Sweet Treats

My latest painting is using the same reference as Sweet Valentine, but changing the dish from its original crystal to a pottery one - and using some new reds in my palette.  Winsor Red Deep, Perm Rose and Quin Rose. I'm quite happy with how they've worked together.

Sweet Treats

Arches 140 Rough, 15" x 11"

Its not normal for me to use a same reference so quickly after the last one, but I wanted to keep my painting eye in! 

You see, for the last three weeks I have been taking a creative writing course - and the learning, the notes and the practice have all kept me busy. Two more weeks and I'll have finished with it and life will return a little more towards normal, with a portion of time handed over to writing as well as art! 

Hope you've all been well and will catch up with you soon! 

love xx

Sweet Valentine

Over on Painting Friends, we have a Friday Foto and a photo reference library which members contribute towards and we all can use.
I picked one of the Friday Fotos as a reference for this painting.
If you enjoy forums, you're more than welcome to join. Here's a direct LINK

and here's my painting:

Sweet Valentine

Strawberries a la Mollie

Mollie Jones, bless her heart, gave us all on Painting Friends a demo on how to paint strawberries. Mollie is just the queen of painting reds!

Have you ever seen Mollie's blog? If not, go HERE and you're in for a real treat. She's such a lovely artist and so helpful to learners too !

If you'd like to join Painting Friends, go HERE and tell them you came from my blog.

and here - my version of

Strawberries a la Mollie

Wimbledon - Champion!

Someone remarked to me that whilst I was watching Wimbledon tennis tournament I should paint a crowd scene.

And I thought about it, but thought, its too normal to paint a player or the crowd.. so then, what is synonymous with Wimbledon?

Strawberries and cream!

Then if I was there, eating them - and my man won, they'd be flying through the air as I leapt from my seat to cheer!

So from my wild imagination, that's how this painting came to be.
I had great fun painting this one - it really makes me smile.
Hope it does the same for you :)

Champion!

this painting will be added to my permanent gallery site

Pat Elliott Paintings