Blowin' in the Wind

 Revisited this mixed media painting from a few years ago. (free frame event)   Had a square matt cut to fit it and got rid of one of the items on the clothes line..  Remember clothes lines??? 

Uptown Goat 12-26-22 heard that it sold today..

 Isn't she classy??  I will be entering her in the BAGA ( in Bismarck) square foot show later this summer.  So wonderful to paint in Acrylics, the colors excite me.   

 11-1-22 Took her home and changed the background.. not sure if it was an improvement or not..   

What the Hay ! !! or "Where is the Hay?? !

5-1-23  I brought this painting home from the Gallery and changed some of the coloring, i personally liked the reddish spritzy look but it is better with yellow ochre "cover up".  also whitened the cloud formations.  

 What can i say??  i used an old photo of Vettel's cows for reference.  i painted the canvas with left-over acrylic paint and looked at it for a couple of weeks.  I loved the top 1/2 of the canvas as it was.  not sure if i'm done. Planned to add some hay.. maybe not..  

Red Sky (Commission)

 I finished this commission for an Oregon friend.  Just heard today that it got there and she loves it.

Since it is larger than most paintings i do i dug out my "staydry" palette and it worked great. in fact, i painted the Franks Ford and Big Rock using some of the same paint,  I really enjoy painting the canvas one color and painting images over it.  

"IF Frank Stella had a Ford" 1-13-23 SOLD at G4

 Another theme wall at Gallery4 will be Inspired by Frank Stella.  Wah La.  I used paint left over from a commission i did for a friend in Oregon.  I won't post that one until she gets it by UPS this week ..

.( I've seen Frank Stella's original work at art museums  in Portland and Seattle.) 

Big Rock Tulip Garden 6/2/22 Sold to friend, Marge, at Gallery 4

 This large free canvas has been staring at me. I really enjoyed painting this in Acrylic, loosely using a photo of granddaughters as a reference. Don't paint florals very often but like painting ROCKS..  what the hay?   I put this image on FB story and it caught Marge's eye..   makes me happy..

"Wheels on the Bus go Round"

 

The theme for next month is "Wheels" . the song "wheels on the bus, go round and round" is stuck in my pea brain. i spent more hours looking for this photo of grandson, Jonathan, than it took me to paint it in

watercolor.  Jonathan's little girls are that age now. I think this was taken on his first day of school.