Cheese Cake (with Berry Coulis)

Yes, this is it, the last of my "Take 10" paintings!
At least for the moment, I'll definitely do another "Take 10" series again soon. It's just so much fun.

Especially this one. I wanted to end on a good note, and celebrate. With cake. Of course!
My next "Take 10" might acually be all cakes, wouldn't that be cool?

What's YOUR idea for my next series of paintings? Let me know here or on Facebook!

"Cheese Cake (with Berry Coulis)"

Oil on panel, 6" by 6"
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What else?

Remember yesterday's Carrot Cake painting?

It was really fun painting it, AND as a nice treat I got to eat the cake afterwards. It was delicious, and what better to go with it than my favorite coffee - Nespresso (what else....)!

So for number 9 in my "Take 10 - Spring" challenge I played around with the colorful and nicely shaped coffee capsules. Reminded me a bit of the Lego paintings I did in January...

"What else?"

Oil on panel, 6" by 6"
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(Spring) Carrot Cake

Sooo.... you might ask yourself: What exactly is a Spring Carrot Cake?

Easy - it obviously is a carrot cake painted as part of my "Take 10 - Spring" challenge. But why should I choose carrot cake as a typical spring subject?
Honestly, no reason.
Apart from today being 'Pie Day'! - and although this cake is not a pie, it's close enough, don't you think?

"(Spring) Carrot Cake"

Oil on panel, 6" by 6"
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Spring Artichoke

This is already Nr 7 in my "Take 10 - Spring" challenge - only three more painting days left...

I love artichokes, but I've never cooked them myself. So I bought two and will hopefullly have them for dinner tomorrow.

"Spring Artichoke"

Oil on panel, 6" by 6"
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Daffodils - slightly confused

I was reminded of a blog entry by one of the artist I follow. He posted a painting of a bowl with an orange in it and wrote: "I would have thought this was easier!"
That's how I felt today.
And confused.

The reason for my confusion: I decided to do my daily painting with acrylics instead of the usual oils. As you know I do paint a lot with acrylics, but usually these are big, abstract paintings. 
And I'm used to paint my smaller, figurative / realistic paintings in oils.

So sitting down today painting these daffodils, I had to remind myself that yes, acrylics dry fast. No, I cannot change the color on the canvas by taking another color up on my brush and mixing it in. And yes, acrylics do dry a little darker!


And although I love daffodils, they are not the most forgiving subject to paint... But then they smell lovely!

"Spring Flowers - 5"

Oil on panel, 6" by 6"
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This is the sixth painting in the "Take 10 - Spring" challenge.
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Spring Flowers - 4

Nr 4 in my "Take 10 - Spring" challenge - and my 'Dailies' have become "Nightlies'...

"Spring Flower - 4"

Oil on panel, 7" by 5"
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This is the fifth painting in the "Take 10 - Spring" challenge.
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Spring Onion - 1

Nr 4 in my "Take 10 - Spring" challenge, and no flowers today, but: SPRING onions!

They are fresh, green and smell delicious. I'll be having scrambled eggs with spring onions for dinner tomorrow.
But then again - I might just paint them one more time. Find out tomorrow!

"Spring Onions - 1"

Oil on panel, 7" by 5"
USD 85 (plus shipping)

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Today's goodie (apart from the painting!): the song "Green Onions" by Booker T & the MG's. Cool music, great dance scenes - enjoy and dance along!

Did you recognize all the actors? - comment and let me know!

 

 

With a wink and a smile to Van Gogh...

I can't help it, these flowers are just too much fun to paint!
So Nr 3 in my "Take 10 - Spring" challenge is flowers again, this time yellow daisies. Three of them, enjoying their 'Van Gogh'-color-setting...

I'm curious: what subject do you think is 'typically spring'? I'd love to read your comments here or on my Facebook Artist Page Regula Scheifele Fine Art !

"Spring Flowers - 3"

Oil on panel, 7" by 5"
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Oh, and just because it's a beautiful spring Sunday - and the title of the post asks for it - here's some music to go along...

 

Spring Flower - 2

Nr 2 in my "Take 10 - Spring" challenge. The same flower as Nr 1, but I've played with the background color. Lush, vivid, fresh green!

I'm sure there are more variations to be painted of this one. And thinking of spring, flowers are the first things that come to mind for me. Though I do have some other subjects planned as well.
Stay tuned....

"Spring Flower - 2"

Oil on panel, 4" by 4"
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This is the second painting in the "Take 10 - Spring" challenge.
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"Take 10" - first challenge painting

In January I painted 30 paintings in 30 days - a great experience!
Yesterday I talked to my best friend and she asked me (actually nagged me) to keep on doing daily paintings.
 
No, I don't think I should or even wanted to commit to this.

But: as I love the idea, I've decided to - from time to time - challenge myself to paint 10 paintings in 10 days. And I'll call the challenge "Take 10". I think that is a manageable approach, don't you?

The motto for these first 10 days will be SPRING! (not very original, but I'm sure we're all ready for Spring...). So here is the first of my "Take 10 - Spring" paintings.

 "Spring Flower - 1"

Oil on panel, 4" by 4"

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Thetis

"... and she
like a breath of wind
passed swiftly from the hall
as a dream
and leapt into the sea"

"Thetis" 

Acrylic on canvas, 32" by 32"
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In greek mythology, Thetis is a sea nymph or goddess of water - she could probably be seen as the 'original mermaid'.

She was also the mother of Achilles. And there was that small incident at her wedding that led to the Trojan War... (Eris, the goddess of discord, had not been invited. In spite, she threw a golden apple into the midst of the goddesses that was to be awarded only "to the fairest." The award was made during the Judgement of Paris and eventually occasioned the Trojan War.)

The poetry is from the 'Argonautica '(Voyage of the Argo) by Apollonius of Rhodes."