I bought some Holbein WS Oil.  I am quite pleased at how it is responding.  I guess you get what you pay for.  So, to test drive the new paint, I have painted a scented candle.

Size: 4″ x 4″;  Time taken: 1hour 30mins.

Scented Candle (Click to Enlarge)

This Gentleman’s face was so compelling.  He looked like a gladiator/warrior or a character out of the Arabian Nights.  It is so rare and satisfying to find a subject model like this.

Thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, I spent 4 hours today in completing this painting.  For those with discerning eyes,… It is the bottle that is small (grape juice) and not the oranges, that look rather large compared to the bottle. (The bottle is Short and Stout as well).

Size: 6″ x 6″;   Time Taken: 4 hours

Bottle & Oranges (Click to Enlarge)

Here are 2 grapes in a shadow box.  I made the light fall on them from a tiny opening in the shadow box, producing a dramatic light effect.

Size: 4″ x 4″

Time Taken: 2hours.

(Click To Enlarge)

Grapes in Dramatic Light

I got these tiny figurine from the dollar store.  Cute and perfect for the Season.

Size: 5″ x 7″

Time Taken: 2 hours.

Snow men

My little girl brought this pumpkin from her Pre-K field trip to the pumpkin patch.  She cutely calls it Pun-kin and I love it.

Size: 4″ x 4″

Time Taken: 2 hours.

Pun’-kin

I am on a low palette diet.  I have banished all the colors, from my palette, except for Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow light and Titanium White.  (i.e. the primaries and white). I will continue with this limited palette for a while.

I used the above limited palette to do the painting below.  The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom at our house (I think they are Cherry Blossom).  They were calling out to me, to be painted and I was drawn to them.  So here it is.

Cherry Blossoms