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This little landscape depicts the lane leading to my parents' home. Cypress trees (which Mother and Daddy planted) line the lane; the field is often planted in soybeans or cotton, occasionally corn.
This is a landscape of my parents' back yard. The building near the back porch is a smoke house built by my grandfather. I have the smoke house nearer to the porch than it is in real life. The farm, which my parents call "M & M Farm," has received the designation of a Century Farm in Tennessee.
This is a "portrait" of my house bunny who lived with us for several years. He was rescued from the middle of a country road--and brought to me! He lived in our sun room (where I had all the electrical cords secure in pvc pipe). He loved going on field trips (leashed) and loved to lie on his back to have his tummy rubbed.
"Homeplace" Oil on Canvas Board, framed 12 x 16 $200
I created this landscape from a combination of scenes. The deer was in our front yard one afternoon. I was able to sneak up and get a photograph of her. My parents' farm was the site of the soybean field. So I combined the two and called it "Homeplace."
I painted this floral from a stem of orchids which were a part of an arrangement a friend made for my mother-in-law's funeral. My father-in-law grew orchids in his back-yard greenhouse. Marjorie, his wife, was a ceramist, doll maker, and miniaturist. She sculpted orchids of clay; at orchid shows they would both have artistic creations on display--his live orchids and her orchid pictures.
This small painting was the image for my holiday cards this year. I scanned the painting and printed the image on card stock. I love his gentle eyes and the starry night sky.
"Granny's Quilts and Hens" Oil on Canvas, framed 24 x 18 $275
This landscape was based on my love of my grandmother's quilts and my hens. I combined photos of my chicken coop, my hens, and family quilts to create this landscape. The photos above are closeups of the hens and the quilts.
This is one of my first experiences with oil paints. I covered the support with oil paint and used rags, q-tips, and stiff brushes to wipe away the paint in order to reveal the image. The image is based on a photo I took of a rooster at the Hermitage, the home of Andrew Jackson, in Nashville, TN.
This still life features beautiful shiny eggplant from last summer's garden with brown eggs from my happy hens. I thought the lovely border on the kitchen towel reflected the color in the eggplant.
"Eggs, Feathers, and Glass" Oil on Canvas, framed 14 x 11 $250
I painted this from a still-life set up, including some of my favorite things: brown eggs from my happy Cinnamon Queen hens, feathers from my Dominique hens, a small green glass vase that I blew several years ago, and a bright red kitchen towel.
"Cackleberries" Oil on Canvas, unframed 12 x 12 $50
This is one of my first egg paintings, done from a still-life setup. The goal was to complete a painting in one sitting, using only three colors. I call it "Cackleberries" for that's how my brother referred to eggs. The farm where I raise my happy, egg-laying hens is Cackleberry Acres.
"Maggie" was painted for a friend. The snapshot reference for the painting depicted Maggie on stairs inside the house. I moved her outside, put her on a bench surrounded by flowers, and added a soft teddy bear to her side.
This is a "portrait" of my Australian Shepherd, Krash. I painted it from a snapshot I took of him a few months ago. I think the blues, pinks, and purples in his hair add pizzazz to the painting.
I painted this portrait during a life portrait session recently. The model, Augusta, sat for us on a Sunday afternoon. I began by sketching her with charcoal pencil. When I was satisfied with the sketch, I began painting. We (the painters)paused during the four-hour session to give the model breaks and also to critique each other's work.
"Doug and Thuttha and Carol's Best Friend" Oil on Canvas Board
Jere was my brother, three years older than I. We had imaginary playmates as children, Doug and Thuttha. I have no idea where those names came from! At the request of my sister-in-law, I painted this posthumous portrait. I used a small photograph as a reference.