Thin and Thick of It ... and TJ Maxx has great props!

A couple of additional figurative works.  I enjoyed playing with the texture of the paint, with thick areas and thin scraped off areas. 

This one is Red, in keeping with my latest figurative series.
And Indigo, with a bit more of an abstracted view:

I found a lovely copper pot at TJ Maxx and painted some lemons:

I donated this painting for the High Museum Arts Day fund raiser.  I always think of the great painter, Chardin when I think of paintings of copper pots.  Here is an example of Chardin's work: