Maroon Mums

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a floral done last weekend for an online challenge in which we had to choose chrysanthemums.  This maroon large bloom with its smaller almost opened ones was a nice composition for a fall flower painting.
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November Apple

9x5.5 mixed media on vintage book text done last week from life as a companion piece to November Pear posted 2 days ago.  I used white acrylic for the highlights and partial background, then watercolor for the fruit and shadows, and sketch done with Staedtler 0.3 pigment liner ink.
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Tempting Woman

9.5x6.5 India ink on vintage book text from old dictionary of an imaginary woman who might have tempting eyes to go with her tangled hair.  This was done last week using only a wooden chopstick.
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November Pear

9x5.5 mixed media still life on vintage book text done last week.  I started this Bosc pear out as a simple ink sketch with a Staedtler 0.3 pen, the added watercolor.  White areas are acrylic for highlights.
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Leftover Geraniums

9x10.5 alcohol inks on freezer paper done today of an assortment of leftover geraniums I have in a southern window, a bright cheerful floral.
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Poinsettia with Plaid Bow

30x22 acrylic and wax crayon floral watermedia painting done from life of a large red poinsettia with a unique plaid bow to decorate it for Christmas holidays.
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No Stone Unturned

12.25x18.5 watercolor done with a palette knife for the most part except the sky.  Colorful trees added in this imaginary landscape of rocky terrain.
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