Old International Pick Up

It has been hard to keep painting with having had foot surgery. It is harder to get around, but hopefully I can get back to daily painting. I have missed it.

Full Moon

This Old truck was at Tokio,TX several years ago. It is gone now. This was supposed to have been a light colored painting but it just wasn't working.  It had a mind of its own...so I let it be what it wanted, which is a night scene, with a full moon! I have read that a painting will tell you what it needs or wants, and this one did for sure! My idea was out the window!
11x14 with frame and mat-available

Fair Weather

Another old vehicle, painted all light! That's why it is named 'Fair Weather.'  This is just pure watercolor carefully put down on plain paper, then after dry, the car drawn onto it.
I tried to leave as much white as I could, just having some colors. This is not an easy way for me to paint!
It took some control! I wanted this to be a Happy go lucky car trip!

Green and Yellow Truck

This old truck was in O'Donnell TX.  I got several photos there when I went to visit a good friend.
This is mixed media using the old phone book pages.  The page automatically made me a license plate. I just left it, not painting anything over it. I enjoy working over the pages, and letting some show through.
This truck is available .11x14 .unframed. $50.00

Dream Truck

This was a fun old truck to paint.  It is 11x14 with a mat and frame.  The original photo was just a plain drab gray pickup! I had to jazz it up!
It is available.  $50.00

1940 Buick Special

I found this old car in Lovington, NM several years ago and am just now painting it.
It is done on hot press paper, w/ collaged phone book pages, drawn with charcoal, then painted with gouache. It gives it a neat texture. It is always a challenge, because you don't have a clue how it will work out.  Is always fun to keep learning new things, new techniques, and different ideas!
This will be 11x14 or larger matted and framed. It is available.

When Gas was Cheap!

When Gas was Cheap!

I decided to dig this out, since gas is on its way back up again! When Ken was in the Navy gas was .30 per gallon.   and we had trouble filling up our car back then! For a couple of years all we had was a small motorcycle, and it sure didn't take much to fill it up!

I can't remember where I took the photo of this old abandoned station, but I love shots like this!

It just speaks to me! Days long gone...when life seemed a little simpler?  Not so busy anyway.

This painting sold at one of our art shows.

Yoakum County Art Show

 Summer Liv'n

1st Place Miniature

 Black and Blue

2nd Place Miniature

Our art started Tuesday with check in's, and the judging was today.
Kay Smith from Big Spring came and judged it for us. I painted 3 little 5x7's and put them in the show.
The Watercolor 'Summer Liv'n' got 1st, and the Acrylic on stretched canvas got a 2nd Place.
The show ends Saturday. If you are close by, drop by and see all the work that was entered.
Who Knows! You might find one you want to buy for your home or office!