"Champagne and Glass"

Oil on 5"x7" Canvas Panel
Happy New Year everyone!
Here is a bottle of Champagne and an empty glass, just waiting for midnight...
(Not the best picture though, I took it this evening while still on the easel)

Knit 1, Purl 1, K2, P2 K1 P1 K1........ repeat....

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas! I have been on a knitting binge lately, making some Christmas presents.. now I'm making this scarf for myself. I have to get my mind back into painting!! I've straightened up my studio and played around with some ideas for still life set ups.. hopefully I'll get some new things painted soon!! Have a Happy New Year everyone!!

"Christmas Ornaments w/ Ribbon 2"

Oil on 5"x7" hardboard panel
I had taken a few pictures of my ornament set up the other day, and couldn't decide which composition I liked better. So, I thought I would just do both. Here is a second painting with the same ornaments and ribbon. I loved painting the shine of the ribbon and all the reflections in the ornaments. I think I'll be looking for more reflective, shiny things to paint in the future.
Thanks for all the wonderful comments!! So great to hear from you all :0)

Christmas Ornament with Gold Ribbon

Oil on 6"x6" hardboard
Here is a picture of my finished painting taken in outdoor light. No snow here yet, I can still go outside and take pictures!

Christmas ornaments and Ribbon

Oil on 6"x6" board
I thought I would try to get myself into the holiday spirit today, by getting out a few Christmas decorations. But, once I saw the ornaments, I abandoned my decorating and spent the rest of the afternoon trying to paint an ornament and a piece of ribbon. I've never tried this before, and now I know why other artists desire to paint reflective surfaces, it's sooo fun, and different from anything else. I think this one is finished, I took this picture of it while it was still on the easel. The picture didn't come out too bad, but I'll take another one hopefully tomorrow in better light.