Sometimes rethinking how to frame a painting offers pleasant surprises! In visiting an exhibit space I noticed that all the works were framed in black.  The problem I perceived was that since the space is a hallway, looking down the hall, all one could see were the black frames.  That is when I decided to reframe previously shown work in white.  I was amazed at the way the new framing emphasized pleasant qualities in my paintings that had been overlooked.

I contemplate my paintings at odd moments.  By that I mean 3 or 4 in the morning - like now  - it's 5:03AM.  I can't access my blog so I will write myself an email and post it later over coffee. God bless my husband who gets up first and announces when the coffee is ready!

I painted some pears and a melon a few days ago.  Now that the main characters are done, I an fiddling with the background in a non-committal way.  Using an app on my iPhone called Draw Cast.

Here are some recent ideas: