Peeled Grapefruit
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 7 x 5 inches — 18 x 13 cm
SOLD

Here’s another painting of one of my most favorite subjects — peeled citrus fruits. I never get tired of painting them and this grapefruit especially was a lot of fun to do.

I spent several days visiting relatives in the countryside last week. I can’t wait to paint some landscapes from the pictures that I took there! Here are a few photos:

Photo: Farm Scene | Most of the tall grasses were brown and dried but the paddies were already planted full of rice!

Photo: The “Makahiya” or “Touch Me Not” Flower | A plant which closes its leaves when touched. It’s too bad I wasn’t able to see it firsthand as I only learned about this interesting trait when I returned home.

Photo: Shady Dirt Road | I love shady, tree-lined dirt roads…

Photo: Sunlit Treetops | …And bright, sunlit treetops!

Photo: Nesting Hen | I was so excited when I saw this hen sitting inside the basket. I wish I could have gotten closer to take a better photograph but I didn’t want to spook her!

Black Plum Half No. 2
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches (15 x 15 cm)
US$100 — free shipping worldwide
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For inquiries, please e-mail me at: faithpencilartist@gmail.com

Catching up on a few things that happened during the last three weeks…

A week or so ago, Judy Felker featured some of my work on her blog Creative Wonder. Stop by for a visit and check out the other artists she’s featured. I’ve “discovered” a number of new favorites myself.

Also about a week ago, Michel Oosterhout invited me to submit my Apple Half painting below to his An Apple a Day project. Check it out!

And about two weeks or so ago, I received in the mail this beautiful pencil drawing from one of the sweetest and kindest persons I know. Sherry is a fabulous artist and I hope you will take time to visit her blog. Lately, she has also begun posting photos of her drawings in progress so you can see how she creates her realistic, and often very intricate, drawings.

“Sunlit Rose”, pencil drawing by Sherry

Thank you, Judy, Michel and Sherry!

Old Boots
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm)
US$200 — free shipping worldwide
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Here’s something a little different and slightly larger than my usual size. This painting of a pair of old boots and a butterfly was requested by a friend. The leather was the most fun to paint and the shoelaces were the most difficult! I really love how it turned out though. It took about 3 layers to complete but was definitely worth it.

Many thanks to jdurham for letting me use her photo as reference for this painting!

The winner of the painting giveaway is: Lisa Bryson!!

Lisa, please check your inbox for my e-mail and let me know which of the 7 paintings you would like to have.

David and I had so much fun with this little giveaway and, if God is willing, I hope we’ll be able to do another one next year! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such sweet comments, everyone!!

Apple Half
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 5 x 5 inches — 13 x 13 cm
SOLD

Here’s a new painting. I really love how it turned out.

To all who have joined my year-end giveaway so far, thank you so much for your very kind words! Your support means a lot to me.

I forgot to remove payment buttons for the paintings from which the winner could choose and one of them — the rose — sold last night. As a replacement, I’ve thrown in 3 more and the winner may now choose from 7 paintings. You can see them here along with details of the draw: Painting Giveaway.

I will announce the winner on the 4th of January so if you would like to join, all you have to do is leave a comment here.

Please be sure to leave a comment so I’ll know that you want to participate in the giveaway…a simple “I want to join” will do!

Wishing 2012 will be a good year for all of us — Happy New Year, my friends!!

As a small way of saying thank you for your support, I will be giving away one of my paintings. The winner can choose their favorite from among the five seven paintings below:

Cake / Oil on hardboard / Approx. 6 x 6″ (15 x 15 cm)

Oranges on Wood / Oil on matboard / Approx. 7.5 x 5.5″ (19 x 14 cm)

Purple Dendrobium Orchid No. 2 / Oil on matboard / Approx. 5 x 7″ (13 x 18 cm)

Yellow Onions / Oil on matboard / Approx. 5.75 x 5.5″ (14.5 x 14 cm)

Orange with Leaf / Oil on hardboard / Approx. 6 x 6″ (15 x 15 cm)

Grapes on a Shelf / Oil on hardboard / Approx. 6 x 6″ (15 x 15 cm)

Pink Rosebud / Oil on matboard / Approx. 4.5 x 7.5″ (11.5 x 19 cm)

If you would like to win one of these paintings, all you have to do is leave a comment at the end of this post…just a simple “I want to join” will do! Only those who have left comments will be entered in the draw. Everyone is encouraged to participate, even those who only silently read this blog!

Simple enough to enter, right?

But to show my appreciation to you who follow my posts by e-mail, Google Friend Connect or Facebook, I will also be giving additional chances of winning. So in addition to your comment, you will have additional entries if you do one or two or all three of the following (this means that each person can have their name up to 4 times in the bowl!):

1. Subscribe to receive blog posts by e-mail (found at the top of the sidebar).
2. Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect. Also found on the sidebar and it looks like this:
   
3. Like my Facebook page.

Please leave your comments before 12 PM, January 4, 2012 (Philippine time / Convert time). All entries will be gathered in a little glass bowl and a winner will be randomly chosen by my brother, David. The winner will be announced later in the evening and notified by e-mail.

That’s it! I hope you are as excited about this as I am. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks very much for your support!!

Edited January 1, 2012: Updated list of paintings to choose from.

Brown Egg on Wooden Box
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
SOLD

Here’s another brown egg painting. It has a similar “monochrome” color scheme as the last one. I had a very difficult time trying to get the colors on the screen to match the original. The shadow part of the egg is a little more magenta in reality. You will see more of these brown eggs in the future as I really enjoy painting them. I have a whole dozen tray of them bought specially for painting!

Also, I am pleased to announce that I am now a featured artist on Daily Paintworks! I was invited by David Marine (founder of the site and husband of fab daily painter Carol Marine) a couple of days ago and I’m really thrilled and honored to be part of this group! If you haven’t seen it yet, DailyPaintworks.com also has auctions that are exclusively for original art. Check it out — as far as I know, it’s the first of its kind!

Brown Egg
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 5 x 5 inches — 13 x 13 cm
SOLD

Green Peppers
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
SOLD

I have posted this painting as an auction on DailyPaintworks.com. It is a great alternative to eBay as the auctions are exclusively original artwork.

Orange Glow
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
SOLD

It’s quite frustrating coming back to painting after leaving it for so long. I felt really rusty and was unable to bring myself to finish those which I’ve started. To see if it will help, I returned to a favorite subject which I’ve painted many times before: the orange. It did. It was pure joy to do this one, and what’s more, I really love how it turned out!