A Friendly Face

A Friendly Face, acrylic on cradled birch panel, 6" x 6"
$114 (includes shipping and handling) (SOLD)

The comments I get on this painting are "does that barn really look like that?" Yes, it does, only I've added my colors. I was driving down a country road one day and spied it sitting behind a house. It was your usual barn gray, but the more I looked at it, the more it looked back at me. I decided I couldn't pass this one by.

High Plains Barn

High Plains Barn, acrylic on cradled gessobord, 6" x 6"
$114 (includes shipping and handling) (SOLD)

I'm heading to a little town this weekend in the northwestern part of the state (cattle country) to participate in an art show. This is my second year, and I must say, it is great fun. Thousands of people converge on this little western town to take part in the rodeo and all of the other events taking place. It's also a time of family reunions for people who were raised in this area. There is lots of good music, good home cooking, and friendly people. There are many of these little open-sided barns in that part of the state.

The Studio

My friend, Yvonne, who is a wonderful artist, built a new studio several years ago, but her old studio still stands. I painted her old studio and brightened it up a bit. I think it's destined to become a storage shed in the future.

The Studio, acrylic on gessobord, 6" x 6" Sold

Relief At Last!

Blue Vintage Pump, acrylic on cradled birch panel, 4" x 6"

Our temperatures have plummeted from day after day of 107-110 degrees to a wonderful 77 degrees today-with plenty of much needed rain.  I posted the vintage pump because it is the color of the sky after the storm has passed.

Green is Good

Green is Good, acrylic on cradled gessobord, 6" x 6" Sold

I don't usually post more than once a day, but I thought that since everything here is so parched, that green would be good

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Lindsey Street Barns

Lindsey Street Barn Series - Sold



This is a small painting of a barn near our property. I did a series of these and have sold all of them except one or two (which I will post later). The land the barn is on is for sale and is adjacent to a posh subdivision, so I don't think it will survive much longer.

Neighborhood visitor

This fellow, or gal,  has been hanging around our neighborhood for the last few days. We're not far from a small lake that still has water in it, so I guess he's looking for food and water since many of our small ponds and lakes are drying up because of the drought. I was lucky to photograph him/her sitting on my neighbor's roof.







Parched Ground

Sold

Eventhough, this littlel painting is sold, I thought it a good representation of the state of the weather in our part of the country. It is difficult keeping everything green against day after day 100+ degree weather.