Salt and Pepper Couple, 6x8, oil on canvas

Here's more exercises I did with the salt and pepper shakers I got from the consignment store. They make a painting with a narrative. Can't help it. They are not just objects but characters. I wonder what they're saying. Hmmmn

Salt, oil on canvas board, 6x6

salt shaker

This is a painting I did of a little salt shaker I picked up in "Second Chance" consignment store in James Bay. He is part of a set.

Egg in a Bowl, oil on canvas board, 6x6

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I decided to paint another egg today. It's fun to paint eggs. Okay, the bowl is a bit wonky, but I like the egg. I might do another tomorrow.
I tried to do this as a limited stroke challenge. I counted how many strokes I would use (thirty-six) and tripled it. Well sort of (one-hundred). But I lost track after around fifty. Sigh.
I like the limited stroke exercises. And I think these exercises will help me improve my painting as much as any workshop. I have such a limited concentration span. I find I can only concentrate for about ten minutes then my mind wanders for ten and then back. Sigh.
Though when I paint I find I can focus for hours. Even get more and more focused. When I paint in the evening I find I can't sleep I get so stimulated.