Mountain Meadow and High Plains

This week has been a rather tough week on my back. I injured it and find it rather difficult to either sit or lie down cause I can't get back up. So, that leaves a lot of standing, and where better to stand than in front of the easel! This first little painting is 8"x16" oil on canvas entitled, Mountain Meadow". Lots of meadow flowers.
This next painting I call" High Plains". It's 12"x24" oil on Masonite board. I just love these colors and the fence line in front with the row of shrubs along the back. I think this one is my favorite of the two.
I may produce a lot more of these little landscapes while my back is out. Standing at the easel is not half bad at that.
Give me some ideas, what would you like to see me paint?

Hanging On The Vine

My favorite preacher, Joyce Meyer, always talks about how God is the vine and we are the branches. If we were cut from the vine we would wither up. I understand that analogy very well but I see myself and you as the FRUIT of the vine. Gods bountiful fruit. That is, as long as we hang on and continue to get our nourishment from the vine and not from the world. Cut off from the spirit we become lost and soon wither up. So, this little painting is all of us just a hangin' on the vine.

John 15:5, I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Painting with some girlfriends

Today I had a couple of girlfriends over and we sat, ate, and chatted for awhile, then we painted. This is Gloria. She really found her niche in painting today in the dancing African art realm. I begged her for this painting but alas, she took it home with her.

















This is Lyn. She worked on this painting of an autumn scene. Absolutely gorgeous work. I begged her for her painting as well, but, she took her's home too.


This is what I worked on. My friend Deb, who is not photographed here, named this painting Pentimento who's definition is:A pentimento (plural pentimenti) is an alteration in a painting, evidenced by traces of previous work, showing that the artist has changed his mind as to the composition during the process of painting. The word derives from the Italian pentirsi, meaning to repent.

This seemed a great name as this was a painting over a painting. A re-do as it were. I didn't like the first painting so I painted over it. I also liked the reference to repenting and this looking somewhat like a church window. Second name? How 'bout Harlequin?

Deb didn't get her picture taken but her creation today was FOOD. She brought a homemade mac-n-cheese for us to chow down on. Very good too.

Autumn Trail on display

This painting was selected to show for TAC ( The Arts Council) of Huntsville at the Von Braun convention center in downtown Huntsville , Al.. It will be on display November 23rd-february 17th. There will be a " Meet and Greet" the artists that are showing on December 10th. I Will post the date and time in a later posting.

White Diamonds Black Night -SOLD

This painting went to a dear friend and her husband, Michele and Greg Lee, of Madison , Al. I can't express how special these people are. Michele has been so very inspiring to me. She is an artist and business owner, you can see her work and get to her business URL from this link. www.micheleleeart.com
I feel as if "family" has this painting, and I couldn't be more pleased. Visit Michele's site and see her art work.
She is one of the most talented young women that I know.
I will be working on some new paintings this weekend, be sure to visit and see what's next off the easel.

White Diamonds Black Night

It was a full moon the other night and I needed to release some energy into a painting. I got out all the colors of the rainbow, in vivids, brites, not primary's. I began with large brushes and soft music. I absolutely hated what I produced! I turned off the music, mixed some thickening medium into some blues and greens and white. I reached for my largest knives and went to work. What was taking shape was really gorgeous.To my surprise, the glint of a diamond appeared. At first I thought it was a salt crystal and then it clarified into the light that fractures off the cold hard surface of a diamond in the moonlit night. Hence, White Diamond Black Night.
Tell me what you think.

Fallen Leaves

I love fall colors and this abstract is the embodiment of those colors and the wonderful smells of the woods in autumn. I painted this one on all hallows eve, Halloween for short. It reminds me of a beautiful Indian summer day, just like the one we experienced here today in Huntsville Alabama. I hope that you get the feel of the leaves when you look at this one. I really like it, hope you do too.