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I’ve finally finished my painting of those delicious summer strawberries, that I picked up at Central Market in Southlake. Poured out on the kitchen counter, I took 50 or so pictures from different angles. Then as I was painting the strawberries, I would buy a pint of ripe berries, use a few for reference and eat the rest. Now that’s the way to paint. I love creating the optical illusion of depth and sparkle that makes these strawberries take on that mouth watering look. I’m not sure this image does the strawberries justice, but they look as if you could pick them right off the canvas. This is a 36″ x 48″ gallery wrapped canvas, with the painting taken around the edges. It is created with professional grade acrylics and coated with an acrylic varnish to protect it for posterity and ready to hang on the wall.

“Summerlicious Strawberries” has officially been moved out of my studio, and I am ready for my next piece. If you are interest in this piece or have a comment or critique, I would love to hear from you. Email me at sharen@sharenchatterton.com or leave a comment here.

We had our first meeting for the NRH Common Ground Community Garden Saturday morning and it went fantastic. The house was packed with enthusiastic gardeners and there was so much good information shared by all. The Common Grounds Painting was unveiled and received enthusiastically by all. The painting will now be framed and then mounted on the outside of the East side of the new garden shed, under the pergola. I can hardly wait. Although it is winter, the garden looks really good. This warm weather has many catching the first indication of spring fever. March and April can’t come soon enough, with their abundant planting and beautiful colors. The coming months will bring many opportunities for our community to come together, in planting, in fun and in fellowship at our wonderful NRH Common Ground Community Garden.