Red House Docent

Red House Docent

Oil...16 x 20....$400

The Red House is a museum in Cape Girardeau, Missouri,

on the Mississippi River near my home. It is one of the

first homes in the region, and I think it was present

when Lewis and Clark went through the area. It

is opened on the weekends. This man is a docent there, and

is the fire maker. He is showing his flint and cloth

used to start a fire. His period costume was very colorful

and I could not resist painting him. The colors in the painting

are much brighter, but I cannot seem to be able to take

good pictures of my paintings. Good photos are a must

nowdays, since that is the preferred way to enter shows. I'm

not sure I understand pixels and dpi's, etc. One must be

a computer guru as well as an artist. Next week I am

trying a new experience. I am traveling to Augusta, MO, near

St. Louis for a plein aire event. Going to try to run

with the big boys.

Garage Sale

Garage Sale....oil/acrylic...nfs

This is a little ( 5 x 7) plein air I did of my neighbor

across the street during a garage sale she and my wife

were having. Seated are my wife, neighbor and some

customers. The two children in front are her children.

It's always fun and we spend a lot of time reminiscing

and buying items from each other. It's always interesting

to see who shows up and what items interest them. I

did this painting sitting on the tailgate of my truck

in the driveway.

Rusty Cottonpicker

Rusty Cottonpicker

Oil....16 x 20...$350

This old cotton picker sets on the side of Hwy 61 north in

Missouri, near an old cypress barn. This is the first cotton

picker made by international. It's the old style where you

drove a tractor up under the picker and drove the tractor

backward. It still sits there today, while the large modular

pickers work in the field behind it.

Queen of the River

"Queen of the River"

Oil...16 x 20...$300

The Mississippi River is only a few miles from my home.

This image was at New Madrid, MO, where the great

earthquake occured. Several of the old riverboats stop

in New Madrid as well as Cape Girardeau MO. They look

just like the grand old ladies that used to run the river. The

river is hypnotizing. I can just sit and watch the tows push

the large barges up and down the river.

Red Barn in Snow

Red Barn in Snow

32 x 20...W/C....Sold

This barn is at the edge of town in a newly developed

industrial park. It has an unknown future. I have painted

it in summer, winter, and fall. It is very striking and has

several red out buildings behind it. It speaks of a time

gone by, when barn construction was an art. Who is

going to want to paint the metal yellow barns they are

constructing today. These old cypress barns will far

outlast the new ones if they don't get torn down in the

name of progress. I love to do old barns. Each one has it's own

distinct personality. Watercolor seemed to be the medium

it called for.

The Beach

"Jordi at the Beach"

Oil...9 x 12... NFS

This is a neighbor child whose family goes to Florida with us each

year. Jordi is an active little girl with a big imagination. She is

a great model and alway willing. This is her Fourth of July outfit.

We are always there on the Fourth and the fireworks are

marvelous. We acutally have a beach family, a group of people

that come to the same location , at the same time each year.

We have watched the kids grow up and get married, and

then bring their kids to the beach.

Avastin

This is a plea for help for all those suffering from advanced breast cancer. My good friend, Julie Heppe, has been on Avastin for some time and the drug has halted the growth of her cancer. She has relavtively few side effects and the drug is doing it's job. Why the Feds have removed or are considering removing the drug is incomprehensible. Please follow Julie's blog, julieheppefightforlife.blogspot.com, to support her fight. Incidentally, she is an artist also, winning many awards for her unbelievable photography.