice" 6 x 6 inch oil on gessoboard

 

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I am really enjoying playing with backlit subjects lately.  I was slicing lemons for iced tea as the afternoon sunlight was coming through my kitchen windows, creating this dramatic lighting.  

 "Shy Iced Tea" ( 10 x 10 inch oil on gessoboard)

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I was outside doing yard work yesterday and this was my snack. It was so pretty that it had to pose for a photo before being eaten.

Uh-oh (12x 9 in oil on gessoboard) 

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My husband was mowing our lawn and the lawn mower ran out of gasoline....right before he could mow this beautiful dandelion down. I have a confession. If it were up to me, we wouldn't mow. I like meadows better than lawns!

Pre-guacamole (6 x 6 oil on gessoboard)

 

 

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I was about to make the first bowl of guacamole for the season and when I cut into the avocado, it was so perfect that I just had to paint it!  My oldest son took one look at the finished painting and exclaimed, "Oh, mom!  The avocado looks so creamy!".  Yay!  That's what I was going for!