Saturday, June 12, 2010

Wanda's Pitcher






16" x 20" oil on stretched canvas


Portrait commissions are still taking most of my time not to mention traveling back and forth between NC & Fla! We are back in Florida now dealing with a roof issue - not serious - must have ridge vents replaced before leaving for the season.

I'm showing you another older but special piece. A print of this painting hangs in our kitchen and brings back a happy memory of one of our group's painting sessions at Wanda Carter's studio. She set up this still life and four or five of us painted our versions in acrylics, oil and pastel. I completed the painting back here in the studio using the above photo reference. That little flat pitcher is adorable - but it was difficult to portray as flat and not as an askewed round one! We didn't take time to paint together as a group this past winter and I missed it! "Wanda's Pitcher" is sold and hangs somewhere in Pennsylvania.

10 comments:

  1. very nice Rosemary. It is a great design.

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  2. Excellent painting , Its come out very neat.I am planning to do some still life as well , this is very inspiring.

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  3. Wow, Rosemary! Your version is exquisite and I can see that the tea pitcher is a rather flat disc shaped piece in both the photo and the painting. I love it!! The peeling lemon is just the perfect touch of whimsy!

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  4. Very nicely painted still lifes. I like the colors and compositions.

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  5. Thanks Rishi! I'm looking forward to seeing your still life paintings!

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  6. Oh, thank you Sherry! I had been wanting to do the peeling lemon and this was just the place for it! I really did enjoy meeting the challenges this set up presented.

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  7. Jana and Claire, thank you so much for your comments! I appreciate you!

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  8. I like your painting better than the photo - I like the modifications to the composition and color you made.

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