The Persian Vase

I painted this exquisite Persian vase with its emerald glaze and thought the purple plums and Chinese lanterns would compliment it nicely.

Star fruit and Mandarins

I was in Shop Rite the other day and they had a sale on these interesting shaped star fruits or carambola.In addition to their interesting shape, they have an amazing translucence and a waxy surface. A buck a piece along with some green plums and I happily added some new objects to my still life collection. Taking inspiration from Carol Marine, I set up a still life with the star fruit and some mandarin oranges and a blue glass plate to balance all the colors and make it pop.

Rudy Calao and Rockport

Rudy Calao and Rockport

Painter and friend, Rudy Calao was kind enough to let me bring a group of students into his studio in June of 2011 and these are a few pictures I took of the event along with a little video.

Rudy passed In October of 2014 and we shall all miss him.

Robert Holden has an excellent blog entry about Rudy and it is highly recommended.

Find it here: http://paintinglifestories.blogspot.com/2016/01/rudys-legacy.html

Rudolph N. “Rudy” Colao’s life and career are lovingly recounted in an obituary published in the Gloucester Daily Times on Oct. 11, 2014, which can be read online. http://www.gloucestertimes.com/obituaries/rudolph-n-colao/article_b28e8ad5-19f9-5b7c-9f77-c308f7be91be.html

Copper and Roses

Copper and Roses

16" x 20"