Hobbs NM Demo

Demo for Llano Estacado Art Asc.

Lil Red Bike
sold

Yesterday was the demo in Hobbs NM, and it was a lot of fun.
The Art Asc. members there were very friendly, and put me at ease.
The Demo is 18"x24", and I just got started, and was time to quit.
I realized after I was through that I didn't start with big enough pieces, plus,
I started out w/ the wrong papers. I intended to use black and white, and I was putting down red and white! It was because I was nervous I guess!
I worked a little over an hour on it, and it looks like nothing! I will post it when I am finished.
I was excited to sell another little collage. The Lil Red Bike was a muddy watercolor to begin with, and I collaged over it, matted it with red and white, and put in a black frame.
So the Lil Red Bike has a home in Hobbs now!

Ol Red

'Ol Red'
12x12
Torn Paper Collage

This old pick up has been painted more than once! I have it in gouache, and in watercolor. I am still trying to decide if I want to do a big collage of a vehicle, so I am experimenting on smaller ones. It was like the others, just a lot of fun to do. In the original photo, it is blue and rusted, but I wanted to try the red. I may get crazier...and do another one in the blues. I am doing a demo tomorrow in Hobbs NM, for the art asc. there, so it helped me decide on the colors for that too.
This is availabe, unframed, but ready to hang.

Daisy De Soto & Little Daisy

'Little Daisy'
10x10
Torn Paper Collage

'Daisy DeSoto'
sold
Transparent Watercolor

Daisy DeSoto is a watercolor I did, and the first show it was in, sold.
and I always liked it, and would love to do another one, but probably wouldn't
be like the first one. I have been thinking of doing a 30x40 torn paper ...old vehicle,
so I thought I would experiment with a 10"x10" and see if I was brave enough to try
the BIG canvas. So, I printed out a copy of my original in B/W, and did the small one..'Little Daisy ' It definitely wouldn't let me be picky with the details! I think I will do a big old pick-up
on the large canvas. Am thinking a red one. ...but I will have to figure that out when I
get ready to do it.

I am excited..I have sold 6 paintings in the last 2 weeks! 5 of them collages.
May not happen again for a long time, but am going to enjoy it while I can!

Re worked Pizza Time

'Pizza Time'
Torn Paper collage
24"x36"

I reworked the background by getting rid of the white stripe.
It was bothering me. It was just too straight, and white.
I have one coat of varnish so I consider him done.
I would love to sell him to a pizza place!

Pizza Time

'Pizza Time'
Torn Paper Collage
24x36 Stretch Canvas

I took a picture of this pizza statue in NY this summer.
I love these statues and always take pictures of them. I had a
white background, then a black background. Was hard to decide
exactly what he needs. His face was really hard for me to do,
and may (probably will) work on him again.
After going to Florida for the workshop, I am considering doing
a 'bigger' one. I happen to already have a larger canvas so it is 'handy.'
Already have ideas of what to do next.
I am doing a demo in Hobbs next week end, so I will be getting that
together next week.

Nancy's Bike

'Nancy's Red Bike'
sold

This is another red bike, with a woven basket. It was a little tedious,
trying to weave the strips. It is 6x9 unframed.
The Blue Bike, and the large red bike have been sold also.

Workshop with Derek Gores

Nancy Standlee and Derek

Derek Showing my work

2nd piece...just got started on background

Black white and Blue

Friday, I flew to Dallas, and met up with Nancy Standlee, a collage artist from Arlington, and then we flew on to Orlando, Fla. We went to the two day workshop with Derek Gores, in Melbourne, Florida where Derek grew up.
www.derekgores.com (Check out both their websites) Some great work on both sites.
Derek is very talented and creative.(and humble) It was a good workshop.

I am not happy with my 1st piece. The Black and white one. I didn't get a likeness. I probably will do some refining with hopes of getting one, or just moving on to the next one.
Which is a side view, done in red, white black and white.
I was thrilled AND shocked when he ask to show my piece and talked about what I had done that he liked!
Nancy and I got an opportunity on Friday and Saturday afternoon, to get a few pictures.
These are all that blogger would let me add or I would have shown a couple more.
We had a lot of laughs, and learned a lot from each other. I now have another new friend.