Names and Opinions

Help me decide and name my State Fair entries.

I'm entering a mini painting in the Kentucky State Fair.

I've done three and I need you to help me decide which one to enter.

The maximum total square inches allowed is 25".

These are 4" x 4"

I have all three of them listed below with a close up of each one below.

Please tell me in the comments which one you prefer and a suggestion for a name. 

Leave me a comment and you'll be registered to win one of the other two.

Remember, they're only a 4" x 4".

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Keeping My Chickens Flying

I just finished reading an interesting article written by famed artist/writer Jack White about keeping my chickens flying.  He began by telling an interesting story about a farmer during the depression taking a pick up truck of chickens to market.  He was followed by a business man who was trying to pass the pickup but couldn’t because of the poor road conditions back then.  The farmer would stop his truck every hundred yards or so and beat the chicken crates with a broom.  He would drive a few hundred yards and get out and beat the chicken crates with a broom.  The business man couldn’t resist asking what the farmer was doing.  The farmer told the business man that he was taking two tons of chickens to market in a nearby city.  They were all he had and he needed to sell them desperately.  The problem was he only had a one ton pickup truck so he had to keep half of the chickens flying in order to not stress his old truck.

Jack went on to say that with the economy as stagnant as it is, artists may have to find a way to keep their chickens in the air in order to feed their families.  I couldn’t agree more.  His approach was very pragmatic and down to earth and gave examples of how artists he knew were thinking out of the box and letting their art evolve to continue to create and eat. 

One of the examples he gave was very close to something I’ve been working on.  I was given some outdoor tiles and have begun to paint scenes on them.  They have a minimum of three coats of outdoor varnish on them to protect them from the weather. They make really unique garden stones.  I would love to paint one for you.

I will begin showing them at the RiverView Farmer’s Market this Saturday.  They are $30 each.

They are heavy so it will cost approximately $20 to ship one, but if you live in or near Carroll County, KY and can come to the Farmer's Market on Saturday at Hometown Pizza on Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon or the Courthouse lawn on Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. check them out.

I'm only showing two of them right here, but I have four available at the moment with more to come.  

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Red Sky at night, Sailor's delight

Sailor's Delight

is a framed 8 x 10 acrylic on masonite board 

I love the sunsets we get here in Kentucky and I love seeing them come to life in a painting.

$150 + $10 shipping

New Venue

Pin It Down on Main Street Sports Bar and Restaurant in Carrollton is showing a lot of work from local artists.  Rhonda and Junior Welch have added a gallery  up stairs where you can see a wide variety of paintings, photography and other art from local artists.  I'm honored to have a few of my paintings on display there also.  Go upstairs and take a look. 

Monday Morning

Acrylic

$100

Scented Air

Acrylic

$100

I love this painting because it reminds me of early summer 

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because it also reminds me of the scent of summer flowers and their beauty.

 

Thanks, I needed that!

Last Light

I love skies.  

I love how the light from a sunset or sunrise washes across everything it touches.

We were having some beautiful sunsets when I painted this.  

This was a truly fun painting to do.

It sold from Gallery 104 in LaGrange, KY in December.  

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In a Cabin in the Woods

Safely Inside

Can't quite see the "Little Ole Man at the Window Stood".

but if he's in there he's all safe and snuggly warm and greatful to be inside.

The cabin is deep in a pine forest and reminds me of the "Little House in the Big Woods" book by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

I had fun painting the snow here, getting highlights on it. 

This is currently hanging at Gallery 104, LaGrange, KY.

$150 plus shipping

Last Light

Last light is a 16 x 20 acrylic on a canvas panel. 

 I love sky and this sky was lots of fun.

Off to the left is a cute little home with a rocky road going in front.

I love the glow of a setting sun and the colors it spreads across everything.

This is another of my new paintings in Gallery 104 in LaGrange, KY.

If you're interested, please contact me.

$150 plus shipping