"Peppermint Oil" 2x3" oil miniature

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At no time in the 26 year history of my marriage have we ever been without a bottle of peppermint oil. I use it in my coffee, desserts, and sometimes in my homemade lemon/mint salad dressing (when fresh mint leaves are unbearably pricey). If you want the recipe, I'd be happy to share it via email.

This view shows the painting under diffused indoor light.

Peppermint Oil

daily painting #31
aprx. 2x3" oil on canvas
$85, $5 shipping

I love to cook. My husband loves to eat what I cook. Life is good. But there is one thing that absolutely sends him running for the fork drawer. That... is peppermint. I keep a bottle on of peppermint oil in the cupboard always. I put it in brownies and in any other thing that seems compatible with it. I get bored, but he never does. I've decided to play an April Fools-in-July trick. I plan to put a drop of the peppy flavoring on the bottom of the oven and turn the thing on for a few minutes....say..a half hour before he's due home. We have lately cut back on sweets, so treats taste especially goood when I do make them. When he sniffs the air and asks what I made, I will feign confusion. As I envision the crestfallen look on his face, I realize that I can't do it. It's just too cruel.

Oops!

daily painting # 26

3 x 3" oil on canson paper

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This was the fridge preserved half left over from the previous three paintings. It's a little more dried out and old looking. Not as pretty as #24, but good for study.

Apricots

daily painting # 16

4" diameter oil on canvas mounted on beveled wood

price: $110

I went to the local fruit market and found perfect apricots that were as delicious as they were pretty. I have yet to capture the true color of apricots. It eluded me hour by hour and I finally had to finish or die trying. Eventually I'll get it right.

Raspberry Coffeecake

daily painting #21 created July 2

6" diameter Oil on canvas mounted on beveled wood.

price: $135

Thank you to Claude and Lynn for your scrumptious harvest of berries. They were as fun to eat as they were to paint. I plan to paint some by themselves in all their glowing redness soon. But I'll need some fresh ones that haven't been frozen yet. (hint hint)

Pumpkin Pie

daily painting # 20 created July 1

6x6" Oil on canvas mounted on beveled wood.

$135

Ever wonder why restaurants declare pumpkin pie to be out of season when they get the filling from a can? It is always in season for my family. Last year, I got a few pie pumpkins and froze the fruit for winter. Good stuff!

Red Velvet Cake

daily painting #14 created June 21

6x6" Oil on canvas mounted to beveled wood and ready for display.

price: $135

This is possibly my favorite. can you guess why? I like the swirls of icing on the top and the shadows in it. I like how that turned out. I want to work on more acurate elipses, though.