I am still very busy painting desserts for the "Sweet Times" series.  My studio smells soooo good.  It's hard not to eat my still life, especially if it's chocolate! Twenty of these "sweet things" will be printed together in a very limited edition of giclees titled "Sweet Times".  They will also be printed individually for "pick your favorites".   
Stay tuned there are many more in the oven and then on the easel!

Karen Evans
karengevans.com

This painting is part of a triptych created for a fun family in Statesville, North Carolina, titled "The Family that Plays Together Stays Together." This painting process started with a large still life of items that represented something about their family. The bricks in this painting tells of the family business.  Games, dice, butterflies, cards, books, world globe, golf ball, flowers, bird's nest and collectibles were all used in the still life. Thinking about what to include and how to arrange these items to make a colorful/fun triptych for this client was the challenge.  The three paintings were painted at the same time.  Two horizontal and one vertical in the middle worked with the composition. I signed the paintings on the back of the frames to each of their three children.  The bird's nest with three eggs represent their children.  The paintings are now hanging together, but will one day be separated and given to each child.  To see the other two look at the website....this was a great challenge and lots of fun!  The client did not know what the subject matter would be....she only knew that I had taken lots of pictures of her rooms for color ideas and that I asked a lot of questions about her family's hobbies, favorite vacations, their honeymoon, favorite sports, family business, etc.  She told me that she could not imagine what I could be painting!  I think she was nervous to see the unveiling!  Luckily for me, she loved it.  It was a great experience for me as an artist.