Day Two

Day Two Another View of THE Building

 8" x 8" NFS

My small gallery on Main St.,

(maybe I should have named it that)

is an intriguing building.

This balcony is reminiscent of the French Quarter

and there is nothing else like it in Carrollton.

That makes it very noticeable.

The building is old and the years of use show more in some areas than others.

There is a narrow steep staircase leading to my private studio 

just beyond these doors. 

When I'm up there painting, I can almost channel the spirits of artists 100 years ago who might have lived in a similar space with a small place to cook and a little day bed to sleep.

Eat

Sleep

Paint

Sort of sums it all up.

Would love to have you visit me sometime in the gallery.

Click HERE for a link of what there is to see and do in Carrollton, KY.

Artful Campaigning

Artful Campaigning

My Son In Law, Eric Stewart is running for Family Court Judge

in Logan County, Ohio.

I am up at their home in Bellefontaine, OH working on the campaign for a few days.

(it's pronounced Bell - fountain).

Any way

today on the campaign trail,

I drove my 14 year old grandson around out in the county

as he knocked on doors campaigning for his father.

Isn't he just the cutest???

He has helped organize the routes of 36 precincts

with all the people who regularly vote in the primaries.

He has gone out every day to spread candidate love,

and flyers and signs everywhere,

after he has done early morning seminary,

practiced the piano and

done all his homeschool work

every day for weeks.

What we learned along the road today was everyone,

OK most everyone

has an artistic bone in them somewhere.

We were out in the county, not in a city or a town,

but out in corn and cattle country,

and we saw some really cute things people decorate their yards and homes with

to make it their own.

This super cute piece was made by a little old pipe smoking man out of tree bark and other scraps.

When I asked him if I could take a picture of it,

he wanted to show me the real animals he had in his little barn.

He had two little donkeys and one of them made quite the fuss when

we were introduced.

The gentleman was quite the character

but looking at his very neat little home and not a thing out of place barn,

you wouldn't know he had much of a sense of humor

until your eye caught this.

He had it outside on a wall of his garage.

The only decoration I could see,

but isn't it adorable.

 I don't know the story behind this little gem,

but it was too cute not to photograph.

This guy said his yard was a work in progress,

but let us add to it by putting a sign in his tastefully decorated front yard.

You can see the vibrant color of this log cabin barn quilt on this huge grain farm.

The world can never have too many guard dog gargoyles.

Industrial Yard Art.

I told you this was corn and cattle country, right?

Another success story,

as Caleb places another sign in this front yard.

Here's candidate Eric Stewart,

Future Logan County Family Court Judge.

It's late,

we're all tired,

but we've had a great day of campaigning

in the heartland. 

Thanks for checking in with us today.

 

Fifth Street House

I lived in Carrollton, KY for about 8 years

and I used to walk around the block from my house a lot.

There was a beautiful old victorian home one block over that I loved.

They had a beautiful hydrangea bush that almost covered their porch.

I say had, because, a few years ago the bush was pretty torn up in a storm.

I snapped this photo probably 12-14 years ago,

and have kept it waiting to paint it sometime.

Now is the sometime.

unframed 8" x 10" acrylic on a panel.

$100 w/free shipping

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