Last painting from the paintout.

Small Town America
8 x 10
oil on linen panel

I finally got around to painting one of the houses from the gingerbread tour of homes. This one was across the street from my friend Kent Brewer's house. He was already painting it when I drove up. It was a lot more fun having someone to paint with, plus it was great being able to watch someone else paint the same scene. (Kent won the top award in the paintout this year, Best of Show.) I'm really not finished with this one yet, hopefully I'll have time to make a few changes in the next day or so.

Place of Peace

Place of Peace
8 x 10
oil on canvas

I painted in the cemetery today at Waxahachie. It is a beautiful and old place. Many of the graves in the older parts belong to people born in the early 1800s. I think old graveyards are very interesting and beautiful places. There is so much history connected with them and often the graves themselves are works of art. The graves are often testaments of faith of the departed and their families.

Spring Meadow

Spring Meadow
8 x 10
oil on canvas
SOLD

I spent most of the day at the Paint Historic Waxahachie paintout today. It was a very enjoyable day, but hot, 100, and windy. I did one painting  at the quick draw but I need to rephotograph it so I'll post it tomorrow. I had lunch with Steve Miller and Ted Clement and their wives and Olivet Hubler. Then we all went off to find locations to paint for the afternoon. This was my second painting of the day. Most of my friends did paintings of buildings or homes but I wanted to do a landscape so I found this field on the edge of town by the bike trails. I found some shade and went to work.

Somervell County Courthouse

Somervell County Courthouse
8 x 10
oil on canvas
$100

This Saturday I participated in a paintout in Glen Rose. It was a very foggy morning on the drive down but it turned out to be a great day for painting. Many  of my friends participated including Sheri Jones, Maryann Brummer, Sabine Higgins, Janice Weaver, Debob Jacob, Steve Miller, Chase Almond, Vickie Guthrie, and many others. We painted in an area around the square and along the river. Debob won first place, Chase won second, and Steve won third. Sheri sold two paintings. Glen Rose has so many painting opportunities and I really look forward to returning to paint there in the future.

Old Marksman

Old Marksman
6 x 8
oil on panel
not for sale

This is a painting I did of Marksman my old yellow lab. He was a truly super dog. I had him for over 15 years. He was the sort of dog that got along with all people, dogs and other animals.He was great to hunt with, fish with, camp with, and go to the lake or gulf with. I know I'll never have another dog like him. He was a great and loyal friend who will always be missed.

Prairie Fest Morning

Prairie Fest Morning
8 x 10
oil on canvas
SOLD

This is the last of my Prairie fest psaintings. Yesterday we had a great outing at my friend Maryann's property in Granbury. We had artists from all over the area including Fort Worth, Weatherford, Aledo, Grand Prairie, and five who drove all the way over from Dallas. The weather was great and a lot of really nice paintings were produced.

Greens and Blues

Greens and Blues
8 x 10
oil on canvas
SOLD

This was my last painting of the day at Prairie Fest.  It was a fairly simple painting, just about the composition of some big shapes, and the colors green and blue. This was my only painting of the day with no wildflowers.

Mesquite Trees

Mesquite Trees
8 x 10
oil on canvas
SOLD

This was my third painting of the day. Mesquites are not terribly well thought of in Texas, especially on ranches.They are thorny, don't produce much shade, and can take over a place. I don't think they are anyone's favorite tree. However they are nice to paint in the spring with their lacy pale green foliage.

Rockport Baitstand

                                                            Rockport Baitstand
                                                                    8 x 10
I started this painting down at Rockport shortly before the New Year. I'd gone down on a fishing trip but my back was messed up and I wound up not being able to fish at all. Luckily, my friend Claudia Davis was down with her husband so I had someone to paint out with. The weather was cloudy and windy but we enjoyed painting anyway. I didn't get a chance to complete it, so yesterday I went over to my friend Linda Reedy's studio and finished it. I'd planned on starting a still life, and in fact our friend Sheri Jones came over and did paint a still life, but Linda and I both decided to work on finishing paintings we had already started. Some times it really is more rewarding just to complete a painting instead of starting something new.