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; 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! 

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.