Andrea Doughtie, Rural Painter

Garlic Pot  oil on claybord 5×7″  $100

I’ve been working on huge landscapes but in between while waiting for them to dry I’ve started a new series of still life paintings.  I found a lot of little 5 x 7″ claybord supports I bought for  painting  flora of the forest floor.  So I thought while snow covers everything outside I could use the claybord for still life paintings of edibles.  You’d think that a small painting would be easier to dash off but actually it takes longer than some regular-sized landscapes.  It’s very good practice for noticing all the subtleties of forms.  And the little pieces prop up nicely over the doorway to the kitchen where I already have a lot of paintings of fruits and vegetables on the walls.  A friend gave me this pretty ceramic garlic keeper and this makes the third painting I’ve done of garlic–tells you how I feel about garlic!