Stepping Outside the Box

 

10-11-26   Can't leave these   old paintings alone.  Really hated the background on this but loved the shoes..  Matt said "Get rid of the lettering"  OK.  
 

I had painted this image about 20 years ago to enter in a Women's Prospectus  Art show.  Of course, when G4 decided to have Outside the Box as one of their themes for '24, i went for this w/c version.  There is a story about the shoe art show that i can't really remember.  

 

This is the acrylic painting from 20 years ago. 

 

Early Frost SOLD at CAAC show

 Enjoying some new colors in acrylics. also am using the palette knife a little on this one.  Idea was to add trees with orange leaves but when i did the distance trees, it reminded me of frost.  Struggled with the foreground wanting it to look like "new" snow..  oh well,  yes, it snowed here yesterday..    

Holiday Balls 4 (One sold to my new neighbor.. )

4 5"x7" acrylic paintings with Christmas theme to display in the gift shop area at G4.  I spent a lot of hours on these.  I'm not one to paint little stuff, then again, i'm not one to paint big stuff.  Gee Whiz..  

'Pie for 2' #3 of my pastry series sold

 I'm not one who paints "series" works.  altho i have painted a lot of shoes, barns, folks, vehicles, chairs, birds, windows, doors, frogs, yada, yada, yada.   Theme for Nov at G4  is Bon Appetit so i may hang all 3.    Pie for 2 sold at G4

Yard Lights: 1954 7-25 SOLD at CAAC Show ( kinda emotional)

6-25  Had to add a blue pickup under the yard light. 

1-3-24  today I painted over that stupid road..  painting snow is kinda fun.  

8-'24   since i'm in the "fix old paintings" mood, i just had to add a moon plus a bit of more shadowing.  Chgd title to plural lighting.  Oh ya. 

Wow  a trip down memory lane. This image was painted straight from my memory bank.  When boyfriend, Carl, (later, husband) and I would sit in the car "probably necking" a little, the yard light would come on. There were no sensors or automatic lights at that time. Just watchful Parents. 

 In fact, we didn't have electricity 'til the '50s.   

 

Fauve Bird 8-'24 sold at G4

 At our HAGS meeting we watched a video about the Fauve Art Era.  Matisse and his buddies painted with bright unrelated colors.  Brave at that time (early 1900's) Since i had paint and a canvas left over from my Family art project, I did this yesterday.  Acrylic. 

The ROXY commission

 I was commissioned by a friend of my son, Matt, to paint the Roxy, kinda like it was in the 80's.  Not many photos of it but i had painted it 3X in the early 90's, so those paintings were my go-to material.  I personally love the lavender colored sidewalk. 

 Memories, esp. seeing Bambi as a kid.. never will forget the gunshot..