Back Again; Left Side

I did get back to the left side. This is going to be completed soon!

                              Alone Time, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)  

Water Detail

 I might get back to this again later today, but for now, here's the work I did on the middle ground water, right side.

                             Alone Time, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)  

Spinning My Wheels

 There's plenty left to do on this one, but I went too dark on the recycled-paper napkin today, so all that time is wasted. I should really be doing a few small watercolors for the show. 

                             Creme Brulee, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)  

What? Finished?

 I think this is done. I worked several different areas, most of them very small, and I can't see anything else that needs work. I'll put it aside for a few days and check again.

                                Pot de Creme, © 2021 (click on image for larger view)         

Dark And Dim

 I like this little interior. There are things suggested in the dark corners, and the blue light on the right side is different and interesting.

                     Merlot At The Madison, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)    

Shaping Up

I started putting some detail into the foreground, and I think it gives more of a sense of place. Letting it dry now, and giving my back a rest. Plenty to do on the computer to prepare for the upcoming show.

                              Resting Place, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)   

 

Closing In

 A couple of the desserts are just a step or two away from being finished. I worked on two of them today:

                              Chocolate Mousse, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)    

                               Cherry Cobbler, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)      

I also started a new vellum painting, an interior at a museum, and heightened the contrast on the skirt folds of the woman's dress in Light And Shadow.   

 

Where Does This Go From Here?

 By my usual accounts, I've done everything I needed to on this painting. I don't want to overwork it. But is it finished?

                                New Sky #4, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)       

 I'm not sure it holds together. It looks better in person, of course.

Back To Cambridge

 More facial work, plus some of the china cups and saucers.

A Quiet Evening In Cambridge, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)  

The Vellums

 The vellums are my go-to pieces when I really don't feel like painting. I think I should start another one.

                     The Season Of Light, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)    

 

                     Alone Time, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)    

Just The One

 Decided to concentrate on one painting today, though I might get back to the easel after a break. Most of the work was on the distant buildings, the girl's face, and a few of the pedestrians (mostly on the right side).

                                Straight Ahead, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)       

And, Hopefully, The Last

I put in some time on the plate and the marble tabletop. The shape of the plate continues to bother me. 

                        Six Layer Indulgence, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view) 

Time for a break. I am putting the brushes down. 

The Third Dessert Of The Day

 I am actually pretty excited about this one. And it's nearly finished, too; mostly it needs a few highlights on the plate's rim and on the scattered chocolate "marbles."

                               Pot de Creme, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)         

Onwards

 If I play my cards right, that is, if I keep to the same sort of painting schedule that I'm working now, I can have between 25-30 pieces done by the end of the year. But I have to stick with it!

Today I got a late start but did some significant work on the two below:

                                                               Cherry Cobbler, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)         

 

                               Chocolate Mousse, © 2021, work in progress (click on image for larger view)