Oil Painting: Horsechestnut, Orchid, and Peaches

20 by 16 inches, oil on hardboard

I’ve been meaning to try larger still life paintings, and here is one. The blooming branch is from a horsechestnut tree. I recently reviewed Quang Ho’s excellent still life dvd, and it was very helpful here. The colors and the light were fun to paint. Holly’s been busy in the art room too, and she takes pictures and videos of her artwork. She said I could put this one up on the blog. The trees are full of eggs in nests, and the birds are protecting all their babies. Oma is looking at the birds and saying “wow!”