The Cowboy

The Cowboy was such fun to paint! All the things that it takes to make a cowboy.

May your Christmas be full of all that you love, starting with Family first!

Lots of laughter and fun!

Kid Nativity

When our kids were little, they were playing 'Christmas', and they had Keri's doll on a little wooden stool that they had painted in 4H. They were draped in towels. and had on their robes and they were so cute!

I can't remember if they were praying on their own, or if they posed! anyway, I took the picture and found it a few years ago, going through pictures, so I painted it. It has the story of Christmas written in the back. The original photo has the Christmas tree, but I wanted the barn look.

Special Delivery

Last year after Christmas I put some sketches up for this year, and forgot about them!

Today I was looking through them , and found the snow person with the bike, and I was inspired to just do it right then! and that is what I did. I have another bike ordered but I just had to do it while I was excited about it. This one is called Special Delivery. I was so into it, I forgot to put the special tag on the gift, so I just put the Merry Christmas sign in the front.

"Christmas Church"

We are iced over this morning. The grass and trees are so pretty and white! This painting was done by mixing my pure colors...red, blue, and yellow into liquid, in separate containers. You wet the paper and then pour the paint. Usually starting with your yellow where you want your light. Then you pour the blue in the sky with the red. They don't always turn out! It is just a guess sometime! That is why I like to pour, because you are always surprised. I was so disappointed when my yellow mixed with/ my purple sky and turned gray but it worked great by the time i got through. I did misket off the snow on the trees. The painting below, "Christmas Memories" was done the same way.

Gertrude Decorating

I guess i am feeling guilty because I haven't decorated anything yet! Just working on Christmas paintings! I love doing them, they are such fun. I love all the colors i can use.  This is 1 of a series of Gertrude. 

First Snow!

We have our first snow! It is only December 1st! It is so pretty, and cold!

It made me think of this painting I did about a month ago. We went to San Angelo, and took the wrong road  coming home, and ended up in Ballinger, and here was this beautiful old church. Of course I had my camera in my lap! I added the wreath and snow!  'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!'

What Can I Give Him

I painted this snowman a couple years ago, and it was such fun. All the red, white and blue and flags!

During this holiday season we should be asking ourselves what we can give. I know I don't do that enough!