Thursday, November 19, 2009

Proud American





Hello, Painted in oils from a photo I took, a very close up view of another sweet old house. I called it "Proud American" because they are flying their flag on the front porch. This is oil on a 8 X 10 stretched canvas. Still time for commissions before Christmas, if you would like your pet painted or possibly your house contact me at barbarapask@zoomtown.com for pricing.

Please check out my paintings on Ebay Great Christmas gifts there also, framed and ready to go.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Bright Sunny Day



Hi there, You know how every now and then when you complete a painting you think "I like this"? Well, I like this, lol. I like the colors in the house and the impressionistic tree behind the house, this one has the burnt sienna toned canvas again. This is oil on a 8 X 10 stretched canvas, I may give this another try on a larger canvas. Hope you like it too. Have a great day!


Thursday, November 12, 2009

Christmas card contest


Hi there, I painted this for a competition, a local representative will be choosing a painting to be his Christmas card for this year. It has to be something from Warren Co. Ohio and a winter scene. I painted this very old church here in town and if they don't choose it I will use it for my card. There is a first, second and third place prize and if they choose yours you lose all rights to reproduce it. This church has a lot of history for my family, I grew up attending there, was married there and my father's funeral was there. This is oil on a 8 x 10 stretched canvas. Saturday night is the opening at the gallery here in town, I have one piece in the show. I'm excited just to have a piece hanging there. The show will hang until January.

Monday, November 9, 2009

My daughter's birthday gift



My grandson started school this year and I was there taking photos on his first day. I painted this triptych for my daughter depicting Michael's first day. I found the perfect frame to hold the three 5 X 7 paintings. The first little painting they were holding hands as the bus approached, the second she was helping him onto the bus and the last was when he came home in the afternoon. Her birthday was last Friday and I surprised her with this. This is my sweet Brandy holding the painting and here is a photo of the painting. Sorry there is a bit of a glare on the painting.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

My grandson Michael on Halloween

video Hi there, This is my grandson on Halloween, thought you might enjoy seeing this. He calls me Mom Mom and that is me next to him. Back to art after this, lol. Hope you are having a great day!

Friday, November 6, 2009

Gone Fishin'





Hello, I painted this a few days ago, taken from a photo I took while walking in the park. I combined his image with a photo I had taken someplace else. In the original photo of him he was walking along a concrete path and I thought the new surroundings had a better feel. A sweet elderly gentleman, he had his rod, tackle box and I loved the cuffed jeans. This is oil on a 8 X 10 stretched canvas. Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Country Living




Hi, This is another painting that I toned the canvas with burnt sienna and allowed a lot of it to show through. I took this photo while traveling some of the rural roads in this area. My husband is normally driving and I yell things at him like "STOP" or "SLOW DOWN" or "BACK UP A BIT". He is so easy going, some of the things you have to put up with when you live with an artist, lol. This is oil on a 8 X 10 stretched canvas. See you soon

Oh by the way, I did get one piece into that juried show I mentioned on my last post, woo hoo.