Three Cherries

"Three Cherries" 5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on gessoed Masonite®
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Contrary to what I said before, I’m posting this third in the series of cherry paintings. I often like to do a series of paintings on one theme and often in sets of three, so this is the third in the cherries series. It gives me the opportunity to explore a variety of ways to see a particular subject and to see how viewers respond to these different ideas.

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Red Cherries on Oak Table

"Red Cherries" 5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on gessoed Masonite®
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SOLD

This one is a follow up on the first "Cherries" painting posted June 11. Since there were so many responses to that one I decided to paint another. Now I'll finish the cherries in the fridge and wait for another day to come back to this subject.

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Peregrine Falcon

This work is still in-progress
6in. x 6in. (15.2cm x 15.2cm) acrylic on gessoed Masonite®
Not yet available for sale
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This idea was suggested by a collector, who is first in line to buy this painting, but if you'd like to be on the waiting list for this painting, please send me an email and it will be on a first-come-first-served basis. It will be offered at $110. As you can see, this painting is not yet finished but is close enough so that I think you can tell where it is going. More work will be done particularly on the talons and on the markings on the breast and wings.

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Spanish Villa South of Madrid

14in. x 10.75in.(35.6cm x27.3cm) acrylic on gessoed Masonite®
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This painting was done on sabbatical while traveling in Spain. Periodically I’ll post larger paintings such as this one when I don't have a small one ready in order to add some variety.

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First Spring Lilies

5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on gessoed Masonite® unframed with free shipping in the USA
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The lily is an ancient symbol of new life in many cultures. In Christian iconography it is also the symbol of purity and it always has the feeling of pristine beauty and new life. One of my favorite paintings from early European art is the Merode Altarpiece now in the Cloisters, a part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where this flower is used as a symbol. In this painting it is usually considered to be the Lilium Candidum or Madonna Lily. You can see and read about the Merode Altarpiece here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rode_Altarpiece

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Half-Peeled Lemon

6” x 6” (15.2cm x 15.2cm) acrylic on gessoed Masonite®
Commissioned painting not available for sale

This painting was also done at the request of a collector. It’s always an interesting challenge to meet the requirements of a subject and idea suggested by someone else. This, of course, is not a new idea. Artists throughout history have worked on commissions or a specific subject requested by a collector or patron. One of the great masterpieces of art history is the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. It’s interesting that Michelangelo was not satisfied to just meet Pope Julius’s requirements but went on to make a painting that went far beyond what the Pope had expected or required of him. There is something in the artists temperament that pushes the artist to always satisfy his/her own aesthetic values as well as those imposed by a patron.

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