Rain Drops

9-27-23   I unframed this w/c and tried to color in the white "raindrops" . as usual i enjoy messing with older works. it seems better. I so love the background on this (better than the florals).  weird!

A bit different subject matter for me.  Used a photo i took a long time ago when Carl was here to attend to the lovely irises in our yard.  I have failed them miserably but can paint them beautifully.  Everyone has a mission in this life.  

"Wait in the Truck"

I painted this in 1980, yes, in 1980, during my "oil" phase.  I had actually won an award at our local show so i kept it "all" these years.  Gallery's theme this month was Escape and i thought this was fitting.  It always made me think of the days when the farmers would stop at the bar for a "pint or quart or maybe even a gallon" of brew and kids would wait in the truck.  Sad but true..   
 

Where has your Aspen?? 5-23 SOLD at Gallery4

 It is very difficult to photo glossy acrylic paintings.  I had painted this white stretched canvas with Sap Green and Cad Yellow, using long strokes.  As i looked at it I could see the pine trees on a mountain side.  I added some cobalt blue to the Sap green and used only those 3 pigments until i added the Aspen..  what fun.   

Kick Stand 8-22 Sold at Gallery4

 Oh yes, another Bike painting, and  on a "free" wrapped canvas.  What more could i ask for?  Made most of this up after i painted the canvas with Burnt Sienna, which is kinda transparent and it looked messy.. I LIKED that look and tried to save it.  Titles i thought of were trite, like Green Door or Blue Bike.  so I went for Kick Stand..  i know, Weird..  

After i looked at it for a couple of days. i decided the window panes were too big.. i added a frame and also a couple of needed braces on the bike to make it believable. 

  Just found out that this painting sold at Gallery4.  A note was left by the person who purchased it saying that my prices were TOO LOW.. oops 

Italian Window 1973 Gifted to Becky

 This is an oil painting i did in 1976, i think. Carl and i were lucky to be able to go to Germany and spend time with my bro Jack and visit some of Carl's relatives (that i am still in touch with).  We went to Italy one weekend with Jack and i took a photo out the window of our hotel and used it to create this piece.  I have always  had it NFS when i put it in shows.  I put it on FB and got "lots of likes"...  you know what that means!!!!  

Mailed it to niece Becky 

Truck of Color Sold at Touchmark Exhibit. to be in auction 9-24-25

5-24   I messed with this abit today. think i'll get it reframed with some colorful matts or something. 

 This was a fun watercolor project.  I had sketched it from a photo i took of a pickup with different colored fenders.  i meant to paint the door red but was on my phone (a birthday call) while i was painting and forgot.  But it turned out OK.  

Fresh? or Canned? Sold at Gallery4

 

Once again, our HAGs are doing a theme show.  Since the Farmers Market downtown Fargo has been such a big hit, we are doing paintings to depict the weekly events.  I was manning the Gallery while it was going on just a block away, so i ran over and took some photos.  it was hot, crowded, noisy and there were a lot of dogs.{and when it is so bright out, it is impossible to see what you are taking a photo of}.  i ran back to the calm tranquil gallery of art... then I used one of my weird photos and did this.    

  ANYWAY, I really enjoyed painting the onions.........