"Heading Back to the Stable" (sold)

6"x6"

oil on panel

A painting from the archives. . .done with an idea of a creating a feel of the golden light that characterizes this area (Oregon high desert) at the end of a warm autumn day.

"Back to the Stables" (sold)

8"x8"

Oil on board

$140 plus $10 domestic s/h

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I did this painting not long after I discovered Alizaron Yellow by Williamsburg Paints.  I love that color!  When mixed with white, it gets a warm, buttery look similar to cadmium yellow, but otherwise it is transparent and just glows.  On its own and mixed with other colors, it has a bit of an "acid-y" look. 

Bucking Bronc Shakes It Up!

Image size: 8"x7"

Graphite on Bristol Board

$150 included domestic s/h

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While working at the gallery today, I managed to sneak in this drawing. As I was doing it, the song, "Shake It Up" kept going through my mind, so that's the title!

"Yellow Dog Morning" (sold)

12"x12" image size

Oil on Board

I painted a little 6x6 of this subject last summer and always wanted to do a larger version of it, so here it is. I had fun with the intense color--though I'm wondering if it's too much so! This was one of those paintings that seemed it could go on forever--the more I looked, the more I saw that I could put in. The temperature of the painting matches the temperature outside today, too--HOT!! I'll be hanging this in a show next week, so it will be available through Tumalo Art Company then or you can email me for information/selling price.

"With a Red Bucket" (sold)

6"x6"

Oil on Board

$100 plus $10 s/h

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I was attracted to the light in this scene when I did the drawing of it a week ago and wanted to try a painting of it. I'm not sure this painting is exactly what I was after, but it's a step along the way!

"Back to the Stables"

Image Size: 9"x10"

Graphite on Bristol Board
$225 includes s/h
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This really IS graphite and the paper is WHITE!! I am having such a hard time photographing pencil drawings, not sure why. Anyway, I was inspired by the fun I had doing the drawing I did last week that I decided to do some more. Also, though, I am looking forward to doing a painting of this subject--there's beautiful back-lighting to work with.

"Nikki" (sold)

6"x6"

Oil on Board

$100 plus $10 domestic s/h

Another painting of my sister-in-law's horse, Nikki. Actually, this one looks much more like her to me than the first one I did. I'm glad about that, but mostly I was hoping to get the feel of the horse, the place and the time of day. At any rate, I thoroughly enjoyed doing this!

"At Pasture" (sold)

6"x6"

Oil on Board

$100 plus $10 domestic s/h

I admire the single-mindedness of animals--they are just so into the moment. I wish I spent more time like that! But that is one thing I love about painting--it focuses my energy and thoughts often just drift away. It's a welcome rest from my self!

"Ride On!" (sold)

6"x8"
Oil on Board

One of the joys of doing these little paintings has been working with these rodeo scenes--I'd done a couple before last October, but was pretty intimidated by them, actually! I really like working with motion and trying to imply the action and it's interesting to me to see how my brushwork and treatment of different areas of the paintings has changed over the course of doing this blog. It's kind of funny to me, too, because I hadn't been to a rodeo in at least 25 years and I have always been allergic to horses, so never have spent time riding! That may have to change. . .

"Walking Tall"

8"x8"

Oil on Board

Another painting from my reserves, as I didn't have enough time to complete what I was working on today! This was painted last summer. This horse and rider was next in line for the barrel racing competition at the Sisters (OR) rodeo and I was attracted by the posture of the horse and the feel of the tension of waiting.

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