Sunday, September 28, 2014

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

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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".

Sunday, September 21, 2014

First Snow #123

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

First Snow
Acrylic
12x24

Sunday, September 14, 2014

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

Sunday, September 7, 2014

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)

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

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