Farming is for the Birds SOLD.. { first sale off my 9 year old blog.. }

Also discovered this hanging in basement..  it was painted in "83 in Acrylic  (actually had info on the back).  If I remember right, i originally painted the tractor green (we were John Deere people, don't ya know) but the painting needed some red..

Found in Basement.. painted in the 70s

I am hanging a show at Edgewood Vista today.  I haven't gotten my new paintings framed as yet..  I took a tour around the house and found 19 paintings that i haven't shown there, including these 2.  I'm sure i did these in the 70's and that they are done in oil.  Images are from 2"x 3" photos of my husband Carl ..  What a cutie..  They are NFS... (not for sale)... 

The other paintings: Rooster was gifted to my niece, Becky..

We had a lot of laughter over these 2 paintings..  mostly because of the size of the onion and tomato.. looking a bit like body parts..  one thing lead to another and title "Veggie Porn"..
The rooster having one leg... well, they do that, i think..  anyway, i got in touch with my love for watercolor again.

"Wiry Bouquet"(gifted to friend) and "Ugly Beets"

here are 2 more attempts at being a "loose" watercolorist..   Pure white backgrounds don't photograph very well, i find.

Grace Haverty workshop (angry birds sold at Pekin) rooster was Gifted.. watering can sold at Gallery4 7-21

I so enjoyed the 3 day workshop at Cormorant Village.  Bobbie and I stayed with our friend Joan @ her lake place on Pelican Lake..  we had a great time, as usual, talking about our days in Langdon, raising our families.. and a few other things.....
I painted 8 paintings in watercolor .. whew..  Grace has a wonderful loose approach to the craft. We had taken workshops from her before but, of course, had forgotten the "loose application" concept and the luscious mixture of pigment and water lesson..  here are 3 of my paintings, anyway..

Sarah's passion..

My granddaughter's birthday was this month, as well, so I painted this for her in acrylic. She was pleased..  My kids and grandkids hosted a wonderful birthday party for me this weekend.  SO many friends and relatives came to eat a cake with a palette on it..  i am so lucky.. 

Hanging in there (Demo)

7-30-24  I've been messing with this painting for awhile.  I cropped it and added some color and will exhibit it at G4 theme wall, which is " Birds eye view"

  Did a demo for the Hjemkomst group yesterday..  a technique we did in the RRWS workshop i took in June.  Lots of gesso on watercolor paper then lots of watercolor paint, then lift the paint to make the images..
  I painted most of this when i got home, after i watched the late night Jimmys on Hulu, and before i went to bed.......