Bumpy. Unavailable

Bumpy

Why couldn't I be like all the other pumpkins? They are smooth while I am bumpy.

I think smooth is better however I could be glass like just an old every day cookie jar. 

I guess I would rather be Bumpy.

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Just Around The Corner

Just Around The Corner

I know it is still hot outside but soon it will be fall. Autumn is just around the corner.

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Seize The Day

Seize The Day

A rose painted for 

www.paintanddrawtogether.blogspot.com

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Out Front

Out Front

No matter how many chickens are in the yard I am the one out front.

I lead them all. I struggle daily with all who try to take over. What oh what shall I do.

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas.

$50

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Tipped Over (reworked)

Tipped Over

One year ago today I painted this but have always been a little bugged about it as

It's place of residence was on my studio wall. Today I decided it was time to touch it 

up a little shall we say. The first version was acrylic and since I have read that we can paint

oil over acrylic that is exactly what I did. This is a 12x12 gallery wrapped canvas.

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Salty Good

Salty good

We are wonderful. We are plump and firm just like you would want us to be.

We start out green and firm then someone pokes a hole in us and fills us with that red

delicious filling, Pimento I think it is called. Which is better? I think it is the olive. No I know

it is. We are better because Green is always better than red...right?

Anyway we are not just good....We are Salty Good.

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Roses Are

Roses Are

A vase of roses...some kind words or an old fashioned card sent

via snail mail. It doesn't take a lot to make someone's day even better.

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas.

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When I Grow Up

 When I Grow Up

Ever since I was a Tommie Toe tomato my mom told me to set my goals high so 

when I grow up I want to go into that delicious Heinz 57....

Who doesn't like that. So rich and the essence of what a tomato should be.

That is for sure What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up

SOLD!

I Love To Cook

I Love To Cook

I love to cook. I don't really care what because you can be assured that anything

I prepare will be wonderful. I am a master at my craft. Want some.

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas. 

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More Milk Please

Milk Please

I am a lttle orange flower just enjoying a little milk. I don't know why someone

would place me here but I sure am liking it.

More Milk Please

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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A Rare Find

A Rare Find

A teapot I found on Ebay recently.

Love it. 

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas  

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Shrimping

Shrimping

Shrimp boats are so majestic and old looking. When I think of them I think of something old

and creaking with each roll of the tide. I know I am wrong but my thoughts are along the gulf coast.

A place where seagulls fill the sky and the smell of salt is heavy in the air.

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Sunshine In A Vase

Sunshine In A Vase

We are bright. There is none like us in the whole garden. You can plant

us in a garden, a field, or along a fence row. We brighten up any day. 

What we are is a whole bunch of Sunshine In A Vase.

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas.

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Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

Right now the sun is shining and the world is bright but wait...

In a few minutes the sun will fade if only for a minute. It is partly cloudy...

20x16 oil on gallery wrapped canvas. 

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In The Bowl. Unavailable

In The Bowl

Some of us are in while there just was not room for us all.

We voted and decided to leave the big guy out. That is just 

the way it goes. He was out numbered. Maybe next time pal...

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Warm Milk

Warm Milk

When I was young my parents was friends with a family who had a small farm.

We would visit and the lady would churn her own butter and they had fresh buttermilk.

I think they made cheese also but then again I was young and more worried about

playing than nutrition....

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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For Morning Coffee No longer available ( Art Demo In Oils)

 Ok! I am always intrigued by artist that post how to. Well this may not be how to but how I did it.
1. I start by toning my canvas. Any color will do but I usually use Burnt Sienna today however I used thinned Thalo Blue and white.

 2. Next I do a rough sketch with Burnt Umber thinned  #2 bright brush

 3. Add some shadowing and what will be my darks. Thalo blue and burnt umber with maybe a touch of Aliz Crimson

 4.Thalo blue and Aliz Chrimson for the dark purple flowers

 5. Touch of white to mixture for highlights on flowers. Sap green and cad yellow light for greens with Thalo blue for darks and of course Aliz Crimson

 6. rough in highlights on pot. White and ultramarine blue with raw umber

 7. Cad yellow light with burnt sienna for interest

 8. Using a #4 bright I scruff to soften shadows and lights on teapot

 9. Adding some darks back in for contrast I paint in the background with titanium white raw umber mixed with ultramarine blue.

 10.  I scruff into the green leaves and purple flowers in background also adding highlights to background vase

 11. Adding sharp highlights to teapot with titanium white and a touch of thalo blue

12. Finishing I add purple and green hints to teapot to tie them all in. I soften edges and leave some bright highlights and of course sign my name. I hope you have enjoyed this as posting a step by step demo is something I never really thought I would do. I so enjoy other artist demos that I figured I would give it a go. Hope your day is blessed and please oh please visit again soon. Would appreciate comments if you enjoyed this.
                                  Oil on 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas
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A Needle In A Haystack

A Needle In A Haystack

Remember those old pin cushions your grandmother used to have.

Love them still. This one is multicolored but some were

like I don't know a tomato? and a strawberry? Why?

Love them though.

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Funny Little Cow

Funny Little Cow

As many know I just love love love painting cows. I don't really

know why. On our recent vacation I did get quite a few photos of cows. 

My daughter and I rode for miles and miles just looking for cows. That was 

fun but painting them is more than that....

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Antiques. Unavailable

Antiques

A place where memories rest just waiting for someone new to fall in love with them.

They hang around collecting dust while hidden in the corners, under things, out of sight until

one day someone special comes along and falls in love. A special bond is formed and

sometimes you find yourself in the situation of not being able to leave without it no matter the

cost. This little antique shoppe is in Pigeon Forge, Tn. A beautiful building with beautiful things.

6x6 on gallery wrapped canvas.

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A Wreath On The Door

A Wreath On The Door

Somewhere in the mountains of Tennessee sits this little church.

A Crisp white exterior yet a welcoming wreath on the door. When I saw this place

I could feel the smile spread across my lips at just the sight of it. It felt so homey and welcoming.

Anyone could feel at home here it is truly one of those home away from home places.

5x7 mixed media. I painted this in acrylic plein aire but found it lacked something. I over painted 

portions in oil and was somewhat satisfied with the results.

$45

Coming Or Going

Coming Or Going

We are a family from different sorts. I want to go this way while the others want

to start out on their own. I will not be a victim of peer pressure. I am on my own and I 

will not change my mind.  Well maybe. I really don't know if I am Coming or Going.

6x6 oil on canvas panel

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I took a pic of these horses standing in a pasture somewhere in the hills of Tennessee.

Lazy Mountain Water

Lazy Mountain Water

The last painting done on location at Pigeon Forge,Tennessee. I had such a fun

filled time with family and friends. We went tubing down the shallow river and visited

some of the shows. We ate too much and laughed a lot and now all that is left are memories....

Until next year that is.

5x7 acrylic on canvas panel.

Private Collection

Old Mountain Treasure

Old Mountain Treasure

What is a trip to the mountains without a visit to the antique shoppe

where the old things are. Plein Aire at Pigeon Forge,Tennessee

another wonderful day of painting in the mountains.

Acrylic on 5x7 canvas  panel
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Shallow Mountain Stream

Shallow Mountain Stream

No the stream did not really come this close to the house but that

is the good thing about being an artist I can do what I want and place things where I want. 

Sometimes my choices are good and other times not so good.

5x7 acrylic on canvas panel

Private Collection

The Woods Surround Me

The Woods Surround Me

In the middle of July on what will be a hot balmy day is a time early in the

morning right after daybreak when the cool mountain mist makes everything wonderful.

I drove through the beautiful countryside searching for the perfect place to paint.

This was done at Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. A beautiful vacation and time spent with family. 

5x7 acrylic on canvas panel.

Private collection

Mountain Reflections

Mountain Reflections

A place of peace can really be anywhere. I have been in a crowd yet

so all alone in thought and peace. You have too. This was painted

on a recent trip to the Smoky Mountains a real place of peace and

reflection. Believe it or not I drug out the old acrylic paints

and for the first time ventured out for some plein air painting.

So much fun. My youngest daughter Lacy got up at the crack

of dawn to go with me so someone did not kill me. I think that is how she said it.

As you can see I am alive and well...for now.

5x7 acrylic on canvas panel.

Private Collection

In Deep Water

In Deep Water

I am a lonely fish on my way to meet other fish. Yes I am in deep water

but not like you think. I am sweet if you can call a fish sweet. I stay near my home and 

obey my parent fish who don't really ask to much of me. One day I will meet a girl and 

little fish will hatch out just like me. Yep and so is the way of the universe. So for now

I will just keep on swimming and enjoy all that life has to give. Hey! gotta go now

cause I think I see a worm. :). 

Oil on 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas.

$50

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Eaten

Eaten

I am a crab and yes unlike the fish from yesterday I have met my demise.

Someone saw me and thought I would be tasty. I hope I met their expectations.

I guess I don't mind so bad as I was getting arthritis and was in a lot of 

pain so I guess when you look at it that way they kinda got me out of my misery.

I wonder if like dogs do All Crabs Go To Heaven?

Oil on 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas.

$50

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Caught

Caught

Am I dead? Is this heaven? Surely not what I imagined. The creatures here are so

ugly. Two eyes of course, a nose and a mouth... is that what I think is a smile. This worm was

not worth it. Somehow I don't feel dead.....Nooooooooo don't touch me. The hook is 

out I guess then next step is shall I say out of the frying pan into the fire... That creature just

took the hook out and is tossing me back into the water....Can it be that like a cat I have more than 

one life. And I am swimming as fast as I can I must tell others... I promise I will never eat 

another worm I don't care how good they look. Whew! that was close.

Oil on 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas.

$50

The Jar

The Jar

A simple Kerr jar, a few cherries and some paint. I love it when the

simple things in life bring the most beauty. Simple yet good. 

Oil on 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas

$50

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Not Your Ordinary Teapot

Not Your Ordinary Teapot

This little teapot was bought for pennies at the local thrift store. 

This painting did not photograph as well as I would have liked but

for now This is it. 

Oil on 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas

$50

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