Pitcher and Flowers

This is the second of my larger stretched canvas paintings.This is from a photo I took last year when i was experimenting with the manual controls and got some colours that were'nt actually there.I've left out alot of detail in the background and added bits too.I wonder,my artist friends,how much time do you spend preparing for a painting?

Narcissistic Pair

This is my entry for this weeks DailyPaintWorks challenge set by Abbey Ryan.I copied one of Caravaggio's paintings of Narcissus a while ago and this reminds me a little  of that.

Carnation in a Bottle 2

I've gone a bit mad with the colour ,but I find myself being influenced by the gorgeous weather .I was talking to my cousin last week and he remembers me painting as a kid and watching me lost in my own little world.Nothing has changed!!

Carnation in a Bottle

"Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life."---Picasso