Redo of Memory Makers

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

Some of you may recall this is one I posted on Sept. 19th. It has been reworked. The reaction to it was less than stellar on eBay. I decided the original was a bit on the drab/dark side for a sunny beach scene ( even though I did like the deep color). So I went back in and added warmth to the sky and generally reworked and brightened everything a bit.
The original is here.
Right now the touch up is so fresh in my mind, I don't know if I've helped or hurt it.

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1 John 3:18 NRSV:
Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.

Cow Portrait

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

I've enjoyed doing cattle in the not too distant past. Here's another. This is the Murray Grey breed. I've pushed the color to give it the appearance of standing in a still moonlit night.
I started this composition by first applying black gesso to the support. I then applied a thin coat of pthalo blue acrylic which made it even darker.

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Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding, in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Unseen Rajasthan Award

I would like to thank Megha Chhatbar
for honoring me with the Unseen Rajasthan Award. Her work is delightful in style and color. Please check her out! At this time, due to time constraints, I won't list artist's names because I just did that a little earlier. Please check out my sidebar...a bunch of very talented folks!
Thank you Megha!

Patrick Swayze

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1952-2009

He remained a good man through it all.

Graphite on Canson Bristol Vellum. Approx. 7x7.

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Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Wow! Thanks, Karen!!

Thanks for this Kreativ Blogger award, Karen! I am honored.
Karen Hargett is a very talented art blogging friend! Her subjects range from figuratives to flowers-from landscapes to wildlife. Never know what you might see when you stop by her blog-but you can count on it being well done! One thing I always look forward to are the scriptures at the end of her posts.

To comply with the rules, here are seven things about myself. I decided to state it as seven things I love.

My 7 Loves!

1...I love the early dawn quiet...the birds and nature noises... before the world gets cranked up and running.

2...My faithful companion through it all...my toy poodle, Dolly.

3... Painting to music...makes the painting flow better.

4....Painting...It seems the more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

5...Friends

6...The United States of America...I've always been patriotic...what we're facing today as a country is very troubling.

7...I love God's Word...All of the above would not mean a thing without the Bible as the base.

And now I pass the Kreative Blogger Award onto 7 very talented artists. Make sure you check out their work and say "Hi"!

1. Edward Burton

2. Celeste Bergin

3. Barbara Pask

4. Marilyn M. King

5. Sheila

6. Megha Chhatbar

7. Patrice Lynne Young

Matthew 7:7 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will
find; knock and it will be opened to you.

The Memory Makers

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
I first toned the board with a laid back red. Some of it peeks through the finished painting. I feel this harmonizes the painting.

I started this painting last night-had to stop-finished it today. I feel that this pause lets the image soak into my head. When I finished it up today it flowed with added improvements. Alla prima is wonderful, but sometimes the pause does wonders.

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Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God!

Red Rose

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
The rose has often been my nemesis. At first sight, so simple and predictable looking. It involves many challenges, not the least of which is the color red. Since red is basically a medium value color it's hard to achieve highlights in red. Cadmium red light has definite orange influence...and it's not very bright as a highlight. You can't add white because you simply produce pink.
So, to make this appear to have highlights, I played it against a super dark background.

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^{matthew 6:20-21} But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

She Remembers

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

Sept. 11. 2009.
Let us all remember with her.



This photo was taken from my backyard today. The very same beautiful clear blue sky as it was eight years ago. Yes, the heavens are unchanged. But the world...sadly, that's another story.

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Psalm 24:1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;

Center Stage

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Oil on hardboard.

This is my submission to Karin Jurick's latest DSFDF. I set myself the task to dramatize the lighting. I wanted to almost show the center cupcake taking a bow in the spotlight of some fantasy play in a bakery window. Strange, eh? Lol.

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john 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.