Carolina Elizabeth

Still Life with Pear and Ceramic Jug ,   Oil on 4 "x 6"   Linen Panel sold  I have admired and so loved the quietness of Chardin's work for years. These gloriously timeless works have inspired my latest paintings. The one above being the first completed. I am excited about what he has taught me through the brush strokes he left on his canvas. The jug in the painting, I found during my Christmas visit to San Antonio. One of my sisters, spoiled me by taking me to the cutest antique shop I have ever entered and gifted me a gorgeous antique glass vase and a beautiful enamel container, both of which I can't wait to include in still lifes.

Guava in Mexican Bowl Oil on Linen Panel 4"x6" Click here to bid. Sold I am wishing you a wonderfully colorful and happy Fall. I've learned so much these last couple of weeks and am thankful for all the great advice experienced artists are willing to share with me. Nectarines Still Life Oil on Linen Panel 5"x7" Sold Ranunculus in Glass Oil on Linen Panel 4"x6" Click here to bid. Cotton Pod Oil on Linen Panel 3"x6" sold

No, I did not really spend my birthday with Donald Longcrier, rather I spent some time celebrating by viewing his work. Let me explain. This weekend was the weekend after my thirty-fifth birthday. Although the birthday itself was not the best, the weekend more than made up for it. I went to the Farmer’s Market and got an orchid-my favorite flowers. You can see them above. They are even more mesmerizing in person. Then I snuck into the City Arts Center for the pottery sell at and got a few pieces that I had to come home with me. The prices that they had made me feel that I was almost pirating them. They are great pieces for which find a home around my home and can be added to other items in a still life painting I plan to start this coming weekend. While at City Arts, I walked through Donald Longcrier's exhibit. It made up for all the events that went wrong on my birthday (starting with my car not wanting to start). It was one of the most peaceful experiences I have had in a long ...