Strawberries (For Fun)

Last night after I finished working on Andrei Rublev's Trinity for the day, I decided to paint something I had wanted to paint just for fun - a bowl of strawberries.  The inspiration was this antique painting of strawberries that has been passed down in my family:

I started out really simply in acrylic:

 

Here is what I had finished as of last night:

The painting is still all in acrylic.  I plan on going over it later in oil.  I had such a good time working on this little (I mean little - 5 x 7") painting.  It reminded me that even though I have high hopes for my art, I can't forget to enjoy myself a long the way.

Starting Andrei Rublev's Holy Trinity

A local church asked me if I would display some of my work at a summer festival they will be having.  I was more than happy to, and I also wanted to paint something new for the occasion.  The paintings didn't have to be religious, but I wanted at least this one to be.  Now I love religious art, but I'm always afraid to approach it - I feel like I'm not good enough of a painter.  Still, I started this painting of the Parable of the Sower, one of my favorite parables from the Bible:

However, once I started this painting I thought there was too much negative space in the background.  I decided to jump ship and start a different painting - my interpretation of Andrei Rublev's Three Angels or Holy Trinity.  This is what I have so far:

Update on the Renoir