Stacy Weitz Minch

6x6", water mixable oil on gessobord, 4/11/16 I often intend to get much more done during the day than I can realistically accomplish, and yesterday was one of those days. There was that stick of butter smeared all over the floor (so slippery!), the mud dragged in from the back yard, all the weekend laundry to get done, no nap for the little one, and the list goes on. So when 9:45pm came around and I still hadn't done anything artistic throughout the day (though I did work a little bit on improving my plein air setup--the easel I got last year needed a little reinforcing to be functional, especially after my experience last Saturday where everything that could have gone wrong did, ha!)--I decided to just grab an apple and paint for a bit, even though it was late (this one was about a 40 minute study). Apples tend to be my default subject matter. We always have them around (we eat a TON of apples around here), and they're quick little studies. Not too intensive on th...

6x6, water mixable oil on gessobord, 12/1/15 This little apple balanced better on its side than upright--which somehow reminded me of that silly spin the bottle game I heard all about in jr. high, but never actually played ;)

6x6", water mixable oil on board, 9/16/15 An apple a day, you know ;) Somehow, they are always the most willing subjects, and I find it so challenging to study the shaded side of these dark red apples.

6x6", water mixable oil on canvas board, 9/13/15 Painted for the "Back to School" challenge on dailypaintworks.com--nothing says school like a yellow #2 pencil and an apple :)

6x6, water mixable oil on canvas board, 8/31/2015 I decided to add a little more paint to this one today--it just looked so flat to me, so I tried to get a greater feeling of depth in the apple and the cast shadow by adding some darker values.

6x6", water mixable oil on canvas board, 8/7/15 Every time I paint an apple, I realize that there is a tremendous amount to be learned about color, value, and form from these little guys. They are great teachers, so I'm just gonna keep on painting them.