Welcome to Margie Guyot's updated blogsite! I do plein air landscapes plus studio paintings of still lifes in oil. You may still visit my older blog (greatlittleoilpaintings.blogspot.com) to see everything painted prior to 2010.
I just realized that most people tend to prefer the paintings with the cherries on top. So I had to crank out some more paintings of this one. I think it's one of the prettier cupcakes from Simplycupcakes. According to the website description, this one is composed of chocolate cake, cherry filling, chocolate ganache, vanilla buttercream, a cherry and shaved chocolate. Whew! Hard to resist eating this one!
More great cupcakes from Simplycupcakes, on Front Street, in Traverse City, Michigan. When I started this cupcake series, I only did 1 painting of each variety. But it didn't take long to realize I needed to do multiple "takes" on each cupcake. I plan on using some in at least 2 shows coming up, plus I've been selling some paintings right out of my studio. So I had to paint at least 2 more of Pina Colada.
I've saved most all the cupcakes. Some are approaching 2 months old. They still look wonderful, although the cake part is hard as a rock. The maraschino cherry on this one has fallen off onto the floor several times. I just pick it up, pull off any stray cat hairs (!) and stick it back on.
At the time of this posting, there must be some kind of glitch with Blogger. It wanted to underline some of the text (above) and post it in blue. I've tried several times to correct it, but it's "stuck". Will see if I can fix it tomorrow.
Obviously, "Raspberry Waltz" is a favorite one I love painting. I'd painted a series of 3 of this variety last month, when the baker used finely-chopped almonds. This most recent batch had thin-sliced almonds. I didn't think I'd like them, but I changed my mind. I think they're more interesting to paint than the previous variety, with the itty-bitty fragments of almonds. I'm not a big fan of painting little sprinkles -- the paint is always very wet and gooey by the time I go to add tiny dots, and it's kind of maddening.
Some painters might find it tedious to paint cupcakes, but I'm surprised to find that they're rather enjoyable. Over the month or so I've been painting them, the frosting swirls no longer throw me into some kind of panic. Each cupcake has a different look, a different side to it. Almost like painting a portrait from different angles. Amazingly, these cupcakes, from Simplycupcakes in Traverse City, Michigan, hold up very well.
I do plan on starting a large still life soon, however. I'm thinking of setting up a party scene, with a vintage tablecloth, Depression glass dishes, flowers, and of course cupcakes....
Lots of activity around my studio and house lately, so I got a little bogged down on my painting (and posting!) schedule. Had some cabinets fixed in my kitchen and some lighting fixed (finally -- no more holes and dangling electrical wires!). Had to spend an entire day emptying out the back room of my studio so the carpenters can get in next week to build some storage shelves for my still life props. By the end of that task, I was so dusty, I had to take all my clothes off and throw into the washer -- even my down coat! Thank goodness I'd had the wisdom to put on a dust mask. Never a dull moment around here, even in winter!
Toffee Caramel Crunch: chocolate cake stuffed with buttercream, caramel and toffee topped with chocolate ganache and finished with buttercream, caramel drizzle and sprinkled with toffee.
The most fun part? Painting the caramel "drizzles". My favorite view? The last one. This angle always reminds me of a fully-opened rose.
Earlier I'd done the "non-choclate" version of this cupcake. That one has pink frosting and yellow cake. Simplycupcakes came up with a new version, with chocolate cake, cherry filling, white chocolate buttercream, a cherry-covered chocolate on top, sprinkled with shaved chocolate. Whew!
I think this is a very pretty cupcake. Almost reminds me of a tuxedo. I really enjoyed painting it!
"Sticky Bun" -- oil on canvas 6x6" -- Margie Guyot
It's freezing rain out and too dark (and early in the morning) to start painting, so I'm trying to catch up on my blog entries. Fell behind recently. This sticky bun is from a bakery in Traverse City. Not Simplycupcakes -- they only do cupcakes. I was with friends and we stopped for sandwiches at this bakery and that's when I spied the sticky buns. Thought it would be interesting to paint one.
Running behind on my posts again! I thought once Labor Day passed, life would quiet down. But nooooooo! These are 3 more studies from the fabulous bakery in Traverse City, Simplycupcakes.
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