V-I-P (Vanitas in Progress) Day 6

It's progressing nicely, but slowly. I've taken WIP pics every day, but I didn't want to bore you all with them. (I know. "Don't tell me about the labor pains, just give me a healthy baby.") but this is showing some significant progress so I thought it worthwhile to post.

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V-I-P (Vanitas in Progress)

VIP, in this case stands for
"Vanitas in Progress".
I've been wanting to do a vanitas painting for quite awhile. If you're not familiar with that term click here for more information from Wikipedia.
At 24x36, I think this is the largest painting I've ever done. So... "daily painting"??? Ha! You've got to be kidding.
So here's the first three days work.
First day was spent drawing and transferring. I didn't bother to put up a separate pic for that because there's still enough of it left visible for you to get the idea.
Second day was on the tablecloth. That was painted first so it would be dry when I'm ready to put in the lace pattern.
Third day I worked on the background. Black satin with a pattern in it. Can you say tedious"? Why do I do these things to my self? Oh yeah, that's right, it's all about the challenge. ... Stay tuned.

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Pamela's Shed Door

6" x 8"
Oil on gesso/marble dust

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A friend has this really interesting door on a stone shed behind her home. I just love her security system. Ain't nobody gettin' in there as long as that rock is where it is! :)

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Hay 4 Sale

6" x 8 - Oil on canvas panel

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This is another from my "Hwy 95" series done from a photo taken on "The Great Sausage Expedition". The photo was taken at Latitude 30.371885/Longitude-97.371178 which puts it not far south of Taylor, TX. I've been interested more and more in things that repeat themselves in an image and when I saw this row of haybales I thought "Yep, that'll do just fine."

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Dying Oak

Dying Oak
6"x8"
Oil on canvas panel

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This was painted from a photo I took back in October when a buddy and I went on a "Sausage Expedition" to buy the necessities for his retirement celebration. It's a view from Hwy 95, not far north of Elgin, and south of
Taylor, Texas. We bought sausage in both towns and they were distinctly different. The jury's still out on which one's better. ;)

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Restive Lake, landscape painting by Kirk Witmer

Oil on canvas panel - 6" x 8"

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