"Morning Reveille"

"Morning Reveille"  18x24" Oil on canvas

This week's painting features another one of the old abandoned trucks that I saw in a campground we stayed at in Santa Fe last summer. Standing alone in an empty field with one broken headlight, reflecting the first rays of the rising sun, this old timer stands tall in his rusty shell saluting the morning sun. It sort of reminds me of one of the war heroes seen hobbling on a cane, or in a wheelchair proudly saluting the flag on Veteran's Day. While this truck was found in Santa Fe, the scenery was taken from a photo I shot in Montana. The quiet stillness of the landscape just seemed to invite the company of this unsung hero. Anybody have any idea what the year and make of my model might be?

Don't forget Head on Down the Highway one-woman-art show starts this week, and runs for three days only, Thurs.-Sat. at The Linda Watson Gallery located at 204 North Main St. here in Conroe. Gallery hours are 8-5 Mon.-Fri., Artist's Reception is Sat. from 6:30 - 9 p.m., with a short reading from my new blog book at 7:00 p.m.  Hope to see you there. Here is a link to the gallery and a map The Linda Watson Gallery

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Bales of Bounty

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. This painting was taken from a photo I shot in Montana last summer. I have a total love for hay bales! Seeing them scattered neatly about an empty field, makes me reflect on how they mirror our own lives. We are sown from tiny seeds placed on the earth, provided all that we need to grow to fullness and completion. Then, once reaped, fall gently back to the ground to be gathered up into a bountiful harvest. Each bale representing the abundance of a life well lived. I think this painting is appropriate for the season of thanksgiving and a reminder of the blessings and gift of all life.

"Bales of Bounty" 18x24" Oil on canvas

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Yellowstone River

"Yellowstone River" 18x24" Oil on canvas

I was so grateful to have recently had my dear friend and accomplished painter, Rene' Wiley of the Rene' Wiley Gallery in Galveston, drop by for a visit and to critique some of my work. It was wonderful to see her and an invaluable experience to have had her well-trained artist's eye, point out some areas for improvement. I was so appreciative and learned much. As an example, "Yellowstone River" above is a new piece that I was working on. After talking with Rene', I ended up cooling the dark hills in the mid ground by graying that area slightly, and also warming the colors in the pine trees in the foreground. Just those two simple temperature adjustments alone really helped to create a greater sense of depth. So now, I am making some additional tweaks to several other pieces. You'll have to come to my show to see the improvements, Dec. 2-4 at The Linda Watson Gallery in Conroe.

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NEW Book Release

My painting for this week is of a couple of young boys turning rocks over in a beautiful little creek near Jenny Lake. It's close to Jackson Lake, WY, and one of our favorite places that we visited last summer. You can view the painting below. 

I am also including a link to my little blog book. The book contains all the postings, paintings and photos from my Head on Down the Highway Blog. If you click on the cover, you will be able to open the book, enlarge it and read all 120 pages. If you would like a copy, I will also have the books for sale at my art show Dec. 2-4.  

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"Rock Hunters" 24x18" Oil on canvas

"Wide Open Spaces"

"Wide Open Spaces" 18x24" oil on canvas

The gate is wide open for you to step into another view of Montana's Bear Tooth Mountains, as seen along the road on the way to Red Lodge. I have so many wonderful photos to choose from, it's difficult trying to decide which one to paint next. You can view this painting, along with others from the blog, in my upcoming "Head on Down the Highway" art show, Dec. 2-4. Here's all the details, so mark the dates and get it on your calendar now.