RASCAL

RASCAL

20 x 16 inches

Oil on Wood Panel

Available at Cactus Jack's Gallery

1706 Hunter Road

Gruene, TX.

I finished this one and it's now available at Cactus Jack's in Gruene, TX.  Now I can focus on the companion painting to OLD OAK WITH FRUIT & REDBUD.  I've been working on it for a few days now with one major background change and a resizing of some of the elements. The Delphinium blossoms are now pretty much past their prime (it never hurts to take lots of photos of the set-up) but it's  working out pretty well and maybe I'll take a picture of it (as w. i. p.) and post it.... or maybe not!  It might be more fun to wait till it's completely finished and a totally fresh image for you to see. 

Other news...

I received a pretty good tax refund this year so it looks like I'll finally be getting a dedicated studio space so I can vacate the living room soon! I can't wait to have a space where I can close the door and not have to worry about alizarin crimson cat prints on the floor! I'll keep you posted!

WAITING

WAITING

10 x 10  Oil on Wood Panel

I thought the photo below would make a nice small painting so I dove right in.  I wasn't very sleepy last night so I worked long into the early hours.  After a good breakfast (Einstein Brothers Bagels with Paul) I came home and got right back into it.

It's not quite finished (I see some things in the photo that bug me) but it's pretty much there.  Maybe someday I will get into adding some background features but for now I just want to focus on the horses.

I received a copy of Horses for Christmas many years ago (the new edition is smaller than the original and far more affordable than the large edition I have in my library) and the way the horses were photographed in front of canvas backdrops was absolutely gorgeous and made a lasting impression on me.

Maybe I'll be able to take some more dramatic images in the future. I know that I'll try to keep my camera with me in the future!

RUFFIAN

RUFFIAN   20 x 16   Oil on canvas

This  is the final version of this painting. I fixed the ears and added a few missing whiskers. No more changes... signed and drying.