Gold Gum, Original oil on canvas Ayleah Kimball

12" x 12" x 2" deep with gallery wrap sides. Signed original oil on canvas by Ayleah Kimball.

Available on e-bay beginning today 2-21-09 (bid starts at $9.99 no reserve)

Gold Gum first appeared in the early 1960's.

Look at e-bay, I'm selling a "sugar daddy" painting for $9.99 (starting) price. (k. I hate shameless plugs so I will stop)

Hey there,
I spent the long weekend at an art "vendor event". It was a fabulous learning experience! I didn't sell a thing - there was a blizzard, the music was a bit loud, I had a migraine, and only about 20 people came through the door. Still, I made an amazing contact with a helpful, kind, artist representative. She was very helpful and she felt that my work is going in a great direction. Looks like I may soon have representation and help with those darn vendor events. I'd rather be home painting. I also injured my foot. And my cat ate my homework. K. I haven't put a painting on in about 3 days. It won't be long before my next painting.

Poprocks - and soda...will your tummy really explode?

Original oil on canvas, signed by Ayleah.
12" x 12" x 2" deep gallery wrap, sides black.
I am a portrait painter but I have to have other outlets for my artistic energy. I love to paint bright, silly, fun candy! This is my series of "Trifle" paintings. The label for all my candy posts is "ceci n'est pas une bonbon". This is a nod to one of my favorite painters, Rene Magrite. Indeed, this is not a candy, you cannot eat it, it is a painting of a candy.
I started painting these candy paintings after learning about the addictive ingredients in newer candy.

Created by chemist William Mitchel who patented it in 1956. General foods sold it to the public in 1975. It was said that if you drink soda with pop rocks, your tummy will explode. The TV show "Myth Busters" and General foods have proven that this is not true.

Ingredients: Sugar, lactose, corn syrup, flavoring, and it is processed with carbon dioxide.

What's your candy story?

Violet / C. Howards /

Painted still life with Choward's Violet flavored candy. 12" x 12" x 2" Original oil on canvas, signed by Ayleah.

Ingredients:Sugar, invert sugar, artificial flavors, stearic acid, magnesium, stearate, Red 40 lake, Blue Lake.

Charleston / Trifles

12" x 12" x 2" oil on canvas, signed by Ayleah


Sides painted black.

Obviously, this is not a candy, it is a painting of a candy. I started painting candy because I am intrigued with the simple ingredients of candy from the past versus candy made today (and that is why I try to list candy ingredients). I am working on an entire group of these crazy, colorful little paintings in between the portraits I make.

What's your favorite candy? What's your candy memory?

Ingredients
Corn Syrup , Sugar , Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil , Palm Kernel Oil , Palm Oil , Soybean Oil , Cottonseed Oil , Nonfat Dry Milk , Cocoa , Lactose , Milk Protein Concentrate , Egg Albumen , Artificial Flavor , Soya Lecithin , Soya Protein , Salt




The original Charleston Chew was invented around 1920 by Donley Cross (the strawberry Chew that I used in my still life was introduced in 1958). He was an actor, who had to find a new career after an injury or illness while acting. He paired with a candy maker and he














invented the Charleston Chew. It was named after a popular dace move of the time. Some say that one of the popular marketing tools for introducing this candy was done door-to-door. The sales person (including the inventor) would give people a candy bar and then sing a song. The song went something like "Chew, chew, chew the Charleston Chew"After a few company changes, the Tootsie Roll company now produces the candy.

P.S. If you are in the Salt Lake City area. I will be teaching free Valentines arts and crafts (this is mainly for kids but adults can join in). Come join the fun! I have taught uniquely fun art projects to kids (and adults) of all ages for many years. This is a unique opportunity because I rarely teach art these days. I promise you will leave with a neat gift for your special Valentines! A free "raffle/drawing" will be held at this event, the prize is one of my paintings!

This "Valentine Gift Show" will be next to the Sunflower Market near Murray Utah
6262 South State Street, Murray Utah.
2/14/09 Sat. 10am to 6pm
2/15/09Sun. 12pm to 6pm

The event organizers are charging $3 admission for adults "$1 off adult admission coupons" may still be available at Sunflower Market next door to this event. Kids under 10 are free.
Art, music, jewelry, boutique gifts !

Vingnette / study for larger oil painting

12" x 12" x 2" Gallery wrapped sides.

Original oil on canvas, signed by Ayleah.

All of my portraits are hand painted - no technical devices used (some artists use a computer printer to enlarge a photo and print a photo on canvas - using a special printer- then they paint over the photo - this is a much less valuable process and it does not require the skill that a hand painted portrait requires). I use skill and years of practice to hand paint my portraits - quality guaranteed.

Commissions accepted info@ayleahkimball.com

Sugar Daddy Ingredients / Trifles

Original oil on canvas, signed by Ayleah.

12" x 12" x 2" deep gallery wrap, sides black.

Still available - bid on ebay - if you want. (listed 2-11-09 bid starts at $9.99!)

I am a portrait painter but I have to have other outlets for my artistic energy. I love to paint bright, silly, fun candy! This is my series of "Trifle" paintings. The label for all my candy posts is "ceci n'est pas une bonbon". This is a nod to one of my favorite painters, Rene Magrite. Indeed, this is not a candy, you cannot eat it, it is a painting of a candy.

I started painting these candy paintings after learning about the addictive ingredients in newer candy. Sugar Daddy does not have high fructose corn syrup or food coloring. Yes, it has sugar and sugar is addictive...

The Sugar Daddy was made in 1925 by Robert Welch. The original name was "Papa Suckers" because the maker thought it was the "papa" of all lollipops (suckers). It is a yummy caramel, stick to your teeth lollipop. Around 1932 the name was changed to "Sugar Daddy" - a popular term of the time.

Ingredients: Corn Syrup, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dry whole milk, whey, natural and artificial flavors, salt, soya lecithin.

Made in USA (Chicago, IL) by Tootsie Roll Industries.

Vignette

Vignette / study for larger portrait.

12" x 12" x 2" with gallery wrapped sides.

Will go to private collection.

-still needs a bit of work.

2-5-09 New painting

2-4-09
New painting

The big portrait painting deadline -

My little monkeys are jumping on the trampoline. It's about 35 degrees outside and snow is still laying on the ground. We bought a trampoline in the summer (with safety sides). That was the best investment we could have made!

The goal. I'm trying to get in with a company that brokers high quality painted portraits, because I make high quality portraits. I needed about 25 high quality painted portrait samples. The problem - I didn't photograph many of the high quality portraits I had done in the past. You're thinking "that's not really smart considering you are an art teacher and you always advise your students to photograph their work", well, turns out you are right! I didn't photograph them because I figured they were personal and I never intended to go into portrait painting. Thing is, I'm getting pretty good at it because I'm a perfectionist and I really enjoy it. So I'm going to stop going on and on in my post "missed my really important deadline and feel like a failure" rant and I'm going to post a photo of a group of portraits I've done so far.