William Grant's Painting a Day

Evening Woods 5 - Payton County Park

2008-07-24T19:46:00.001-04:00

This is an auction for a painting (6 inches x 8 inches) created by me, which I call “Evening Woods 5 - Payton County Park.” It was created on canvas board with high quality oil paint.

Evening Woods 4 - Payton County Park

2008-07-23T21:35:00.001-04:00

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This is an auction for a painting (6 inches x 8 inches) created by me, which I call “Evening Woods 4 - Payton County Park.” It was created on canvas board with high quality oil paint.

Evening Woods 3 - Payton County Park

2008-07-17T17:48:00.001-04:00

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This is an auction for a painting (6 inches x 8 inches) created by me, which I call “Evening Woods 3 - Payton County Park.” It was created on canvas paper with high quality oil paint.

Evening Woods 2 - Payton County Park

2008-07-12T13:21:00.002-04:00

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This is an auction for a painting (6 inches x 8 inches) created by me, which I call “Evening Woods 2 - Payton County Park.” It was created on canvas board with high quality oil paint.

Evening Woods - Payton County Park

2008-07-10T17:28:00.001-04:00

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This is an auction for a painting (6 inches x 8 inches) created by me, which I call “Evening Woods - Payton County Park.” It was created on canvas paper with high quality oil paint. I was intrigued by the bright sun hitting the trees. I wanted the viewer to get the feeling of blinding sun hitting his eyes. I hope I was successful.

Afternoon Woods 2 - Payton County Park

2008-07-05T11:40:00.001-04:00

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This is an auction for a painting (6 inches x 8 inches) created by me, which I call “Afternoon Woods 2 - Payton County Park.” It was created on canvas paper with high quality oil paint. I wanted to convey the feeling of standing in a sunny field with the wind blowing. I hope you get the same feeling.

Kisses Candy Bowl

2008-06-30T17:51:00.001-04:00

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This is an auction for a painting (6 inches x 8 inches) created by me, which I call “Kisses Candy Bowl.” It was created on gessoed panel with high quality oil paint. I love popping Kisses candy in my mouth. Painting this was fun because I got to eat the candy when it was done.

Storage Jar with Blue Flowers

2008-06-23T16:23:00.002-04:00

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Hi, my name is William Grant and this is an auction for a painting (8 inches x 6 inches) created by me, which I call “Storage Jar with Blue Flowers.” It was created on gessoed panel with high quality oil paint. I found the jar in a storage room in the basement and it reminded me of something my grandmother might have used to store her wonderfully delicious sugar cookies in. I can see myself at her house a young boy trying to sneak in grab one. Painting this brought back some wonderful memories and I hope it does so for you also.

Gourd

2008-06-21T11:39:00.001-04:00

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Hi, my name is William Grant and this is an auction for a painting (7 inches x 5 inches) created by me, which I call “Gourd.” It was created on gessoed panel with high quality oil paint. I saw the gourd sitting on top of the television set and I had to paint it. I hope you enjoy it enough to see it hanging on one of your walls.

Commissioned Portrait

2008-06-21T11:36:00.001-04:00

This is a commissioned portrait I just completed.

Cinnamon & Sugar Shaker

2008-06-20T17:39:00.001-04:00

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Hi, my name is William Grant and this is an auction for a painting (8 inches x 6 inches) created by me, which I call “Cinnamon & Sugar Shaker.” It was created on gessoed panel with high quality oil paint. This is a sugar shaker that my grandmother used to mix cinnamon and sugar so it could be put on buttered toast. I couldn’t resist using it when I saw it in one of her old cabinets. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed using the shaker as a young child.

Charlie Brown Football

2008-06-19T22:41:00.003-04:00

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Hi, my name is William Grant and this is an auction for a painting (8 inches x 6 inches) created by me, which I call “Charlie Brown Football.” It was created on gessoed panel with high quality oil paint. The theme is of an old toy that has seen better days. I was inspired to create it after seeing an old football lying around in a toy box. The football was so beat up and deflated that it reminded me of something that Charlie Brown would own. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed painting it.

Plastic Fruit

2008-06-13T15:48:00.004-04:00

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Star Donut with Purple Frosting

2008-06-10T20:36:00.002-04:00

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Beat Up Baseball

2008-06-03T17:07:00.002-04:00

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Lakeside Park 12

2008-06-02T19:07:00.002-04:00

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Lakeside Park 11 - Rose Garden Pavilion

2008-06-01T17:00:00.002-04:00

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Lakeside Park 10 - Sun Dial

2008-05-28T19:50:00.002-04:00

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Acorn Squash

2008-05-27T19:32:00.002-04:00

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Glass of Beer

2008-05-24T11:14:00.003-04:00

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Airline Cocktail

2008-05-23T20:58:00.002-04:00

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Backlit Egg

2008-05-22T16:35:00.002-04:00

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Onion

2008-05-21T20:45:00.002-04:00

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Gourd 2

2008-05-20T17:27:00.001-04:00

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Dark Red Coffee Cup

2008-05-15T21:50:00.001-04:00

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Sliced Orange

2008-05-14T20:17:00.001-04:00

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Joy

2008-05-13T17:19:00.002-04:00

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Toy Semi - Pale Green

2008-05-11T20:42:00.001-04:00

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Philips Head Screwdriver

2008-05-10T16:02:00.001-04:00

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Captain Crunch Piggy Bank

2008-05-09T22:43:00.004-04:00

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I haven't posted in a while because I've been taking care of an ailing parent and also have been working on a commissioned project. I'll be posting some old paintings that didn't sell before at a lower staring price that I've rephotographed.

Otis 5 - Ahhh, Even a Foot Rub Feels Good!

2008-04-24T16:38:00.003-04:00

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Otis loved to have his belly scratched and he didn't care if you used your foot.

Otis 4 - This Belly's in Need of a Scratching

2008-04-21T14:52:00.003-04:00

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Here's another painting of the late, great Otis laying on his belly waiting for someone to scratch it.

Otis 3 - Hey…You're Supposed to Scratch My Belly!

2008-04-17T16:58:00.005-04:00

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This is another picture of my friend's golden retriever that recently passed away. He seems to be saying to me to put down the camera and get to scratching my belly.

Otis 2 - Please Scratch My Belly!

2008-04-16T15:55:00.005-04:00

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Here's another painting of Otis. Can't you just see him saying, "I do believe in spooks. I do believe in spooks."

Otis

2008-04-15T20:08:00.006-04:00

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This is a painting of one of my friends dogs. His name was Otis and he was a Golden Retriever who had one of the biggest heads I've ever seen on a dog. He was a big softy and always reminded me of the cowardly lion in the Wizard of Oz. Unfortunately, Otis passed away the day before St. Patty's day. Here, he's doing one of his favorite things...lying on his back to have his stomach rubbed.

Onion

2008-04-11T14:19:00.002-04:00

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I thought I'd use a low key composition for this painting of an onion.

Backlit Egg

2008-04-10T17:20:00.003-04:00

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This is an egg that I used back lighting for.

M & M Peanuts 2

2008-04-09T23:56:00.001-04:00

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This is a painting I did for a friend so he could give it to his parents.

Kisses Candy Bowl

2008-04-08T20:30:00.002-04:00

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Cucumber

2008-04-07T22:31:00.003-04:00

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This is a cucumber. I had to laugh because this reminds me of the scene in Animal House with Otter and Dean Wormer's wife.

Storage Jar with Blue Flowers

2008-04-05T11:02:00.002-04:00

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This is a jar I found in the basement. I can see this being used as a cookie jar.

Acorn Squash

2008-04-04T17:19:00.003-04:00

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I positioned the acorn squash to that it is just peering out from the darkness into the light.

Eggplant

2008-04-03T22:28:00.003-04:00

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Sorry about the glare but this is the best I could do and still keep some of the subtle variations in color on the eggplant itself.

Captain Crunch Piggy Bank

2008-04-02T21:40:00.003-04:00

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This is a Captain Crunch piggy bank. I used back lighting and tried to arrange the folds so they all pointed towards the piggy bank which is the main subject of the painting.

Philips Head Screwdriver

2008-03-31T19:53:00.003-04:00

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This is a screwdriver I used over the weekend. I tried to experiment with different lighting situations and liked this one best. I also arranged the background so there is more movement in it than in my other paintings.

Midnight Snack

2008-03-28T21:10:00.003-04:00

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I'm trying to loosen up my style so I decided to limit the amount of time I spent on the painting.

Cream Filled Donut

2008-03-26T16:17:00.003-04:00

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I wanted the right side of the donut to stand out in the light.

Star Donut with Purple Frosting

2008-03-25T17:11:00.002-04:00

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This is a donut I saw in the kid's section at the supermarket. I hope it looks good enough for Homer Simpson to say m'mmm donut.

Golden Silence

2008-03-24T19:38:00.002-04:00

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This is Cedar Creek in Metea Park in Allen County Indiana. The only sound was from the running water and a gentle breeze blowing.

Good Friday Cross

2008-03-21T19:59:00.003-04:00

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In honor of Good Friday, I decided to paint a cross. The red cloth symbolises the blood of Christ.

Full of Baloney

2008-03-20T16:45:00.002-04:00

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This is a baloney sandwich I had for lunch. I felt like painting in a looser style today. Maybe it's because the opening of the NCAA basketball tournament made me a little giddy.

White Coffee Cup

2008-03-19T22:17:00.003-04:00

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This is another coffee cup. I thought it might be interesting to see how the white would affect the other colors.

Lakeside Park 11 - Rose Garden Pavilion

2008-03-18T21:03:00.002-04:00

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This is the Rose Garden Pavilion at Lakeside Park in Fort Wayne. I wanted to capture the look of the sunlight hitting the posts.

Dark Red Coffee Cup

2008-03-17T20:14:00.002-04:00

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This is a coffee cup that I got from one of my old employers. It was just sitting on my desk as I'm not a coffee drinker.

Toy Semi - Pale Green

2008-03-14T20:09:00.003-04:00

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This is an old toy semi-trailer I found in an old toy box. I liked the look of the chipped paint. I hope I was able to capture this in the painting.

Peanut M&M's

2008-03-13T21:34:00.003-04:00

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I was hungry for some candy so I bought some M&M's and decided to paint them.

Gourd 2

2008-03-12T21:21:00.003-04:00

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This is another gourd I found lying around. I wanted to show the interesting detail like the knobby skin while also keeping the big effect.

Lakeside Park 10 - Sun Dial

2008-03-11T23:26:00.004-04:00

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This is a sun dial in the middle of a flower bed in Lakeside Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Gourd

2008-03-10T19:22:00.001-04:00

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This is a gourd I found lying around the house.

Joy

2008-03-08T00:49:00.003-05:00

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These are some toy blocks and I spelled out joy since this is what they gave to children when they played with them.

Sliced Orange

2008-03-06T13:54:00.005-05:00

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This is a sliced orange that I plan on having for a snack later.

Cinnamon & Sugar Shaker

2008-03-05T20:56:00.004-05:00

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This is a cinnamon and sugar shaker that we used as kids to make cinnamon toast.

Sliced Gala Apple

2008-03-04T14:11:00.005-05:00

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This is a Gala apple that I had for a snack. I tried to use a set up reminiscent of the old masters.

Charlie Brown Football

2008-03-03T14:17:00.004-05:00

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When I saw this football with it's fraying laces and beat up leather, I thought of Charlie Brown and his many unsuccessful attempts to kick a football while Lucy pulled it away from him. Only he could love such an abused and aging thing like this.

Airline Cocktail

2008-02-28T19:23:00.002-05:00

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This is a bottle of booze that you would find on most airlines. I found it in my dad's old liquor cabinet. It must be at least 30 years old.

Plastic Fruit

2008-02-27T15:32:00.002-05:00

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I found this plastic orange and lemon in an old toy box.

Beat Up Baseball

2008-02-26T17:18:00.003-05:00

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This is an old baseball I found lying around. It's seen better days.

Glass of Beer

2008-02-25T19:25:00.002-05:00

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I needed to paint this because I had a few of these over the last weekend.

Kisses Candy Bowl

2008-02-24T22:40:00.003-05:00

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This good thing about this painting is I got to eat the candy after I was done.

Storage Jar with Blue Flowers

2008-02-23T19:28:00.002-05:00

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This is a jar I found in the basement. I can see this being used as a cookie jar.

Lakeside Park 12

2008-02-22T14:03:00.003-05:00

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This is Lakeside Park in Fort Wayne again. This is another painting in which I wanted to show the flowers poking out from the shadows into the sunlight.

Lakeside Park 11 - Rose Garden Pavilion

2008-02-21T11:35:00.003-05:00

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Here's yet another painting of Lakeside Park in Fort Wayne. This time I tried to subjugate all of the detail in order for the viewer to focus on the sunlight hitting the white structure.

Lakeside Park 10 - Sun Dial

2008-02-20T16:54:00.003-05:00

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Here's another painting of Lakeside Park in Fort Wayne. I thought the sun dial in the middle of the flowers was interesting.

Lakeside Park 9

2008-02-19T20:05:00.004-05:00

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This is a painting of Lakeside Park in Fort Wayne. I wanted to show the light hitting the flowers as they poked out of the shadows.