Lemon Love and Triple Chocolate

 "Lemon Love #1" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

 "Lemon Love #2" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

 "Lemon Love #3" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

 "Triple Chocolate" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

 "Triple Chocolate #3" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

"Triple Chocolate #4" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

Whew!  I'd been running behind on my posts!  Trying to catch up this morning.  All these cupcakes come from Simplycupcakes in Traverse City, Michigan.  They're no ordinary cupcakes.  Len Mayhew makes them from scratch every morning, in small batches.  The Lemon Love cupcakes have lemon curd filling and are topped with fresh lemon zest.  The Triple Cocolates have chocolate buttercream, chocolate ganache, etc.  They all smell wonderful!

I'm finding it interesting to zero in on each cupcake, examining it from different angles, rather like an astronaut approaching a new planet.  Hmmmm.... what does it look like over here?  

The most challenging part of painting these is the frosting patterns.  All the twists & turns!  So easy to go into a panic.  Painting these has been good for me.  I'm looking forward to starting a series of small flower paintings.  I figure if I can paint frosting swirls, then I sure as heck will be able to handle rose petals!