MICHAEL NAPLES
Monday, January 28, 2008

"Tangerine"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD. Here is one of the fruits I bought at the 'market'. My jaw dropped when I saw a...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008

"Strawberry Cheesecake"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD. I bought this slice of delicious strawberry cheesecake at a local 'market'. The...
9 comments:
Thursday, January 24, 2008

"Full Moon"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 4.875"x6" SOLD. I actually painted this one a couple of days ago, but did some finishing touches to...
5 comments:
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

"Mug & Spoon with Books"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

"Fire Starters"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x4.875" SOLD One of my techniques to keeping a consistent color scheme throughout a painting is b...
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Monday, January 21, 2008

"PB&J No.6"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD. It feels like forever since my last post. We've had some great luck come our way. W...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

"Milk Chocolate"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD. My first chocolate bar. You know, I really don't eat too much chocolate. It needs t...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The Bambino

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We went for an ultrasound today and got some great images of the baby. My wife's at about 20 weeks and feeling good. I can't explain...
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Thursday, January 10, 2008

"PB & J No.5"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD. I love the open face composition of this PB & J. The peanut butter was so creamy. W...
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

"Ultimate Squeeze"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x4.875" SOLD. I am one of those people who squeeze the heck out of paint tubes. I don't know ...
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Monday, January 07, 2008

"Intimidated Cherry"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x4.875" SOLD As simple as it is, I love how this cherry turned out. It feels like it has so much ...
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Sunday, January 06, 2008

"Coffee Collection Reflections"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD. I am very pleased with this painting. It was fun and satisfying capturing all the refl...
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Thursday, January 03, 2008

"Light Bulb Opposites"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD This is the challenge I have been waiting for. A subject different then my usual paintin...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

"Cherry On Top"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD It's frigid cold here now. Wind chill in the single digits. This painting made me fe...
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008

"Peeking Winter Sun"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x4.875" SOLD. Here is the view from my kitchen this afternoon. It's been snowing since yester...
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Saturday, December 29, 2007

"Yellow Onion"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 4.875"x6" SOLD. This is exactly what I was envisioning before I started. Something different and mu...
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Thursday, December 27, 2007

"Lone Green Pear"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 4.875"x6" SOLD. Well I finally broke out he paints after some very nice time off. This is one of th...
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

"Wine Cork Trio"

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Graphite on 4-ply Strathmore Bristol Board. Approx 4"x6.25" N/A I hope everyone had a great Holiday. I know I did. When I was draw...
Monday, December 24, 2007

"Simple Pear"

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Graphite on 4-ply Strathmore Bristol Board. Approx 4.25"x6.5" N/A. I have taken some time off to catch up for the Holidays and to ...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Little Fuzzy Puppies

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Oil on 1/4" Board Approx. 8"x10" Commission-NFS You are going to have to trust me that this painting looks better in person.....
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Thursday, December 13, 2007

"Dragon Roll"

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Oil on 1/4" Board Approx. 6"x6" Commission-NFS
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

"Sushi Line Up"

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Oil on 1/4" Board Approx. 6"x6" Commission-NFS
1 comment:
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Website Preview

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I still have 5 commissions to do before Christmas so I have to get crack-a-lackin'. I'm working on one now and won't be done in ...
8 comments:
Monday, December 10, 2007

"Salt & Pepper"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 6" SOLD. I think this is my is my current personal favorite. I almost don't want to sell ...
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Sunday, December 09, 2007

"Morning Coffee with Leaf"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 4.875" SOLD. I love the colors in this painting. The warm browns and greens against the cool ...
1 comment:
Saturday, December 08, 2007

"Red Match No.2"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 5" Commission
Wednesday, December 05, 2007

"Ornament"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 6" SOLD There was a very nice article on me for today's Lines and Colors . Be sure to che...
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

"Balancing Act"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 4.875" x 6" SOLD.
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Monday, December 03, 2007

"Pink Mums"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 8" SOLD. I picked these flowers up on the way home today. I'm not much of a floral painte...
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Sunday, December 02, 2007

"Cork Collection"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 4.75" SOLD I'm not sure what the obsession is with saving wine corks. I think I envision ...
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Saturday, December 01, 2007

"Fate of the Lemons"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 8" SOLD.
3 comments:
Thursday, November 29, 2007

"2 O'Clock Coffee"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 14" x 18" Commission So, at my day job, we stop to make coffee every day at 2:00pm. It's great...
9 comments:
Sunday, November 25, 2007

"Persimmons"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 6" SOLD
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Saturday, November 24, 2007

"Yellow Rose"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 5" For purchase info, please email michael@mnaples.com
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Friday, November 23, 2007

"Cheese Danish"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 6" SOLD. My alarm went off at 3:30AM. I was shopping by 4:05AM. I gathered up my sale items, ...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

"Spoonful of Coffee Beans"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 3.875" SOLD. I love coffee. And the smell of these beans was amazing. Happy Thanksgiving to e...
8 comments:
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

"Chopstick Reflections"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 3.875" SOLD. To me, what really makes this painting interesting are the reflections. They giv...
Monday, November 19, 2007

"Apple Plate Plus One"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 3.875" SOLD. I have been admiring Carol Marine's apple paintings latley. Since my wife b...
3 comments:
Sunday, November 18, 2007

"Family Portrait"

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Graphite on Strathmore Bristol Board. 17" x 17" The first commission portrait of the season. You might see a few more graphite pie...
1 comment:
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

"Wine Necks"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. 18" x 24" SOLD The scale on these bottles is huge (at least for my standards). But that allowed me to get ...
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Monday, November 12, 2007

"Grandma's Chair"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. 18" x 24" For purchase info, please email michael@mnaples.com This was new territory for me. Typically I p...
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Thursday, November 08, 2007

"Espresso, Creamer & Spoon"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. 18" x 24" For purchase info, please email michael@mnaples.com I'll start with an apology for the bad p...
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Sunday, November 04, 2007

"Chrome Creamer with Spoon"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 4.625" SOLD.
2 comments:
Thursday, November 01, 2007

"Teapot Reflections"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 12" x 18" SOLD. This is the first of 3 gallery submissions. I was invited to submit a few pieces t...
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Sunday, October 28, 2007

"Squeezed Lemon"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 5" SOLD My wife and I had a Halloween party last night. It was great fun with awesome costume...
1 comment:
Saturday, October 27, 2007

"Cracked Egg No.7"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 8" Commission-NFS Another commission. I have a few more commissions I have to do. Also I will...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

"Podium Pear"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 7" x 12" SOLD. I really enjoyed painting this one. The pear came together easily and the fabric wa...
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Monday, October 22, 2007

"Coke Bottle"

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Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 5" x 6" SOLD
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

"Cut Pomegranate No.2"

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Oil on 1/4" Board 6" x 6" Commission - NFS
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I am a painter/designer from the Chicago area. Commission work is always welcome. Please email your thoughts - michael@mnaples.com. My newest self-published book - “SQUARED”. Click here to see my current available artwork.
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