RED APPLE

6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

PRICE $100

This is a painting of complements which I am fond of doing. I have been looking at other artists use of composition lately and circular movement is quite prevalent. After looking at Janet Fish's work for years I have just realized how often she uses circular composition. If you live near the Dayton Art Institute, I encourage you to go and look at her painting in the contemporary gallery.

APPLE FOLDS

6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

PRICE $100

Apples. The staple of still life painters everywhere. I especially like painting the red apples so I can use all those wonderful cadmium reds and yellows. Fabric and folds can be a bit tricky sometimes. The best advice I have about that is to try not to think about what you are painting. Just put down the colors you see and with a little luck it will all come together in the end.
If you are interested in purchasing this painting, email me at anita.tresslar@gmail.com

TINY EGGPLANTS

6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

PRICE: $100

Eggplants again. These Japanese eggplants are the perfect size for the small paintings but they don't last very long. They get mushy in no time at all. Under a spotlight, eggplants take on some great purple and red colors that are fun to play with.

WOODLAND SUNFLOWERS/ ON HOLD

SIZE   6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

PRICE  $100

I looked in my Audubon Field Guide of Wildflowers and came up with this title. There sure are alot of yellow wildflowers in this book so I had to look at leaf texture, size, petal arrangement etc. and I could still be wrong. As I'm editing this, it occurs to me that I have some pretty nerdy books. Another one is Butterflies of North America. The butterflies don't sit still for long so their more difficult to pin down. Oh! Did I say pin down? I wouldn't do that.

WILDFLOWERS 6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

PRICE $100

These flowers were growing through a chainlink fence on a back road in Tipp City. For years I have been passing by them in September with the thought of painting them. This year I made it. They are very sparse this year due to the hot dry summer but I only needed a few.

BLUE AND PEACH 6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

PRICE $100

WOW, what a frustrating last few days. Frontier bought Verizon wireless where I have been getting my email for years. The promised seamless transition to Frontier was anything but seamless. I have been unable to get email for three days so I apologize to anyone who has not received a reply to a message. The computer was locked up all day Sat. Now I have my emails but photos will not display and the transfer of our address book did not happen as promised. I could go on and on but you have most likely had a similar situation at one time. I won't bore you with any more complaints.
I have been having fun painting this series of peaches. The begonia was a bit of a challenge. I would get so much paint on the surface that I could no longer control it. So I would scrape off the paint and start over but I'm pleased with the end result.

BLUE PLATE SPECIAL 6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

PRICE: $100

You may have already guessed this about me by viewing my other posts, I love the color blue. This transparent blue plate was giving off some great reflections on the cloth. Those of you who are artists may be interested in a new site that I have found online. It is http://artistshelpingartists.blogspot.com/  Two artists living in different parts of the country made friends through their blogs and started a weekly radio show. The show offers marketing ideas and interviews with other artists, gallery owners, framers etc. The show is on Thursday mornings but I usually listen on Friday since that is a free day for me. You can listen to previous shows or you can order transcripts. It is also entertaining as well as informative. If you have trouble with the link I provided, email me at anita.tresslar@gmail.com  or call me at 937-667-4654 and I will help you find it.

JUST PEACHY

6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

This painting started out as another lime painting but I just couldn't get excited about it. I sat staring at it trying to decide what I could do to fix it. The only thing possible was to wipe it out and start over. I like it now.

GOLDPLATED

6"X6"

OIL ON CANVAS PANEL

 What a nice painting day. I was actually able to have my studio windows open today. Not too hot and no wind to carry the ragweed inside. Limes and lime juice on my food is a favorite of mine but I decided I don't like to paint them. Those transparent greens are hard to nail down. I know the answer to that is...paint more of them for the practice but I'm not in the mood.

BACK TO BACK 6"X6" Oil on Canvas/ON HOLD

I thought about calling this painting "The Argument". It looks like they are so angry they don't even want to look at each other. No, I didn't just have a dispute with my husband. No personal issues here, just difficulty coming up with titles at the end of a long day of painting. This is the last of the eggplants for now. On to my next victims.