Tea for Three

Oil on gesso board (10 x 8 inches)

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I love the look of these teacups - they make me think of cozying up with a warm cup of tea on a cold day.  When painting this, I was particularly interested in capturing the glow and the colours.

Clouds In My Coffee

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Oil on Canvas(10x10 in)

I found this little cup and saucer at a flea market and knew that the hobnail details would make for an interesting and challenging painting.  I hadn’t noticed it when I took my reference photos, but the coffee was reflecting the sky from the nearby window, thus the title, Clouds In My Coffee.

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Oil on Canvas (10x10 in)  

Working again with the yellow cup and saucer here, I wanted to intensify the light and shadow contrast on the cup itself, so it was fun working with the varying depth of darks in the shadows, trying to get the shiny reflectiveness to come through.