Montezuma Castle -Sedona, Az

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

This is for the WDE at Wet Canvas...Catherine supplied the photo choices.

The Sedona, Arizona cliff dwellings really piqued my interest. So I did a little Google search and came up with some interesting facts.

An ancient Indian Tribe called the Sinaquas built the cliff dwellings called Montezuma Castle about 700 years ago in the early 1300s.
It took ladders to climb to Montezuma Castle and as the Sinaqua reached each level, more ladders were needed to make their way to the cliff community making it difficult for enemy tribes to penetrate the natural defense of straight-vertical barriers.

This is oil on a 7x5 hardboard.I first toned it with a dark red acrylic.
I became very choosy about where to place the lights and the thick accents.
I really enjoyed doing this one.

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Proverbs 30:8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.

Thanksgiving 2010

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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Psalm 107:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Bovine Beauty-Calf

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

This is for the WDE at Wet Canvas. Skappy generously supplied the reference photos.

I singled one calf from the herd. Always a joy to paint bovine beauty.

I first toned the canvas with a dark red/brown acrylic. After the drawing was on, I painted the background (the area around the calf) with black gesso. After the black was dry, I made it notches darker by painting it with thinned ultr. marine blue oil paint.

After all the background prep, I had fun painting the calf in thick strokes.

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Proverbs 3: 11 My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline,and do not resent his rebuke,12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves,as a father the son he delights in.

Summer Sun into Autumn Sun

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

This landscape was posted on Wed. It was done quickly and posted immediately thereafter. It was a summer scene and I felt it was devoid of life...just "blah".

I appreciate the input of my artist friends... Celeste Bergin and Pam Holnback. Please check out their fine blogs. They made several suggestions that I immediately recognized as true. I was merely temporarily "blinded" because of the freshness of the work.

For one thing, I am presently surrounded with fall colors and my muse just didn't want to tackle so much summer green. So I re-worked it into an Autumn landscape.

I'm happier with it now...but, of course (as always), there remain areas in question.

Here's a side by side for easy comparison.

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Proverbs 3:3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Noon Sun

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Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

Thought I'd run this by you folks. I didn't have a lot of time to paint today, so I whipped this up to check some facets of landscape painting that I have been mulling over. Less is more...a touch of red near a point of interest...just basically the power of suggestion.

I don't yet know how successful it is since it's so fresh in my mind.
Do you think it's overdone or underdone...or as the baby bear says: "Just right."?

Thanks for looking.

NA

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Proverbs 3^{: 1} My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
² for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.

Sitting Pretty-Flamingo

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

Loved this flamingo. Li supplied the photo while hosting the WDE at Wet Canavs.

I actually put off starting on this one out of uncertainty of what exactly to do with it...had no idea. But after I got started it was great fun and just kinda came together.
Do you put off starting a painting for some reason?

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Proverbs 30:5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Veterans Day

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

Some of you folks probably remember this painting from the past. I added a few choice strokes of color and developed it a little more for this post.
I just felt an overwhelming need to pay tribute to all those in service to this wonderful country. Honoring patriotism and God needs to take a high priority in these very trying times.

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Psalm 16:8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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I've been slow on posting because my puter went kaput. Had to have the hard drive replaced. No back up...Wahh...wahhh. Ah but now the computer is running better than ever.
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Dolly by Angela Elledge

A very talented artist, Angela Elledge, painted this in my moleskin for the Flying Moleskin project!!
It's a memorial tribute to my little unconditional friend, Dolly, who I had to part with on Feb. 25th of this year. She was my faithful companion for seventeen great years.

My photo of Dolly was downright blurry so Angela painted from a photo of a different toy poodle of similar color. I can sure see my girl's bright eyes and smile in this painting! What a beautiful job!

This was tremendously thoughtful of you, Angela! Can't wait to have the book in my hands! Thank You!