“The Second Bite” and Portrait Swap

By Anita Murphy / November 23, 2008 /

I ate the first bite before I even noticed it had found its way into my mouth! Had to hold back so I could get the second bite painted! Had to move into bigger format as I have run out of 8″ x 5″ canvases – can’t remember what size this is but its a…

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Strawberry Cheescake

By Anita Murphy / November 22, 2008 /

8″ x 5″, oil on canvas.Today’s little painting. The Cheesecake was plain and I added a hearty dollop of strawberry jam to top it off. I’m afraid the photo doesn’t show all the different colours in the creamy layer. Fun to paint! “The first impulse towards painting, or art in general, stems from the need…

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