This Little Piggy

I am still working on some AG collages for the 2018 Calendar.  This little piggy was fun to do.  He's taking the time to smell the 'flowers' as well as have a little nibble!
This is 9x12 on stretched canvas mixed media/collage.  Paint and magazine pages.

I'm Watching You!

This is 16x20 framed, painted in watercolor. 

When we were in Atlanta last July we went to the zoo and got some good photos.

28 Days in February

 The 30 days of January went by pretty fast! I am going to try to keep doing a small painting each day. Not stop on 30, so this begins 28 days in February!
This is T-Bone, my daughters sweet little dog. It is painted with oil on an orange gessoboard.

The next one is our china cups. I painted it on a black gessobord, experimenting with different backgrounds. I really prefer red or orange.

The quail is painted on a black underpainting also. We have been having blue quail come in the yard to eat. They are so pretty. This one was perched on an old chair that we have in the yard.

Just Horse'n Around

I normally don't have problems naming my paintings but for some reason, I had trouble naming him, and it may change! The background and mane is gouache. The rest is transparent watercolor. Also, it is on 300 lb. hot press, which is a very different paper to paint on.  If you haven't used it, it is soft and when you put the color down, if you don't soften the edges immediately it just dries there. Very quickly.  It was a challenge because the photo was back lit and the sun was coming through his eye and whiskers. I was coming home from Portales NM, and saw him in Tatum, NM and I hit my brakes, and turned around for photos! He was just beautiful, but then I think all horses are!
 It will be 18x24 framed.

Swan

I have been doing some pencil work too. It is hard to photo and get the paper white! I am sure there is a way, I haven't figured it out yet.  This was from a Wyoming photo.  There was a pair of them, and so pretty. This is on Bristol paper, with several different graphite pencils, ranging from 2H-9B.
I still love to draw, but don't do it enough.

Day 27-Big Daddy

Big Daddy

6x6 Oil on gessobord

$100 + Shipping

While we were in Wyoming, we found this herd of Elk. There were about 12 females, and this one

'Big' male.  He was moving them across the road, and it was so fascinating to watch him.  He called to them several times, and they started moving. They crossed the highway, and he waited until they were all across then he crossed.  It was a beautiful sight. He never went ahead of them, he was a gentleman and let them go first.  This is Day 27! Three more, and the challenge will be over. I have enjoyed it, but it has challenged me and kept me going.  I am glad I jumped in and participated.

Day 18-Free Ride

6x6 oil on gessobord

$100+$8 shipping

 

More Wyoming Buffalo...I didn't even see the little bird on his back until I got home and looked at my photos. I wondered about calling it 'Friends' but decided that 'Free Ride' fit it too. I love the buffaloes! They are so majestic, and carefree!

Day 17-Wyoming Buffalo

6x6 Oil on gessobord

$100 +$8 shipping

 

While we were in Wyoming we saw Buffalo everywhere! They were just standing around grazing as if they didn't have a care in the world. Such big awesome animals!



Day 10 -Wild Moose

This was a moose that we finally got to see on the last day while in Wyoming.  I wasn't able to get good close up shots.  I wanted to experiment with color so I just decided to do him orange.
It is 6x6 on gessobord like the others.

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Take Time to Smell the Flowers

I started this torn paper collage as a demo in my one of my mini workshops, then continued for demo's in  Brownfield, Plains, and Clovis NM.

Seems like it has taken forever to get it done. Since it has a little flower on her nose, I thought the title would fit.  I hope I take the time to smell the 'flowers' everyday. There are so many beautiful and exciting things around us each day, that I am afraid I miss a lot!

This is on a 16x20on stretched Canvas.

Just be Yourself!

I have reworked this one for the 3rd time, and it is now varnished.  

It needed a little red somewhere, so I added some red/white stripe and red/white polka dots.

Now its ready for somebody's wall!

Just Be Yourself

 'Just Be Yourself'

I love zebras, and have painted several, so I thought I would try to do one with the torn paper. I named this one  'Just Be Yourself' because of all the weird stripes, polka dots,  etc.
This Zebra definitely doesn't fit in with the rest of the herd. It was fun to do.