This is a collage I did for my new class"Crossing Borders". I think it will be an interesting class. I am sure I will learn a lot. We will be illustrating 15 terms in the media of our choice then binding them into a book. I think this will be fun and challenging. This is my personal passport. It is done with magazine pages, photos, marker and colored pencil.
This is a pastel I did of the cows out on our Mackville Road Ranch. This is how they look when they are busy watching me work or paint or prune trees. They are interesting and amazing. It is 12.5" X 17.5" and it comes framed for $850.00. It is at the Knowlton Gallery right now. Sorry I have not spent much time on the blog. I have been learning powerpoint for my mid point review and working on my mid point proposal. I am learning more all the time but sometimes I need to prioritize so the critical things get done.
This is an oil pastel, about 12" X 12". It is framed, $650.00 and is available at Gold Strike gifts in Virginia City, Nevada. Sometimes I do this with my high school students. This is done on a brown paper bag that has been waded up and then re flattened. In painting if all the spots of color in the right place, there is no need for drawing.
This is a very old oil painting of the St. Mary's Art Center in Virginia City, Nevada(she used to be a hospital in the gold rush days). It is a 24" X 30" painting on masonite. I went to see the art center last summer and she is looking pretty rough these days. It is really sad. 20 years ago all the rooms still had antique wood burning stoves and that nostalgia was part of what made her such a special place. I was painting on location at the Ca. State Fair today and I think it was 113 degrees. I was working in acrylics...not a good idea. I should have taken my oils. The paint would dry in my brush before I could get the brush to the canvas. The painting is in the art display at the state fair if you want to see it. Like a dummy I did not shot a digital picture to post. I was so hot that all I wanted was to go home and get a huge cold drink!!
This is a 16" X 20" oil done on location in Virginia City. It is $800.00 framed and being shown at Gold Strike Gifts in Virginia City, Nevada. Another thought for the day. "The only constant is change".
