#47 Last Roses

Another 6" x 6" painting from my book. Must get to work and paints some more but Christmas activities and duties are getting in the way of my painting time.

#49 Four Corks

A 6" x 6" acrylic painting. The color temperature of the photo isn't accurate and there is some glare. I may try another shot soon. My still life stage makes lighting and composition much easier for setting up to paint.

#41 Four Wine Bottles

Another one of my small 6 x 6 paintings in my book. Having fun using my still life stage set up. My set up was based on one by Michael Naples an artist I greatly admire. I hope to improve my composition skills by studying the work of others.

#46 Sugar Pumpkin

Here is my 46th small painting of the 50. It was a sugar pumpkin we received in one of our last local farm share deliveries. This also shows the book I worked in to give some idea of my plan. The book measures 9" x 12" so it was perfect for my 6 by 6 painting and lots of space for notes. The only problem I had was with the tape. My old artist tape worked great but the new roll took of a layer of the support page every time. I tried pre-sticking the tape to my jeans, the rug anything to try and remove some of it's stickiness. Nothing worked. I may use this same idea for my International Fake Journal Month in April 2016 but paint in gouache in the 5" x 8" inch version of this book and not use tape. Hope this encourages others to try a new media.