Avoiding a Fight

"Picking Strawberries"

6x12  Oil on Linen

$175

Nothing like going out to explore painting opportunities.  Leslie Saeta recently invited me to join her for the day.  So off we went and discovered a lovely field of workers picking strawberries.  I think I barely waiting for the car to stop before jumping out to capture this lovely scene.  That moment didn't last long.  A guy in a pickup quickly came to us and told us we couldn't take photos.  We explained that we were artists and wanted pictures to paint.  He told us again that we couldn't take them.  Not wanting to start a fight, we "agreed".  Go back in the car, drove 3 feet, jumped out again and starting taking more pictures.  What can I say...no stopping artists on a mission.  Thanks, Leslie for a fun day. 

Chicken

"Look at Me"

8x8   Oil on Paper

$165  

Playing around with painting oil on paper.  It's fun. 

Quietly - SOLD

"Quiet Day on the Farm"

5x7 Oil on Linen Panel

I'm sure farmers don't have many quiet days on the farm, guess that's why I'm a painter.

Knife Crazy

8x6  

Had so much fun with the palette knife, I tried it again.  This was painted over a unsuccessful painting but it adds some additional texture.  I painted this from a photo I took at a friend's farm a couple of years ago and never painted it.  There were a few cows in the shade of the tree but if you know my history of painting animals, you'd understand why they didn't make it in.  I just applied my artistic license & presto, No Cows!  Enjoy the day.

Nestled - SOLD!

6x8   $95

I'm working on setting up a Paypal link on my blog to sell my small works.  However, it seems that I need to figure out how to put a "stupid" little button that links you to Paypal on my site.  I'm also in the process of trying to decide whether to sell on Ebay, Etsy or directly.  All of these options also require me to add a "stupid" little button.  Until I get these issues resolved, if anyone is interested in purchasing a small painting, you can email me at kelleyart@gmail.com.  While I would like to blame the "stupid" button issue on my blondness, it might be more of a "I'm completely computer illiterate" dilemma.  Either way, I'm currently stuck in the mud.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Have a great weekend & in the meantime, here's my latest painting.  Thank goodness I can apply paint to canvas.