Bagels

 "Poppyseed Bagel" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

 "Sesame Seed Bagel" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

 

I'm running way behind on my posts again!  If you knew how stale these bagels really were when I painted them, you'd laugh.  Like rocks.  But they still looked good!  It was a nice change from painting cupcakes.  These came from Johann's Bakery in Petoskey.  I'm sure they're wonderful bagels when fresh.  I soaked these in a glass of water for a while, then gave them to the chickens.  

Cherry Danish

"Cherry Danish" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

Glad to be finished painting "Hint of Mint", I turned to a cherry danish I'd bought up at Johann's Bakery in Petoskey.  I'd bought it at least a week ago, but heck -- it still looked pretty good.  So I painted it, using the last of the 6x6" canvases.  It was so much fun to do!  I'll probably start a "pastry" series next, followed by slices of pie, slices of cake, flowers, maybe even fishing lures.

Jerry's Artarama put on a huge sale on their 6x6" canvases, so I ordered 90 more.  Look out, world!

Donut with Sprinkles #2

"Donut with Sprinkles E2" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot"

This donut came from Johann's Bakery, in Petoskey.  After painting frosting swirls on cupcakes for weeks on end, it was truly refreshing to paint this!  

Donut with Sprinkles; Danish

 "Donut with Sprinkles" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

"Danish" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

At last: several sunny days in Michigan!  Our winters are generally overcast, so it was exciting to have strong sunlight and shadows.  The shadow shape of the donut, with its sprinkles, was what I found most interesting.  And I loved the bright colors of the sprinkles.  A friend had brought me a few pastries from Johann's in Petoskey.  When I first saw this donut, I was rather surprised.  It is a variety I probably never would have bought for myself.  But it ended up being a visual treat!

Last of the bunch was the Danish.  Painting the jelly was my favorite party!  Love painting "mooshy" things!  The bakery must have some kind of mechanized "thingie" that puts the frosting glaze on.  I found the stripes fascinating, especially the color changes as they fell into shadows.  Another fun one to do! 

Jelly Donut #2

"Jelly Donut #2" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

A friend came to visit on Sunday and brought a box of donuts.  Not so much for me to eat, but to paint!  She knows what I'm up to these days.  This one is from Johann's Bakery in Petoskey.  I love painting the red jelly -- it's just so fun -- and gooey!  A nice break from painting frosting swirls, that's for sure!

 

Cinnamon Roll & Jelly Donut

 "Cinnamon Roll" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

"Jelly Donut" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot

A break from cupcakes (momentarily, at least!).   My friend Gail came over, bringing a giant box of fancy pastries from Johann's Bakery in Petoskey.  They looked interesting, so I thought I'd try painting some.  As soon as I painted one, I took it to the chickens.  Hey -- I can't eat everything I paint!  The chickens were quite excited.  They were pecking furiously at the jelly donut and when they hit the jelly, they paused for a second.  Lifting their heads, looking around and licking their beaks, as if they were thinking aha!  They were very thirsty after all that jelly.

chocolate donut

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

OK, a little break from the cupcakes!  My friend, Gail DeMeyer, came over to see my studio and she brought a huge box of donuts from Johann's Bakery in Petoskey.  Egads!  We OD'd on coffee and donuts.  She had a gay old time, photographing my chickens. 

Then she watched me paint "Butter Finger", another of the cupcakes from Simplycupcakes of Traverse City. 

After Gail left, I grabbed this chocolate donut and painted a view of it.  The sun was out (a rarity here in winter) and I loved the shadow pattern and the glare on the frosting.  When finished, I took the donut straight out to the chicken coop.  No more donuts for me!!!!  The chickens were quite thrilled.