Today's subject matter is pretty different than my usual preference. I felt like I needed to break away from those photo references for a while and push my subject matter way out of my comfort zone. I don't paint many still lifes, so I thought that would be a good choice. A little girl's stuffed animals seemed an unlikely subject for me, so it was perfect. I wanted to still use some of the rougher scratchy strokes that I have been working with, but painting from life. I set up in our dining room today to paint these.
The first piece is a stuffed animal that Erin sleeps with. It is quite special to her.

"Brown Horse" 7x5" oil on board. Frank Gardner © 2011
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This second one is another favorite stuffed animal of hers.

"Yellow Horse" 6x6" oil on board. Frank Gardner © 2011
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Here is one for the guys.

"Toy Train" 5x7" oil on board. Frank Gardner © 2011
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