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© 2010 Melinda PatrickPink Tulips – gouache on paper, 8″ x 10″Contemporary realism, still life
My daughter gave me this bouquet several years ago. I thought it was so pretty, I photographed it. I painted it once before but I like it so much I wanted to give it a go in gouache.
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© 2010 Melinda PatrickBananas – gouache on paper, 8″ x 10″Contemporary realism, still life
One day we had fresh bananas in the house. I managed to paint them before they turned brown.
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© 2010 Melinda PatrickPotted Plant – gouache on paper, 12″ x 10″Contemporary realism, still life
I’m having a lot of fun painting in gouache on paper. And even more fun painting still lives. I’ve had this pot for a lot of years. I believe I got it at a garage sale at least 20 [...]
© 2010 Melinda PatrickBig Apple – gouache on paper, 12″ x 10″Contemporary realism, still life
Study of the same still life a few posts back. This time it’s gouache on paper, one of my favorite mediums. It gives me a little more control than acrylics but not a lot.
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© 2010 Melinda PatrickBig Apple – acrylic on canvas, 12″ x 12″Contemporary realism, still life
Of course this would be the Texas version of Big Apple. Just a big apple. I haven’t painted a still life in awhile but they are a lot of fun to paint. I get bogged down looking for things [...]
© 2009 Melinda PatrickHall Table – Acrylic on canvas, 12″ x 12″Contemporary realism, still life
I haven’t painted a still life in awhile and I really enjoying painting them. The biggest issue is locating things to put in the picture. This is an arrangement of “stuff” on my entry hall table. That’s my keys [...]
© 2008 Melinda Patrick
SOLDBackyard Bunch – Acrylic on panel, 9″ x 9″Contemporary realism, still life
Painting the same image of wildflowers in my backyard, but this time larger. This painting will be in the Bering & James Gallery Annual Box show.
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© 2008 Melinda Patrick
Wild Coreopsis – Acrylic on canvas, 5″ x 7″Contemporary realism, still life
Out of nowhere a flowering plant emerged in my yard. It looks to me like coreopsis, which is fairly common around here. I braved mud and mosquitoes to pick a bouquet and put them in my favorite container [...]
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