I was tempted to work on the Mineral King paintings, but cowboy logic steered me toward finishing the ones with the closer deadline (April, Still Here, an exhibition at Arts Visalia).
This new one (not the Mineral King ones – were you paying attention to the first paragraph?) is 8×16″, a new shape and size for me to paint. It is lacking some detail, a signature, and paint on the edges.
This painting is almost finished. Here are three stages:
It lacks a couple of wind machines, some oranges, a signature, and paint on the edges.
This one will take several more layers because I am covering over some old painting on this canvas, which a friend kindly brought to me from a yard sale.
Because these 3 new pieces were going well, I decided to try a 4th new one. A realtor friend advertised a Springville ranch with a photo so beautiful that I asked him if he could connect me with the photographer for permission to paint. The photographer replied to me directly in the affirmative.
Rose-colored glasses might help you see the potential. (That’s just a figure of speech.)
You can see that I am really taken with scenes that combine foothills and agriculture. I feel certain that a cowboy would agree with the appeal of these paintings.
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Cowboy Bert would agree. How we miss his logic!
Melissa
Melissa, I certainly stole quite a few useful expressions from Bert. “Cowboy logic” is one of my favorites.
I LOVE this subject matter- I can relate to all of these scenes.
Wish I could scurry down and attend the show!
My friends recently moved from Strathmore to Springville (Steve and Joan Feleay – she was a Choate) and I think they would love that painting. (What’s not to love!?)
Anne, the painting I did for you of Rocky Hill is reminiscent of these scenes.
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