Watermelon Slice Still Life

Watermelon slice on canvas. I started this painting in the Summer. I finally finished it. Better late than never.

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Orange Slices in Bowl II Painting

Love those oragnes! I This is my second painting with oranges. Love to paint those warm tones.

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Tag It ! My Turn !

I got tagged by Jelaine Faunce who is perhaps one of my favorite artist. I'm supposed to write 5 little known things about myself then tag 5 other artistst o do the same. Here it is. . .

1. I have a technical degree in Electronic Engineering besides my Fine Art degree.
2. I failed 1st grade because I couldn't speak English. My Parents are from San Marino, Italy and all I could speak was Italian. I also have dual citizenship.
   
3. As a teenager I was held up at knife point working at a gas station. I gave the guy with the pony tail and mirrored sunglasses the money and I ran after him. I never got him nor did the police.
   
4. While fixing up an old house I found $3,000.00 hidden inside an old kitchen cabinet. The money was enclosed in an old envelope over 50 years old. I thought about keeping it, but I chickened out and turned it over to the renters (it wasn't even their money) .
5. After going to several garden walks over the past few years I have become a garden nut. I love to landscape and fuss with my lawn.

Here are the artist that I tagged:

Mick Mcginty
Jeff Hayes
Paul Hutchinson
Todd Bonita
Margaret Aycock

Tea Pot on Stove

My wife and I discovered an old chrome kettle at a thrift store last week that I just loved. I have always enjoyed panting tea kettles. In this painting you get a glimpse of my kitchen in the reflection. Two pictures for the price of one!


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Magnolia Flower Still Life Painting Original

This painting was started in the Summer when I was getting ready to put together a series of florals when I got side tracked and put them aside until recently. I finally finished it this weekend and resumed the series. I hope to have more of these in the coming weeks.

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Floral painting is a little different than some of my other paintings but basically the approach is the same as my appliance and food art. Hope you enjoy it.

Large Marble 16 x 20 Stll Life Painting

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Grapes and Bowl-Oil Painting

This is another painting from my bowl series. This is a still life of jumbo grapes. I went shopping at a local market by my house and had to buy these beauties. I think it makes for a cool still life painting.

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Light Bulb & Marbles II-Oil Painting

This painting is part of a new series that started a few weeks ago. I was digging around for some light bulbs for my Dinning room light fixture when I thought of an idea to paint these rather simple but yet intriguing subject.


I know that light bulbs have been a subject for many artist so I figure I would add my twist. I just love the subtle neutral colors contrasting again the high reflective and colorful objects on the dish.

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Large Still Life - Peach and Bowl

I normally paint small still life's but this time I decided to tackle a large size - at least for me. This painting is 20" x 24" on canvas. There is a sense a freedom painting on a large surface. Nice change of pace.

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Lime with Glass Still Life

I was fortunate to be selected for a nice review of my work on EmptyEasle. Please check it out:

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Tea Pot on Stove - Happy Turkey Day!

This is another painting from my bowl series. This is a still life of a rich red pomegranate and a pear. The pomegranate is sliced to display its wonderful seeds and colors.

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Pomegranate & Pear in Bowl

This is another painting from my bowl series. This is a still life of a rich red pomegranate and a pear. The pomegranate is sliced to display its wonderful seeds and colors.



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Tomato , Lime and Lemon in Bowl Still Life

This is another painting from my bowl series. This is a still life of a ripe red tomato, lime and lemon. I love these colors! Anytime I can paint something so rich and colorful I will jump on it. This painting is high on detail - painted on Masonite. Click

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Red Grapefruit-Bowl Series Still Life

This is another painting from my bowl series. This is a still life of a ripe delicious red grape fruit. I went shopping at a local market by my house and had to buy some grape fruit. I think it makes for a cool still life painting.


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Cherry Pie II Still Life-Oil Painting Original

This is my second pie painting in this small series of pie art. I pleaded with my wife to bake more cherry, blueberry and apple pies for the sake of art. She, a loving wife, comes to my rescue every time. As for me, I get to paint some one of my favorite desserts and at the same time, I get to chow on sweet pie (That's the life!).


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Marble Still Life

Marbles has and will always be a major subject in my art. When I was a child I loved marbles. I enjoyed the colors the shine and their wonderful spectrum of light. It has been awhile since I painted one of my marble paintings - so I figured it was time to deliver again.


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Oranges in Bowl -Oil Painting Original

This painting illustrates the rich orange colors of orange slices in an aluminum bowl. I couldn't resist to paint this because of the colors and highly reflective nature of this subject.


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Radishes in Bowl -Oil Painting Original

I thought this bowl of radishes was a maze of abstract illusion and design. What a tangle wave of red!

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Sliced Red Apple with Peeler

This is the second in the series of still life's that I have incorporated an aluminum bowl with fruit. In this painting I added a peeler to the composition. The reflective nature of the object along with the various colors makes for a strong piece.


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Apple Pie Slice on Glass Dish

This still life is a slice of apple pie that I am just nuts about. Between apple and cherry pie, I have one difficult time deciding which I enjoy the most to eat (my wife spoils me rotten). This still life is composed on a glass cut glass pie dish with a red delicious apple in the background.

Onions in Bowl Still Life - Oil Painting

This is the third in the series of still life's that I have incorporated an aluminum bowl with fruit, vegetable, and almost any kind of food I like. The reflective nature of the object along with the various colors makes for a strong piece. Onions in this piece makes for a interesting and exciting still life.


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Nectarine-Still Life Oil Painting

This composition of a nectarine slices in a aluminum bowl is a whirlpool of reflections and colors. When I first decided to paint this, I was intrigued but the distorted colors and imagery caused by the bowl. The play of light, angles and texture makes this piece one of my favorites. I bought a bunch of nectarines and plums last week while they were still on sale at a local fruit market.

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Twinkies-Still Life Oil Painting Original

This very popular subject matter among artist intrigued me. I couldn't resist to paint anything with some kind of illustration and humor. This very expressive painterly subject of one of my favorite treats is not only humorous its almost considered as contemporary realism.




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Cherry Pie Slices

I must admit, once my wife discovered I bought a cherry pie for a still life last week, she had to do me one better. She baked one of her classic cherry pies for me. She makes an awesome crust! I had to capture the taste and flavor of her fantastic pie. I really wanted to capture the transparency of the crust over laying the cherries and the dark rich color of cherries. The pie was to die for!



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Slice of Watermelon Still Life

In this still life I couldn't resist in painting one of the last slices of water melon (for me) for the summer. As summer comes to a close I will miss the sweet taste of water melon. The reds and greens make for a strong composition on the wood surface.

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LIMITED EDITION PRINTS: Checkers and Tea

I started a Limited Edition of some of my paintings. These prints are signed and numbered and are printed on ACID Free paper.



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Cherry Pie in Tin Plate-Oil Painting

I must admit, my wife makes the best apple and cherry pie around. However, this pie was bought at a bakery - my bad. I wanted to try to capture the aluminum plate. I thought the red from the cherries and the cool tones would play well together. They do! I had fun painting this very expressive composition.

By the way, after my wife saw this painting, she immediately baked me a cherry pie - spoiled I know.

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Eggs and Toast Still Life

I guess I'm pretty nuts about my breakfast. I wait for the weekends. My wife and I try to go out to a different Diner every weekend for breakfast. I start my Saturdays with a nice cup of coffee, eggs and pancakes. Call me a sinner. This little painting is a very expressive in its approach and realism.

LIMITED EDITION PRINTS: Tea Pot n Stove

I started a Limited Edition of some of my paintings. These prints are signed and numbered and are printed on ACID Free paper.

This one is one of my favorite retro Stove paintings.

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Peach Still Life

I love any kind of fruit.

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Pyrex and Eggs - Still Life

In this still life I wanted to play with the distortion of the eggs and the glass of the pyrex measuring container. My wife as a collection of these measuring glass cups and I couldn't resist in painting one for her.


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LIMITED EDITION PRINTS: Marbles and Block

I started a Limited Edition of some of my paintings. These prints are signed and numbered and are printed on ACID Free paper.



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Bite of an Red Apple-Oil Painting

This little painting was done to prepare for a larger still life that I have planned later this month. I really enjoy the vibrant reds in the many layers of paint in this still life.

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LIMITED EDITION PRINTS: Lemon Pitcher

I started a Limited Edition of some of my paintings. These prints are signed and numbered and are printed on ACID Free paper.



These prints are being sold for $8.99 plus $3.50 Shipping.


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Flower- Rose Still Life with Rain Drop

Floral still life. I started a small floral series.This particular flower painting really focuses on the rain drops. Since I enjoy painting marbles so much, rain drops (with its reflections and shine) is perfect for my type of style. Almost surreal !

Corning Ware Tea Pot - Still Life

This classic retro (probably from the 1970's) was a real classic of my parents. This little tea pot from Corning Ware I believe is really a little throw back to the 70's. I really enjoy the pattern on the face of the tea pot.

Pinball Machine

I couldn't pass up painting those wonderful bright colors in this pinball machine.

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Flower in Glass I Still Life

I had fun painting this little floral piece. I used a very loose and free style with this composition. I let the paint do the talking.

Pears in a Row - Still Life

This still life of pears really creates an old rustic feel.

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Cracked Egg -Yolk & Shell Still Life

Almost surreal and life like. The yolk color is one of my favorite to paint. The shine and transparency of the shell and yolk make this painting a real charm for me.

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Coffee with Dad - Still Life

A number of years ago my Dad and I would stop for a muffins and coffee before he and I would go to work on renovating some old house in Detroit. My dad is a retired carpenter who enjoyed fixing up old houses. I'll never forget those mornings he and I would chat over coffee and talk sports, politics and work. He is 80 now and he still works like a dog. Must be the old Italian blood in him. This painting may seem simple, but to me it is like a froze one second of our time together.

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Cow Tea Kettle Still Life

This past month I've experimented with two types of paintings. One with canvas over wood (CoW) and one without. This painting is a complete opposite of my CoW paintings. The smooth surface adds an almost hyper realism to this very unique and strong still life. The painting is that of cow kettle on a stove. This has to be one of my favorites. The cool grayish and blue tones among high reflective surfaces are complimented by the strong reds in the cow's nose. This painting contains many levels of grays and blues but the painting stands on its unusual and original composition. I don't know if I should laugh or stare at this thing.

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Diner Table Still Life

I really enjoy these classical Diner table scenes. There is so much history in this type of still life. The traditional American landscape of cafe's and Diners will never get old to me.

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Pancake and Sunny Side Up Eggs-Food Art

This painting is part of my on going series of pancakes. I really enjoy painting these types of still life. I've been painting food art now for over 1.5 years and have really enjoyed it.

Poached Egg on Toast Still Life

Every once and awhile I come up with a piece that is really fun to paint which required almost no effort. This still life of a toast and a poached egg is an example of a painting the exemplifies texture, color and a strong compositional design. The texture of the canvas over wood (part of my new series..CoW) is perfect for this type of painting. Please enjoy.


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Cake Mixing Bowl Still Life

This painting was prepared over a 3/4" poplar surface which contains a smooth almost toothless surface. The still life is that of a cake mixing bowl with cake mix. I found the texture and swirling pattern in the cake mix an almost abstract and impressionistic design. Not only does it make for an interesting composition it taste good......cake !


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Tea Pot on Stove

This painting on canvas illustrates a tea pot on an old electric range. I really enjoy the cool tones and retro colors of the stove.


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Neapolitan Ice Cream Sandwich Painting

This very expressive and loose style painting of a neapolitan ice cream sandwich is an example of a free and fun painting. I love ice cream !

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Rubber Duck Painting

This little fun and intriguing painting of a rubber duck is one of my favorites. This little still life illustrates a duck with little bubbles dispersed throughout its body. Please enjoy.

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Muffin on Plate Still Life Painting II

This painting was prepared over a 3/4" poplar surface and is ready to hang (sides painted). This is my second in my food series that I have painted a muffin. I really enjoy the texture and design of this still life. The plate design compliments the colors in the muffin and the blue table top. Please enjoy.


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Tea Pot on Stove / Retro Still Life

This painting was painted on 3/4" poplar wood. This surface is very different than my canvas over wood surface. The hard and extremely smooth surface is perfect for this subject. The high reflections and in places very detailed still life makes for a strong piece. Throughout the 6.5 years that I've painted and sold on ebay, I painted many tea pots and it is still fun to paint.

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