Salsa 11

$64 © 2013 Pam Van Londen. Salsa 11. Oil on archival clayboard. Comes in black frame. SOLD © 2013 Pam Van Londen. Salsa 11. Oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord. framed in black lacquered wood.

Colorful pepper paintings are back by popular demand! This eleventh painting depicts three sweet peppers on my favorite blue plate. This one is available at Etsy, Fine Art America (prints, too!), and Daily Paintworks. You can see it in person at the Mod Pod later this month.

Hot Cocoa with Shiny Gift Bag

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Hot Cocoa with Shiny Giftbag, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Hot Cocoa with Shiny Giftbag, 8×8 oil on claybord

I’ve painted this one to meet the Daily Paintworks challenge. I’ve used my usual loose style in oil on Claybord.

It’s hard to get the really saturated colors present on the shiny purple giftbag…it reflects a lot of permanent rose but purple diazinon does not dry shiny…it dries flat, so perhaps later I’ll add a shiny varnish.

Yes, I drank the cocoa. Mmmmm.

Watermelon and Fork,
for the Monthly Challenge

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Watermelon and Fork, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Watermelon and Fork, 8×8 oil on claybord

This month’s Painting Challenge is a typical August still life…a picnic with watermelon.

Denise’s Strawberries

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Denise’s Strawberries, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Denise’s Strawberries, 8×8 oil on claybord

It is a joy to sit outside and paint with your girlfriends. Nobody judges and we enjoy catching up on family happenings.

Denise and her husband have quite a garden in the middle of town, along with chickens and dogs.

The strawberries are excellent to eat and brightly colored for painting.