Pop Art

It would seem that left unbridled, my mind slips on over to the ' Pop Art" side of the creative world. I say this because this painting happened all on it's own. No plan just threw a gessoed board up on the easel and started painting. No plan, no thoughts, just music and me. It's really quite beautiful in it's own right I suppose. It does seem to represent ( I hope ) a peaceful mind! :) Not too sure about that flower being in the mouth of that venus fly trap type plant thing though, what's that all about?????
It's also quite feminine too. I suppose it reveals a lot about me. The strange thing is that the color choices are not my usual yellow based colors that I prefer. It all just kinda happened one shape morphed into the next, one color called to the next. Before I knew it, this painting had literally painted itself.
I want to thank my friend Deb who stopped by the Gallery to watch the shop so I could just create without interruption, thanks Deb!

16Main: This Thursday! 4-8pm Art on Main

16Main: This Thursday! 4-8pm Art on Main: "This Thursday from 4-8:30pm is the NEW Art on Main! Come and enjoy all the artists and find that special something! Along with the Art on..."

Mock up/ practice painting

Okay, friends, here's the mock up of the Tina Chick painting. She's coming along although I am thinking about switching the green and purple. Making the background green and the dress purple. Whaddya think? I'm also gonna stretch those legs just a tad bit longer. Tina has some rockin' legs ya know. Not too much though as it IS still a chicken after all. : )

Mini Chicks!

Back by popular demand, it's the crazy chicks in miniature! I just had to do it folks, I still have these crazy chickens floating around in my head. They need a place to roost!
The next one coming is an ole favorite stage persona in"Crazy Chick" form, Tina Turner.... Yes that's right, a Crazy Chick on stage in full costume! .........Stay tuned.
...........and we're rollin', rollin', rollin on the riva.

Sunrise On The Wood

perspective shadows, oil on canvas. 18"x36"
There's a glare on the far right tree shadow making it appear too light. It is dark though, just didn't photograph well for some reason.

Three Red Poppies

This was a textured canvas I did real late the other night and painted a medium cad yellow and white mixture. I brushed some raw sienna lightly over the canvas a small section at a time , then wet it with the brush, then wiped it down a bit. The result was an antiquing effect in the textured nooks and crannies.
I sat with it awhile and waited for inspiration.
That was when in my minds eye I saw the big red poppies in an abstract layout kind of way. While I was sketching out some ideas for the layout my friend Dianne peeked into the studio to see what was gonna become of that canvas I suppose. I painted the poppies then went to bed. Next morning Dianne said she had already peeked again at the painting that morning, just to see how they came out. She liked them, and I'm glad. Hope you enjoy them too.

Paintings on the Easel

This painting called, 'Wild Poppies" is already sold but I thought you might like to see it. It came off the easel and went so quick I didn't really get a chance to post it. It's 22"x28" acrylic knife work on canvas.

This next painting is called simply , "The Lake" and measures 16"x20" and is an oil on canvas. It was an emotional release after the storms we suffered here in Alabama as was this next painting,

called, "The River". This one was originally inspired from a trip I took to Decatur Alabama. As you drive to Decatur you must cross over the Tennessee river from our direction. I looked out over the water and it was as smooth as glass. You know how it gets sometimes? Just real pretty and peaceful.This painting is 8"x10" and is an oil on canvas.

Another little painting I did sometime ago and framed is called, " Italian Fields" and will go on display somewhere downtown Huntsville with either the tourist or the Von Braun center, I can't remember which. It will go along with a bunch of art from the artist, of which I am one, from 16 Main Gallery in Madison Al. for advertisement of our gallery.
I hope I have caught you up on what I have been doing. I do have a rather large oil painting working down at the gallery. It's not finished yet. I will post in a few more days when it is done. As a teaser let me just say it's an oil and has backlit shadowed trees in it....