"Queen Conch"

AVAILABLE, $100, email me to purchase, kartstark@bellsouth.net    7" x 7" oil on panel

I've painted this shell before and sometimes I find it is a good exercise to revisit a subject. My intention was to paint it fast with loose brushstrokes. I used a #8 flat brush only. It was fun to paint.

"Pink Hydrangea"

SOLD   7" x 7" oil on panel

I went to visit a gardener's garden in Deerwood Monday before all of the rain and painted this hydrangea. I haven't seen too many pink ones before. Enjoy! 

"Squirrel Watching"

SOLD  7" x 7" oil on panel

My dog, Talley and her friend, Gracie, love to camp out on my bed and watch the squirrels in the backyard. Talley takes many a nap there with her muzzle resting on the open window sill.

"Coneflowers"

SOLD   7" x 7" oil on panel
In a rush posting this one before midnight... the link for eBay bidding may not work out so go to the blog if it doesn't work on the email (if you want to bid!)

"Garlic"

AVAILABLE, $100, email me to purchase, kartstark@bellsouth.net 7" x 7" oil on panel

Part of my dinner Sunday night ...garlic!

"Orange Flower Power"

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Some very orange lilies from Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania . This painting is a section from a photo taken by a friend's 6 year old daughter. Thanks Carolina!

"Dreamer and Lightning"

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These are the first horses I've ever painted! They live at Little Lake Santa Fe. Dreamer is a paint Missouri Fox Trotter and Lightning is a chestnut Clydesdale/Thoroughbred.
I am not posting a painting Friday, have a great weekend!

"Hydrangea Picnic"

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"Fruit Picnic"

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Back to "Still Life Monday"! Enjoy!

"The Cheese Case"

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I had lunch today with my friend, Tripp, at an upscale grocery store and clicked the reference photo I used for this painting. Sunlight from a skylight was hitting the cheese case and it caught my eye. I'm also thinking this one would be neat painted larger sometime...

"Mexican Daisy Bouquet"

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You can't say no one ever sends you flowers now! Enjoy! And have a terrific weekend!

"Slicing Oranges"

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Given to me by neighbors, I have bags of oranges. lemons and grapefruit needing to be eaten/squeezed ... alas, their fate is to become still lifes first!

"Fountain at the Park"

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This fountain and gazebo are the main feature of Balis Park in San Marco. A lovely spot amid the shops and traffic of San Marco.