Schnick, schnack, schnuck

The Hand Challenge posted by Shelly Ross

Lonely

The Composition Challenge posted by Layne Cook

This little painting is my entry for "The Composition Challange" by Lane Cook.
I just simplyfied my cropped part of the picture to make it more calm and intimate. Like that it became a very quiet scene. Reminds me of those italian mountain villages that always seem death during the three hours at noon in the summer.

Without Water I (4x4)

Last week I did a lot of paintings with this one sunflower and some vases in different compositions. I will post them all piece by piece the coming week.
This one is a small one i did, 4x4 inch with the withered sunflower, that one still can keep and let it dry for the seed.
Moreover I started an experiment: A fellow painter advised me always to paint a smaller piece previous to the "master piece", like a sketch, in order to improve myself. I did this now two times and it worked out very well I think.
Now what will I do with those small pieces?
I would give it as a gift for every one who purchases a 6x6 inch painting by me, that would be more than 60 dollar on ebay.