I'm a Pepper, You're a Pepper.... 6x8

This lesson was about keeping the darks vibrant and not beginning the painting in too high a key, a foible of mine. If you start too light you can't make the highlights 'pop'. I also worked my edges more than usual to get a more vibrant feeling. Sorry about the glare but I really wanted to post it tonight rather than wait for daylight to shoot it again.

Pepper Trio Miniature

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Yup, this is a repeat. It's a 2.5 x 3.5 copy of a larger work I did previously. Sometimes it's good to do a repeat and... I do have a large pepper stash to work with. This needs get a tweak on the stems now that I see it up here.

Five Little Peppers 5x5

I never read the story but I remember the title of the book Five Little Peppers and How They Grew . You can probably get it from your local library. I was always a reader but the computer and painting have largely taken its place. I like books on cd but find that my mind wanders and I have to rewind unless of course it's a fascinating book like Into Thin Air, which was the first book on tape I listened to. It was 9 hours long and I did the whole thing in one day.

Just the Two of Us 5x5

I'm very into the produce section of the super market. So many colors and shapes. I'd like to set up right there and paint all the lovely veggies.