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

7-2-24   Chapter 3 of the What the Hay saga.  I traveled thru farm and cattle land with some friends to attend an art show this week.  We saw alot of farmy scenes.  Especially herds of Herfords.  took some photos and inserted a calf and some bales to this painting.  Added more color, as well.  

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. 

commission VW

i got a request by text message, asking me to paint this as a gift. She is a friend of my daughter.  I'm not crazy about doing commissions but when i saw this photo she sent, i fell for it.  it was really fun.  hope she likes it.  
 

"Where the Big Boats Float" 9-'22 Sold at Gallery4

  References from several photos i took in the 90's in California.  Tried to be really "loose" but that usually fails.  photo is pale compared to the painting.   Kinda like the results, tho.