Morning Smiles

Morning Smiles 12 x 12 oil on museum board

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These colorful flowers brought a smile to my face

this morning.

They seemed to be dancing in the sunlight.

Happy, happy!

Blue Shutters

Blue Shutters 8x8 oil on museum board

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Some things just make me happy:

sunshine, bright colors and blue shutters:)

Wishing you some happy moments today.

St. Cirq de Popie

St. Cirq de Popie  8x8 oil on museum board

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This was one of the most beautiful villages I've ever

visited in France.

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Enjoy!

 

 

Room With A View

Room With A View 8x8 oil on museum board

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This painting was done late in the afternoon sunlight.  

The room above had the most spectacular view of the

sunset across the rolling French countryside.

 

 

Hobbit House

Hobbit House 6x6 oil on museum board

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I found this charming little French house irresistibly appealing,

very cozy and inviting.

The owner gave us a tour through his luscious back yard with

over 160 varieties of roses.

I wonder if he realizes how much art he inspired.

My guess is at least 160 paintings from the group I was with:)

Oh- I almost forgot!
Announcing two more French postcard  winners:
 Bartlett Teachout
and
Joan Cole
:)

 

Red Geraniums

Red Geraniums  6x6  oil on museum board

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I loved painting outdoors in this beautiful French courtyard,

filled with wonderful flowers

warm memories,

and occasionally some sunshine:)

 

 

50 Scarfs and 150 Pounds

Le Vieux Couvent, Frayssinet, France

What do 50 scarfs and 150 pounds have in common?

The BEST workshop ever!

That's right, we were the ultimate consumers in every since

of the word.  I might actually be underestimating that

we gained 150 lbs.collectively, the number could be higher,

and we all did out best to keep the local economy going too.

Dreama managed to keep us all somewhat on track

with lots of demos and chocolate tastings.

If you get a chance to do a workshop with Dreama or

visit this charming French B & B- 

go for it!

I'm home again and sorting through my suitcases-

Postcard winners will be announced tomorrow!

Thanks for following along:)))))

A-pear-atif

 

A-pear-atif  6x6 oil on museum board

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I found these precious miniature pears in the

grocery and couldn't resist buying them

to paint.

They went really well with a glass of

white wine,  visually that is:)

 

Thanks so much for viewing my artwork

and taking the time to comment.

You complete me:)

 

 

Flower Market

Flower Market 6x6 oil on museum board

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These two women I saw at the market in Frankfurt,

Germany were more interesting to me

than the flowers they were buying.

They were a joy to paint!
This painting says
"spring is here"!

Glass Gerber Daisy

 Glass Gerber Daisy

 

I love painting this checked cloth. When I started

this painting I had the checked cloth as the

entire background.  I loved

painting it but at the end of the day I stood back,

took a good look and decided it was way too much!

It also had the problem of having the white space in the

cloth right up against the white daisy, which always

causes me problems.

I scraped it down in the evening and this morning

added a blue cloth and limited the

crazy wild checked cloth.

I like the distortion of the cloth under in the glass vase.

Sigh of relief, I feel so much better now!

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Blue Cream Rose

Blue Cream Rose  6x6  oil on board

I did this painting for the Daily Paintworks blue challenge.

The parameters were to make it predominately light,

high key, avoid any complementary colors and 

still make the blue focal point pop.

It was an interesting challenge.

I got my entry in just under the wire.  It's been a busy week

here in Malta.  I've got a 25% discount cyber sale on

my website for any painting of your choice.

All you have to do is email me at

brucebingham@gmail.com

so I can apply your discount.

Sale ends December 5th

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French Table

French Table 20 x 20 Oil on Canvas Gallery Wrapped

This isn't my French kitchen, it belongs to a friend of mine who is 

quite a collector of table cloths. And everyone knows a

good French table isn't complete with a table cloth

and of course fresh flowers.

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