Tomatoes From Mars

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This week I thought I do "The DPW Challenge" , thought it seemed like a fun and value lesson. I chose a familiar subject and went for it. Must say that the experience was strange. Not so much with the tomatoes I changed from red to green, or green to red, but the ones that were not ripe yet. I did them in the pink/purple range of colors and I hope they still considers to be tomatoes (even though they look as they come from Mars or something. Some things comes in all colors, the hard ones to change is those things who doesn't. Had a lot of fun.

This is what I worked from. I took some creative freedom when it came to the colors and composition.

One Single Red Tomato

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Well, time to play around. I wanted to try a vague idea I had of pulling back most of the painting and put all focus on one element. I chose an object I am familiar with, and after some trial and errors it ended up like this. I like it, and will explore it more later.

World of peppers number 6

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This year is coming to it's end and a new is about to start. Like a wheel without start or end, we continue our lives. Perhaps like a pepper wheel?

5 Rough Honey Crunch apples

Wasted, in the trash.

Not sure how many will be looking at art the last day of the year, but thought I end it like I will start the new one. I consider myself being on a journey, a journey that is more interesting than the end result. I don't always go outside my comfort zone, but I do try to do it, and even if I don't I try to push the limit, try new things.
 This painting I did with a lot of energy, and I didn't stop to think about what I was doing. It is rough, spontaneous and I learned something doing it.

PS! Damn.... missed my number 200 posts anniversary.

World of peppers number 1

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This was my first pepper painting, and my personal favorite (I think). It was the first composition that caught my eyes when going through a lot of photographs that I took while trying things out.

Rough Cherries 1

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I got more peppers paintings, but I thought I mix things up with one of my latest paintings. I have done a series of cherries paintings (12" x 12"). I have tried out different compositions, color combinations and I tried to keep them rough, some more, some less, but still rough.
I liked the feeling of freedom that came with the bigger size canvas.

Strawberry fun

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I usually take a look at challenges that comes along. This one was a challenge on Rookie painter's blog . The challenge was to do your take on a photo, which included two strawberries and a stack of bowls. I chose to crop the shit out of the photo. I might do another one later with a hint of the bowls, but no promises.
This was my first strawberries I have ever painted, so I had a lot of fun with them.

World of peppers number 4

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This is the 4th one I did. It has a simple composition, and I tried to try something new with the colors. There is a slight reflection in the black line again. I love to use Golden Fluid Acrylics, but the downside is that the black one at least is so shiny when it's dry. Have varnished it, but photographing right now is hard, with the light going down early up here in the north, and sometimes I think small imperfections show the real painting, rarely does a photograph do the painting justice.

world of peppers number 5

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Perhaps I am crazy, posting during this holiday, but a little crazy is good I think, right? Haven't posted these in order, not sure if there is a reason or not, I might, but am not totally convinced. In real life I am back painting cherries, larger ones (well semi large, 12" x 12").

World of peppers number 2

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Not sure how many that will spend the time looking on art during this holiday, but I post this one anyway.

I wish all my friends, family,  fellow artists, art lovers and viewers a....

Merry X-mas and a Happy New Year!

world of peppers number 3

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Well, so far I have done 6 paintings with all kind of peppers, and there will be more. This is for me an exploration in color, shapes and compositions. There will be simple ones, chaotic ones, complex ones and so on. Most of them is on the rough side, but I think they still got a crisp and graphic look. You may like some, hate others.
PS! There is a slight reflection in the black line on the upper half of the painting. The fluid acrylic paint is a little shiny when it is dry. Have varnished the paintings, and will photograph them again.

3 Cherries and a persimmon

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This is the 2nd painting I did with the cherries I bought. Now I am going crazy with all kind of peppers, but that will come later.

3 Cherries on grey

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It is so out of season, but when I saw these cherries at the supermarket, I knew what I had to do. They don't exist anymore, but I took some pictures of different compositions that will be handy from time to time.

In the spirit of the Season.....

Haven't done this before, so this is a first.
I have decided to give a discount on four paintings. This offer is valid until the end of the year. The new price is 40 $ (+ 30 $ for shipping and handling = 70 $), so that means a 15 $ discount of more.
The one on upper right is sold, the other 3 is still available.

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Cherries 4

Looking up - Mini     SOLD

That time of year

Three green apples on a plate

Birch Trees Inferno

This is loosely based and inspired by a small painting I did earlier (Birch Trees Mini). I think I took things one more step further toward abstraction. I wanted it to explode with colors, like getting overwhelmed by it all when walking in the woods.