Triple Pumpkin Spice Latte

8x8in. oil on Ampersand Gessobord - click to purchase here

Are you ready for some early fall content? Personally, I always have fall on the mind.It's now becoming a tradition for me to buy tiny lil pumpkins each season, whether they be from Target, the local pumpkin patch or anywhere else. In our kitchen we have yellow, orange and brown hanging lights that we like to plug in at night. With the counter being the resident housing for these wee guys I noticed they created such an interesting shadow pattern - it also didn't help that they looked absolutely gorgeous in the light. I actually have painted each one of these pumpkins in their own individual paintings, two of which are available on my website (here and here) and the third one I raffled off. I can't wait for my first pumpkin spice latte of the season! In case you were wondering, my favorites are Dunkin', Scooters and then Starbucks.

 

Autumnal Feast

8x8in. oil on Ampersand Gessobord - click to purchase here

I had great fun setting up this still life! I've been slowly building a collection of still life props - like the above fake grapes and orange pot from Michaels and the velvet pumpkin from Target - and wanted to give them a spin. For the month of November I was kind of "accidentally" only painting still life set-ups from my studio and I'm glad I got some good practice in. What started out like a normal still life painting ended up morphing into a 5-hour-long painting that took me multiple sessions to paint. This painting really brought me out of my comfort zone and I am really pleased with it. I even love the velvet look of the pumpkin! I will say, though, that I've never tried painting grapes before and went into it blind - and I'm glad that I had the opportunity to try to figure it out myself. Here's to continuing to learn and grow!

Zack

8x8in. oil on Blick Premier Artist's Panel - click to purchase here; click to purchase stickers here

And here is part 2 of today's 2-parter post! On Halloween my husband and I carved pumpkins and I loved them so much I just HAD to paint them! These two paintings were really tough, but I'm glad that I previously painted the "Radiant Pumpkin" painting as prep work for these two paintings. My husband's pumpkin was named Zack and when I went to paint him I put 3 candles in him this time, resulting in a much brighter pumpkin. I will note that editing this photo to look as close to the painting as possible was easier than the "Howie" photo.  I really like the thick "light" brushstroke, making your highlights thick gives them an extra oomph to stand out.

Howie

8x8in. oil on Blick Premier Artist's Panel - click to purchase here; click to purchase stickers here

Today's post is a 2-parter! On Halloween my husband and I carved pumpkins and I loved them so much I just HAD to paint them! These two paintings were really tough, but I'm glad that I previously painted the "Radiant Pumpkin" painting as prep work for these two paintings. My pumpkin was named Howie and when I went to paint him I only put 1 candle in him. I will note that it was pretty difficult to edit this photo to look as close to the painting as possible. I really like the thick "light" brushstroke, making your highlights thick gives them an extra oomph to stand out.