MINT CONDITION

MINT CONDITION

a super tasty treat from Gold Rush Cupcakes in Albuquerque
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Mint condition-Not a flaw to be found! Our mouthwatering chocolate cake is filled generously with vanilla cream, covered in a swirl of chocolate cream cheese frosting, sprinkled liberally with bits of Andes mint candies and a whole Andes mint. This cupcake is one of our most popular because it’s perfect in every way!

Mint Condition
5x5 oil on canvas covered panel
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CUPCAKE V

CUPCAKE V
5x5 oil on canvas covered board
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This little cupcake is really for the bath!
Don't lick this one
please


I have returned from my wonderful
NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS

In February
 I will complete Norwegian paintings

But January
is only for still life

and the
THIRTY PAINTINGS IN THIRTY DAYS
CHALLENGE

CUPCAKE IV

CUPCAKE IV
6x6 oil on museum quality board
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Chocolate and Pink

I love both…
whipped cream too!

Sketching on white canvas with transparent paint

Block In complete with transparent paint
What will be near white is blocked in with Indian Yellow 

Starting to develop with opaque colors 

Nearing completion with background moving toward rose instead of red

This method of painting was taught to me by
Dreama Tolle Perry

The finished painting has some very slight fracturing taught to me by
Julie Ford Oliver

CUPCAKE III

CUPCAKE III
6x6 oil on museum quality panel
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What a fun time it has been to paint the cupcake series.  Each one has been a challenge in its own way. All of the cupcake paintings have been done from life, a still life set up lit by a daylight lamp.

Thank you Leslie Saeta for creating another thirty day challenge.  Being a daily painter has helped me improve my skills in so many ways.

CUPCAKE II

CUPCAKE II
6x6 oil on museum quality board
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So today I am flying for many hours
true
returning from Norway to the Land of Enchantment

Cupcake Series HAD to be done in advance

Primarily red painting would make a wonderful Valentine's Day Gift

CUPCAKE I

CUPCAKE I
oil on museum quality board
6x6
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WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE CUPCAKE?

A cupcake, in British English is
a fairy cake
In Australian English is
a patty cake or cup cake



The first mention of the cupcake can be traced as far back as 1796, when a recipe notation of "a cake to be baked in small cups" was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons.
The earliest documentation of the term cupcake was in "Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats" in 1828 in Eliza Leslie's Receipts cookbook.

History from Ask.com