Red Onion #2

Another onion. Here the outer skin flaked off to reveal the purple red onion beneath. The oranges and ochres of the skin contrasted so much with the deep purples under the skin-and the dried out stem all added up to an exciting painting.

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Baxter's Back-With a Veggie!

Or is it a vengeance? What-EVER.

I saw these guys in the grocery, and was struck by their incredible color. And needing subject matter for my paintings, well, home they came. The outer shell had so many colors in it-brilliant reds and burgundies and ochres, all at once-it was a blast to paint.

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It's been one of those weeks

Sorry for the lack of posts this week! I'm about to go away for several days to a plein air paint out in Snow Hill, MD. I'll have something up next week for sure, and if I can squeak one in between now and then I will. Thanks for your patience!

Late Day Cherry Blossoms

Back to cherry blossoms. The late afternoon light raking across the field to the right, hitting the wonderfully twisty gnarly tree trunks-I love these trees! The shape of the trunks reminds me of Chinese calligraphy. The trees were too interesting... I had to take out the people that were everywhere.

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Easter Egg

When I went to use this egg, the tip had obviously cracked and leaked, and it was stuck in the carton. When I finally got it out, it came minus the tip of the shell. Egg got everywhere. But I couldn't help marveling at the shell, with the naturally shaped hole in the tip. I knew it would soon become the subject of one of my blog paintings.

As I sat in church on Easter Sunday, it hit me. The empty egg. The empty tomb.

I chose a vertical format, with the egg positioned low, to suggest a sense of spirituality.

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Blossoms Out Back

More blossoms, from out back. I believe these are pear blossoms, and they are everywhere here. In this case, I liked the patterns formed by the tree trunks and the shadows in the grass. And, of course, the puffy explosion of blossoms catching the light in the tree canopy.

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Cherry Blossom Time

It's cherry blossom time here in the Washington DC area. And once again, I didn't have to go far for inspiration-out the front door and across the parking lot. I photographed this tree last year, but didn't get around to painting it until now. I love the rich color, and sensual feel of the blossoms, set against a rich, dark background-a little nicer view than the building in the photograph.

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Dome at the Naval Academy

This weekend I joined the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association on a paint out at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. One of our members got permission for us to paint on the campus, something we've never been able to do before. This is a view of the Naval Chapel dome, a major landmark of the campus, and it was my second painting of the day. By the time I got to it, the wind had died down, and the clouds had passed, bringing warmth and sun, both very welcome on a cool spring day.

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