Complementary Fruit Plate

This was a class assignment to paint a still life in complementary colors, in this case lime green and scarlet. The mysterious green drapery/force field is a T-shirt.  I was axed to sign a release so a photo of this painting can be published in the Richland College Student Literary Magazine.

Here's a quicker, looser painting of the same plumcot reflected in a steel bowl.

Bad Acid

I recently enrolled in a beginning painting course at a nearby community college.  Nice large studios with overhead daylight.  Great A/C, open up to 14 hrs./day!  Main vibe in class is teen Goth.  First assignment is 'paint a nightmare'.  I figure wilted flowers in a vase won't cut it.  Time to show these whippersnappers what bad acid is all about!  Giant centipede dream is well received.  Now I get props as the class psycho-geezer.  Also, I was axed to sign a release so a photo of this painting can be published in the Richland College Student Literary Magazine.