I started this painting with the intention of it being painted in one sitting, but it took much longer than anticipated and a few "real...

Still life (with pink tint), 12” x 12”, oil on wood panel. I had been bottling up wanting to do this painting for a few days. It's a...

It wasn’t the month of landscape painting that I had envisioned (wildfire smoke filled days, don’t mix with Plein Air), but I did get...

From the garden goodies, I have a lusciously red pepper for chopping up and cooking with an onion to go into rice tonight. Double goody,...

It’s a practically a fiesta in my kitchen with all of our peppers! Well, we’ve got a happy plateful anyway. I’m trying to paint their...

Day 21 #stradaeasel My second Empty Bowls donation, for the Reno Sparks Food Pantry event. The auction will be on September 27th at 11am....

Day 17 #stradaeasel The same funky red apple as yesterday, but from a different viewpoint. Mindful repetition is a great way to sooth the...

Day 15 #stradaeasel An apple a day, keeps the smoke away? Well, maybe not. #dailypainting #oilpainting #caroleannricketts

Life in quarantine had lead us all into deep internal diving. I think that there must be artists all over the World on the cusp of really...

#25-River Avon Countryside The prompt of the day was "Countryside" and I made this image of the river bank in Tewkesbury. It is behind an...

#23 -Evening Sunlight Like many, I enjoy visits to St. Ives to soak up the incredible light and water. I periodically check house prices,...

#22-Leaves As we are all cooped up like chickens, I looked through my camera roll for some leaf inspiration. I found summer photos from a...

#21- Nest With all this time in the house, I am wanting to decorate some areas, or give some walls a new lick of paint. It’s funny how...