hammer #5 5x7

I've had this hammer in my class room for years. I haven't painted it until now because it was covered with paint. I spent a few minutes cleaning it off with lacquer thinner before doing this painting. I suppose I could have painted it with the paint on it but I really wanted to see the shinny chromed handle.
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robot #4 5x7

Another one from my collection of classic projectors. I might actually be able to fix this one. This is my 900th painting. Thank you, everyone, for looking.
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pasilla pepper #2 7x5

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yellow bell 7x5

Apparently bell peppers change color depending on when they are harvested. I always thought the different colors meant they were different types of plants.

tangelo #2 7x5

Tangelos are a hybrid of a tangerine and either a pomelo or a grapefruit.

red apple 5x7

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butte study 8x6

This is a small study for a larger painting I'm working on.
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hippo #2 5x7

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chocolate donettes 7x5

Another fine subject supplied by one of my students. The cellophane was pretty challenging.

linseed oil 5x7

I found this old bottle of linseed oil in my classroom. I'm not sure where it came from. I usually mix my mediums with stand oil because it's gooier and I like that.

hippo 7x5

My student Annie, found this little guy in the school garden. It was way more fun to paint than I expected.

Twinkie #6 7x5

Something about Twinkies keeps bringing me back. I like how the warm colored outer sponge cake contrasts with the cool cream filling.
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Hannah 10x8

Hannah is a very nice girl who likes palindromes, really.

lemon wedge #3 5x5

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small pipe wrench 5x7

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lemon with bottle 5x7

bell 5x5

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pop corn #2 5x5

Crayolas #2 5x7

These crayons are pretty fun to paint but a little time consuming because I have to change colors more frequently. They remind me of being young.
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mirror ball and bottle 5x7

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globe #2 5x7

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mirror ball #4 5x7

This little steel ball has been creeping into more of my paintings lately. It's a simple but fascinating object to paint.

scissors #3 7x5

In general, old scissors look cooler than new scissors.
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stapler 7x5

I like the look of these old staplers. It almost seems like the designers paid no attention to aesthetics, right down to the completely nondescript beige. These anonymous fastening devices did their job and didn't ask for attention.

scotch tape 7x5

I like the modern looking lines on this tape dispenser. I think it looks like something that people in the '70's would have thought looked very futuristic.

mirror ball and lemon 7x5

I like the contrast between these two objects.
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apple #3 7x5

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Crayolas 5x7

I heard a song on the radio today and it got me thinking about crayons. The song is by Kristin Andreassen and you can listen to and buy the song "Crayola" from her MySpace page. It's the best song about crayons that I've ever heard.
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Cisco Grove 8x6

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head study #16 10x8

I bought this watch cap for a dollar. I think it makes me look like the demolitions guy in a world war II movie. I'm gonna go down to the river and place some limpet mines on an enemy vessel.
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lemon wheel #2 7x5

Wow, 2009 already...
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