First Painting for 2017

I have worked a long time trying to get my saddle just right! here are some of the steps. I forgot to get the first drawing but you can still tell.  I finally got my acrylic paint out and painted some of it.
I like the way it turned out using both, Magazine pages as well as acrylic.

It is 18x24 on stretched canvas.

 Finished...other than the varnish.

December Days

I just finished 31 days of December.  It was a lot of fun.  I used a 5x5 hand book sketchbook. One of my favorites. I had a list on World of Watercolor on Face Book.  I used ink, watercolor, gouache and even some Casein.  Gold ink as well as black.
It was fun.  There are a few that I didn't get done. It is hard to get one done each day.  I sketch at night, so sometimes it would be 11:00 before I was finishing.

Christmas Commissions

These are two commissions I had for this Christmas.
 I am not crazy about commissions because we all see things differently.  

Flag Scene Calendars

All Sold.....


I have a few of the desktop calendars with flag scenes of my original sketches or paintings.  They would make fun stocking stuffers.
$10 free shipping. Please let me know if you have problems checking out if you decide you want one. 

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Award of Excellence

I received an email that my painting 'Keri's Jacks' won an award at the SWA show in Ft. Worth, TX.
SWA is Society of Watercolor Artists.
The judge like the subject matter and the way it was painted.  I am thrilled that it was noticed!

John

This is a portrait of  an artist I met in 2013.  He is an awesome artist, and sculptor.  He has done some famous scuptors of marines.  Unfortunately his beautiful son was killed while in the Marines.
It is a 12 x12 on  stretched canvas.

Kirklands Stores

I found out that one of my small paintings will be reproduced and sold in the Kirklands Stores.
I am sure it will be enlarged quite a bit from the original size. I hope the store in Lubbock, TX carries it, so I can see it!
If you are in one of the stores be sure and look for it! It may even be available online.