Lil Pun's Lil Sister

 

4x4in. oil on Blick Premier Artist's Panel - not available

Another little pumpkin painting, this is the lil sister painting of a previous painting, Lil Pun! Every year we pick out a small pumpkin to paint, and a few years ago I picked out 3! Lil Pun's family sure is growing! I wanted to experiment and see how much my skills have grown since Lil Pun, and it's cool to see the results.

Strawberry Donut

6x6in. oil on Blick Premier Artist's Panel - sold; click to purchase stickers here

I've always wanted to paint a strawberry donut - a delicious pastry enjoyed with a cup of coffee. While reminiscent of The Simpsons this donut brought a smile to my face. I particularly had a lot of fun painting on the sprinkles - I thought it would be time consuming but it was actually therapeutic. Stickers available here.

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.