Apples

I liked working on this painting of apples. This was the first time I have ever painted apples. It was hard to nail down the exact shape but I am happy with the yellow and red apple. The green one gave me a tough time and I repainted it numerous times. My favorite part about this painting is the shading. I think that this is the best I have ever done with shading and shadows.

Southern MD

My first painting this year gave me a bit of grief. I loved the photograph that I took and I was excited to take on the challenge of painting the beautiful sky and water. Although I struggled through the sky and the water, I am happy the way it turned out. I am less happy with the sand that I painted. I found it difficult to get all of the crevices in the sand and get the shading to be correct. Also I wish I could have made the dock a little wider. I have to admit though, I am proud of the water I painted underneath of the dock. I'm excited to taken on my next challenge. I am painting a picture of a sunset in Florence.