Autumn Leaves

Our Oak trees have been slowly turning yellow for maybe a month, but I swear they have “suddenly” turned into glorious yellow beacons.

Maybe the rains cause that? However it happens, I’ve got blue sky, white clouds, warm temperatures and bright yellow Oaks and Maples to keep me company. Life is good!

Autumn Leaves, Fall Landscape

About This Painting:
Autumn Leaves (A08-399)
24x20
oil on gallery wrapped canvas with painted side
The back is wired and sides are painted.
Delilah Smith,Michigan, USA

Media: oil
Size: 20 in X 24 in (50.8 cm X 61 cm)
Price: $950 USD

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Where did summer go

This is one of the those weeks that just flew, and I am left scratching my head wondering where the time is going. I love this time a year, but I also start to get nervous as I know summer has come to an end , fall is in full swing and winter is peeking around the corner. I am starting to see little signs of it in the trees and feel it in the air.

One thing I am reminded of is to be aware. What I know for sure is I don’t want to get to the end of my life scratching my head wondering where the time went!

It's not easy to be a successful, profitable artist in any economy, much less this one. It takes really good art, a consistent 'can do' attitude, and knowing all the steps that will take you from your local art scene, to a regional, and then national standing.

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Cupcakes with Fruit

Last night I baked a fresh peach pie. I had picked the peaches from a small peach tree in my yard.The season is late this year. Tonight I will paint peach pie, but for today it is cupcakes.

Cupcakes with Fruit,blue berries,strawberries,cherries

About This Painting:
Cupcakes with Fruit
8x10
oil on stretched canvas


Media: oil
Size: 10 in X 8 in (25.4 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $150 USD

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Tomato Martin and Cucumber

When I painted this I had no idea there was a recipe for a Tomato Martini. Now I have not tried it but I will. I like Bloody Mariy's so I would think this would be just as taste. Now the recipe does not call for a cucumber but what the heck live on the edge and garnish with a slice.

Ingredients
Ice cubes
1 1/2 ounces gin
1 teaspoon dry white vermouth
3 ounces Tomato Water, recipe follows
2 tablespoons tomato based vegetable juice (recommended: V-8)
1/2 lemon, plus a twist for garnish
Couple drops Pernod, optional
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Hot sauce
Garnish: Olive, cherry tomato, and cocktail onion on a swizzle stick or toothpick
Directions
Fill a cocktail shaker or small pitcher with ice cubes. Add the gin, vermouth, tomato water, vegetable juice, and a healthy squeeze of lemon juice. Add a couple drops of Pernod if desired--it adds a nice background flavor, but more than 1 or 2 drops will overpower the drink. Season with salt, pepper, and a dash of hot sauce.
Cover and shake vigorously until mixed and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, the drink is ready by the time the shaker mists up.) Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Add the olive, tomato, and onion garnish. Drink.
Tomato Water:
1 (28-ounce) can tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch sugar
Puree the tomatoes and their juices with the salt and a pinch of sugar. Line a small sieve with a coffee filter and set over a bowl. Pour the tomato into the sieve and set aside to strain, about 3 hours. Discard the solids and save the tomato liquid. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Yield: about 2 cups

Tomato Martini and Cucumber,vegetables

About This Painting:
Tomato Martini and Cucumber
G08-724
10x8 oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas

Media: oil
Size: 8 in X 10 in (20.3 cm X 25.4 cm)
Price: $150 USD

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Keep those old pencil

Using an emery board (nail file) on all those #2 pencil erasers you can no longer use because of how shiny and hard they've become, will 'reactivate' them so they're good as new.


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Fall Leaf,

I shuffle down the garden path
now strewn with drifts of orange and gold
each season has it's color, it's smell, an uniqueness all it's own
an autumn of red wine
the fragrance of fallen leaves
color so bright and bold
they pursues me

Fall Leaf,colors,red,orange,yellow

About This Painting:
Fall Leaf warm fall colors
8x6x1 1/2 gallery wrapped stretched canvas wired and ready to hang or it can be framed.

Media: oil
Size: 6 in X 8 in (15.2 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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Gypsy Dance

The Fiddler plays
laugh,sing
mesmerise me with dizzy swirls of your skirt
dance
gypsy blood of passion
dance, dance
dance for the lust of gold
dance for my soul
dance for me gypsy

Gypsy Dance, music landscape

About This Painting:
Gypsy Dance 8x6 oil on RayMar panel ready to frame.

Media: oil
Size: 6 in X 8 in (15.2 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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Truban Squash

Turban squash, with its bizarre shapes, extravagant coloration and bulb like blossom end, is wonderful to paint,to feel,to write about.

I came to the bedroom
my towel of red and orange a turban squash on my damp hair

I stand a moment uncertain
where have those wiggle worm socks and worn flannel nightie gone
Like the popcorn and the wine on my night stand they comfort me

I sit cross legged in the middle of my bed
prizes found
turban crown, wine in hand, pop corn wedged between my legs,a book of romance and adventure at my side
Queen of fuzzy socks and worn flannel

I am comforted

Fall Harvest No.2,turban squash,vegetable,orange

About This Painting:
Fall Harvest No.2
10x12 oil on canvas mounted on hardwood panel

Media: oil
Size: 12 in X 10 in (30.5 cm X 25.4 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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Inspiration for the Impossible

"The ruby-throated hummingbird is a wonder of migration. Every winter it makes an amazing journey. Some have been known to make a journey of 2500 miles or more, from Alaska to Central America.

Because of it, the hummingbird is a symbol for accomplishing that which seems impossible. It will teach you how to find the miracle of joyful living from your own life circumstances." Ted Andrews, Animal-
Hummingbird and Poppies

About This Painting:
Hummingbird and Poppies
8x10
oil on stretched canvas

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Carry your happiness

Only the artist, or the free scholar, carries his happiness within him. Ludwig vana Beethoven .

As an artist I paint daily, this is truly my happy time.

Pumpkin Pie al a Mode

About This Painting:
Pumpkin Pie A La Mode
6x8 oil on canvas mounted on hardboard (RayMar Panel

Media: oil
Size: 8 in X 6 in (20.3 cm X 15.2 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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A kiss, Cone Flowers

A Kiss, Cone Flowers:

When objects in art just touch it is called a kiss. These cone flowers just kiss on the cheek in passing.

There are many kinds of kisses in life:

Butterfly, one of my favorites.

Cheek kisses, like your auntie used to give you.

Earlobe ones, those I hate.

Eye kisses, what ever. Finger kisses,oh so romantic.

Foot kisses, now that is a whole different subject.

Forehead kiss, like the kind an old lover gives on his way out.

French kisses, now your 16 and really know your way around kissing.

Fruity kisses, those I learn to give when I was in Montana. It was along time ago but I still remeber those sweet little kisses.

Hand Kisses, oh so European.

Hickey kisses, haven't seen that mush passion in years.

Mistletoe Kiss, oh yes I long for Christmas when lissing anyone is allowed if you have a little mistletoe.Note to self buy Mistletoe.

Letter kisses, only when you are 12 going on 13.

A kiss, Cone Flowers

About This Painting:
A Kiss, Cone Flowers
oil on canvas mounted on hardboard
8x6

Media: oil
Size: 6 in X 8 in (15.2 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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I had a Dream

I had a dream a few nights ago about a painting I had done. I tried to paint it last night but I think I missed a few things I now remember in the dream. I will try to work it out in water color then if I think I have the concept I will try it in oils.

Zinnias and Bumble Bee, flower garden

About This Painting:
Zinnias and Bumble Bee
watercolor
12x9

Delilah Smith, Michigan, USA

Media: watercolor
Size: 9 in X 12 in (22.9 cm X 30.5 cm)
Price: $10 USD

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Creamsicle Martini

Trivia
1. Cherry is the No. 1 Popsicle ice pop flavor
2. Popsicle ice pop sticks have riddles on them, but you have to eat the whole ice pop to find the answer
3. During World War II, the Eighth Airforce Unit chose Popsicle ice pops as a symbol of American life
4. The very first “ice cream man” sold Popsicle ice pops from a horse-drawn cart to children in Nebraska
5. The Twin Popsicle ice pop was invented during The Great Depression, so two children could share an ice pop for a nickel
6. Some Popsicle ice pops are made from the outside in
7. Popsicle has several products based on popular cartoon and comic book characters, including Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants andSpider-ManCreamsicle
A childhood treat - with a kick!
Fill a mixing cup with 1/2 way with ice.

1/2 oz. Vodka or Orange Vodka
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Cream

Shake all ingredients well and strain into a cocktail glass.

Use a scoop of vanilla ice cream instead of cream & ice, and you've got a Dreamsicle. Serve in a large stem or hurricane glass. YUM!

Creamsicle Martini

About This Painting:
Creamsicle Martini
(I09-1053)

8x6
oil on canvas mounted on hardboard
Delilah Smith, MIchigan USA

Media: oil
Size: 6 in X 8 in (15.2 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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Tulip Mania

All summer I have had my bag of bulbs ready
Tulips of every color
I dream of rows of pink and yellow
Kneeling now as if in prayer
I plant for hours
Snug in the deep warm earth
they will survive the cold winter
slow to awaken
rows of pink and yellow

Delilah Smith,Michigan, USA

Tulip Mania,large watercolor garden of tulips

About This Painting:
Tulip Mania
(I09-1052)
Watercolor on cold pressed watercolor paper
Very large watercolor painting 22x30


Media: watercolor
Size: 30 in X 22 in (76.2 cm X 55.9 cm)
Price: $700 USD

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Canned Tomato's

I am the little Red Hen
with a passion I tend my garden
planted the seeds
weeded the vines

Tomato's canned and sealed
tiny bits of sunshine in jars
warm my winter days with jelly bean color
orange,green,and red
brewed,stewed, and pureed too

Not one left behind
not one on the vine
all in mason jars for winter time
Vespers in the dark of the basement

Canned Tomato's

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Canned Tomato's
10x8
oil on hardboard

Media: oil
Size: 8 in X 10 in (20.3 cm X 25.4 cm)
Price: $150 USD

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State of Relalxtion

State of relaxation was the title I gave to this painting while plien air painting on Little Travers Bay in Michigan. This sail boat was painted in plien air on a day that the rain was off and on all day long. I think the title reflex's the way I felt painting that day.

Today I am off to paint on a farm in Jackson county the day is sunny with no rain in site.

Me at my box or plien air easel.

En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors.
Artists have long painted outdoors, but in the mid-19th century working in natural light became particularly important to the Impressionism. The popularity of painting en plein air increased in the 1870s with the introduction of paints in tubes (resembling modern toothpaste tubes). Previously, each painter made their own paints by grinding and mixing dry pigment powders with linseed oil.
It was during this period that the "Box Easel", typically known as the French Box Easel, was invented. It is uncertain who developed it first, but these highly portable easels, with telescopic legs and built-in paint box and palette, made treks into the forest and up the hillsides less onerous. Still made today, they remain a popular choice even for home use since they fold up to the size of a brief case and thus are easy to store

State of Relaxation

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State of Relaxation
oil on canvas mounted on hardboard
8x6

Media: oil
Size: 6 in X 8 in (15.2 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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Delilah Smith,Michigan, USA

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Procrastination

Like most of you, I've got a long "to do" list.

There are just some days when I inevitably will avoid doing what I should be doing... I've been this way all my life and nothing short of a miracle or looming deadline is going to erase my tendency to procrastinate. Today I had tons of yard work that needed to be done and my office also needs to be cleaned. I can work on the organization of my office while watching a net flicks so that task will get started. I did paint today. I reworked a painting that I didn't care for the colors in, now I like it better now. So as they say,"keep the chicken flying" a quote Jack White master painter.
Chicken Pen

About This Painting:
Chicken Pen 9x12 oil on stretched canvas with staple free sides.

Media: oil
Size: 12 in X 9 in (30.5 cm X 22.9 cm)
Price: $200 USD

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Sailboats and Vineyards

Sailboats and Vineyards (I09-1044)

About This Painting:

I have been painting up north Michigan lately. We have been staying at different bed and breakfasts near wineries and vineyards that overlook Lake Michigan. The views are wonderful and as the day warms up out come the sail boats into the bay.
Sailboats and Vineyards
oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas


Media: oil
Size: 36 in X 24 in (91.4 cm X 61 cm)
Price: $2000 USD

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Pears

Pears are so much fun to paint, I keep going back to them. I'm not sure which I like to paint more pears or peppers?

My tomato's are are ripe in the garden so I will be canning tomato's at some point today. I am a very visual person, what ever is in my visual field at the moment is the most real thing for me. So what ever activity I start has a lot to do with what I paint that day. I bet I end up with some paintings of tomato's before the day is over. Now off to the post office to ship paintings that have sold.

Pear

About This Painting:
Pear
8x6
oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.The back is wired and this painting can be hung as is or framed.

Delilah Smith, MICHIGAN, USA

Media: oil
Size: 6 in X 8 in (15.2 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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Expressions in Teal, 1020

In the mid 20th century during and after WWII American artist explored a new freedom in art they also tried new techniques this was the begining of Abstract Expressionism.Abstract Expressionism is suppose to invoke an emotion in the viewer.Today my emotions are in teal.
Abstract Expressionism has no distinct image instead you are looking at how someone feels how it comes across as action,color,and movement. My paintings are always full of color and movement but with this series of abstract work I am concentrating on how I feel at this moment.Today I feel Teal.

Delilah Smith,Michigan, USA

Expressions in Teal, 1020

About This Painting:
Expressions in Teal
Abstract Expressionism
This painting is done in oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas the sides have been painted and the back is wired. It may be hung as is or framed.

Media: oil
Size: 10 in X 10 in (25.4 cm X 25.4 cm)
Price: $200 USD

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