Sunshine Petals

Sunshine Petals                                 6 x 6 inch oil

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Sunflowers are harbingers of summer, sunshine and happiness.  When you see one, you're obliged to smile!  I'm having fun with lusciously thick paint.  My painting process is a combination of brushwork, scraping and palette knife.

Three Sisters in Blue

Three Sisters in Blue         6x8 oil on panel

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The temperature in the studio today was in the 90's.  I can even feel the heat in the colors and haziness of this little painting.  Maybe gazing at "Three Sisters in Blue" next winter will bring back a little of that heat!

Mr. Pepsi Head

"Mr. Pepsi Head"   6 x 8" Oil      NFS

Today's post is just for the fun of it.  I painted this for a friend with whom 

I share a Pepsi One obsession.  Every time I run across a photo of this guy, he 

makes me happy.  I'm hoping that he'll make you smile today too!  I may need

 to paint a happy couple of Mr. and Mrs. Pepsi Head for myself....

To see more of my paintings, visit my website and my Daily Paintworks gallery.

Sprinkles On Top

This week's challenge was to paint donuts.  It was pointed out that we could paint them instead of eating them.  Yea. Right.  The biggest challenge in painting these (besides not eating them until I was finished) was that the stack of donuts kept falling over.  The combination of the hot light I had focused on them and the weight of the upper donuts slowly crushing the lower donuts was evidently less than ideal donut engineering.  Did you know that when donuts topple over, they make no sound?  

This 6 x 12 inch original oil (unframed) is $175 plus shipping and applicable tax.  Don't hesitate to contact me at info@juliekirkland.com if you have any questions. I'd appreciate it if you'd "Like" this painting on Facebook (button below).

Cottontail

I loved the backlighting in my photo of this bunny, especially the way that the light highlights her tail.  This 6 x 6" oil can be purchased unframed through my Daily Paintworks auction that runs for 7 days starting today.  Starting bid is only $25 and, as usual, if you are able to pick up the painting in person, I will refund shipping charges that are added at the end of the auction.  To view the auction, cut and paste this address into your browser:

 http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/41609

Questions? Contact me at info@juliekirkland.com and to see more of my work, visit my website at http://www.juliekirkland.com

My Christmas Peeps

The last month has had me busy working on commissions that were ordered for Christmas. One day though, I did feel the need to break out and just be silly, thus "My Christmas Peeps." Just something to entertain myself! I especially love the cool fresh feeling of the blue background and how it complements the blue on the peeps. If you are interested in bidding on this 6 x 8" oil, the starting bid will be only $25, and the bidding begins tomorrow at www.DailyPaintworks.com. Just click on the auctions tab, then search for my name. If you have any trouble finding it, contact me at info@juliekirkland.com