1947 Hudson

I was ask by a friend to do her husband's old 1947 Hudson Pick up for his Birthday. I never heard of Hudson pick ups! She sent some photos, and I searched online to see what they looked like. I am looking forward to seeing it after he is through restoring it. This is the way it looks now, or the way it was when he got it.  I wasn't sure how to do it, so I decided to negative paint the images in the background, and decided for future reference added the year. I know it will be beautiful when it is finished.

Contemporary Fine Arts International Challenge

 "Til Rust Do Us Part", has been awarded Third Place in the CFAI.co August Art Challenge, "Hot August Nights". You have won a week of promotion on our social media sites for the fourth week of September,  and space in Visual Language magazine for the winners.

This Week's Sketches and Collages

I have been busy this week, with some sketches, and a couple of collages. The first one is done with a sketch and wash pencil. It is a 1947 Hudson Pick up.
The 2nd one is 'Ol Blue' and it was Kens Pick up for years.  He named it and it stuck. It is parked with all our equipment, and is grown up in weeds. It has a lot of memories for us.  Especially the kids. I sketched it with a fine tip Sharpie.
 The 3rd one is from a photo I took in Seattle on our way to the 'Locks'. It is pencil.
Cotton Collage is just a 5x7, I did for fun. The Wyoming Boot Collage was because I needed  something for the silent auction for my workshop in Wyoming so I collaged it onto a Wyoming map.  The last one is an old station wagon jeep called 'Prairie Rose'. Sketched with my Lamy fountain pen.  I took the photo in Fredericksburg in 2002. I have two more that I am saving back. Will post them soon.

Woven Miniature Barn

I was working on some mini's for my trip coming up in September, and did this barn over from a large demo. it is 4x6 and I framed it 8x10. This has a new color, Horizon Blue, which I think I am going to really like.

Old Yeller

I found this old truck in Brownfield, TX and had to stop and photo it! It was orange and caught my eye going through town.  I intended for mine to be orange-y but it ended up yellow, and I liked it!
It is only 4x6".

Roll Out the Barrels

When I was walking the other day, I found some old barrels behind the barn, and there was so much color in them, I just had to do a painting of them.  The weeds (flowers) have all grown up around them. I am trying to get some miniatures done for the workshop in September.
This will be 8x10 framed.

No Where but Texas Art show-Dallas TX

I received this email this week. The show is November 1-January 25 at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, TX 

Dear Suzy,

The Dutch Art Gallery and the Artist of Texas received your artwork submission for the 2013 “No Where But Texas” Signature Event. We are please to notify you that the following artwork title have been selected to be a part of this prestigious show:

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-Woven Sunflowers