Paintings

I took art in high school.

Two years, did two paintings in

acrylic paints.

I thought they were good.

But I never painted again...

UNTIL

I turned 42.

I started drawing with color pencils and

my mom thought they were good enough

that she stressed I needed to take

a paint class.

I thought I would but I never

checked into

it.

Few months later my mom

was going in my brothers house

when she noticed that there were

a lot of women going in a house

down the street, carrying what

looked like canvas to her.

My mom decided to go down

and check it out.

She met Shirley Pharris,

an older woman who taught

classes at JoAnns and Michaels.

But one night a week, she taught

at her home.

Shortly after that I started

taking classes from this

wonderful woman, five

years worth.

Was not like I needed

five years of classes but

the getting together,

painting together was awesome.

My first painting I gave to my

mom since she is the one

that gave me that little push

to take this class.

Here is what I painted for her.

This one took the place in her

dinning room where the one

I painted in high school had hung

all those years.

Rusted bucket on bobwire fencing.

My second painting was a big one...

I bit off more then I could chew.

But I managed it with a little

help. Shirley, my teacher helped

with the veil over the woman's face.

I was so touched that my son, 15 yrs old loved this one.

He was amazed at the work that went into it.

I contacted him a few yrs ago and told him I

was going to put this up for sale but he

asked that I did not do that.

He wanted it.

It is not his and Britney's taste but

just that he wants it melts my heart.

From here on out I have no clue as the order

that these go in. Been too long ago with

too many paintings under my belt.

This one I sold.

This is one of my favs. I love the colors

and according to my teacher

very well done. She said iris was

hard to paint and I nailed it.

Talk about feeling great.

This one I painted for my brother.

It is painted on a piece of tile.

Painted for my daughter.

This took a lot of time. Lot of

work. But I love it.

This one hangs in my up stairs

bathroom.

My teacher helped me with the reflection

in the water.

Looking out the window to the barnyard.

Painted for my brother.

This one brings a smile.

My older brother called one day and

asked me would I paint something on

that thing that goes over those things.

Yep...that was the conversation.

Finally I managed to get a fuse

box cover out of him.

Haha....He was not expecting anything

like this....

They even painted the laundry room

around this cover. When they moved

they took this off the wall and it now hangs

in their bedroom.

Painted this for my sis in law.

Love this painting.

This was the first time I painted like this.

It was not strokes it was painted in dots.

For my niece.

Sold this one to a lady I went

to school with.

And this one lives in my moms

living room.

It is painted from a picture taken in

my mom's home town.

Big Springs.

I donated this one.

This guy was a tad different.

I have painted a lot of DIFFERENT

things.

Smiling dolphin.

Another iris.

Sold this little boy.

Enjoyed painting him with his

denim overalls.

She was sold to the same person that

purchased the boy.

Wearing her denim dress.

Painted on an oval canvas.

Sold this little girl also.

Painted for my youngest brother Mark.

It still hangs at mom's house.

Graduation gift.

Christmas gift.

Sold.

Fund raiser piece.

Local Nashville songwriter and singer.

I painted his CD cover.

Mom's kitchen.

Fund raiser.

Donated to the blind school for auction

last year when I worked there.

Hangs in mom's den.

Mom's bedroom.

This little lady is just hanging around

at my house.

Painted this for me and was offered good money

so I sold it.

I do have a copy print hanging in

my living room.

Painted this from a pic my brother took.

Hangs in his bathroom.

Painted this on a cabinet door.

In my craftroom.

Painted for my daughter.

A friend for Christmas

Painted from a pic taken in

Johnson City TN

Just for fun.

My niece loves Wicked so

I painted this for her.

 

just a dress.

This is a pic I took of my grandson

Caleb.

He was about 3 here

and he is now 16.

This is the painting I did from that photo.

All these paintings were done in oils.

Tomorrow I will post acrylic paintings.

Thanks for stopping in,