A Barn for Sunday morning #125

This morning's barn was part of a series of 12x48" canvases I painted about 7 or 8 years ago.   I have always enjoyed working in that size; it lends itself to broad, sweeping landscapes.

Fairfields

Acrylic  12x48

In retrospect, I think the painting is greatly improved by cropping out the extreme left, which only detracts from the rest of the painting.

The joys of Photo Shop

ON THE EASEL

The once grand and elegant Irving Cobb Hotel (now apartments) on Paducah's Broadway, is now sitting on my easel.

Rendered primarily in watercolor, with s bit of ink and acrylic, it measures 30x22".

First Snow #123

This painting was completed on a hot summer day, which of course means absolutely nothing.

First Snow

Acrylic

12x24

SUNDAY'S BARN #122

This painting was inspired by a photo taken somewhere in south eastern Ohio in the early 1990's.

Yellow Sky

Acrylic

12x48

sold

IT'S SNOWING

At least it is in this Sunday's Barn of the Week, an acrylic on 24x30 gallery wrapped canvas.

It's Snowing

This painting is available - $900.00 (includes S&H)

Ode to a Dog Show

Patience and young Swede William

 

This Labor Day Weekend I joined Patience and our waggle of whippets on the maiden trip in our motor home to the dog shows in Amana, Iowa.  The experience reminded me of something I wrote after my last dog show - the Eastern Specialties in Atlanta GA in 2005.

Ode to a Dog Show

 Here I sit, pen in hand

Somewhere in Atlanta land

Looking at this page with dread

Just as empty as my head

Dogs and people prancing ‘round

One’s a canine, one’s a clown

All their faces etched with hope

Until they hear the judge’s “nope”

Which quickly sends them on their way

…but tomorrow is another day, and

all the nopes can’t dash the hopes

Atlanta, Sept. 05