Art by Lenora, Louisiana Painter

Art for Children

lenora — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:53:17 +0000

I’m going to show this to my young students. They will be creating watercolor buildings. The buildings are to be unusual, uncommon, and fun.

Copies of this artwork are available at Lenora.Imagekind.com.

Crosses Influenced by Medieval and Celtic Designs

lenora — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:40:40 +0000

These crosses are influenced by designs of old. They don’t adhere completely to any style. This piece is available at:

Lenora.Imagekind.com.

Romans 16:20 came to mind as I finished this piece. It is 14×11 inches, acrylic on stretched canvas, painted on the sides in a beautiful Pthalo Blue, which you cannot see in the scan.

Here is another:

http://Lenora.Imagekind.com

Merry Christmas

lenora — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:09:08 +0000

Here is a stern, take no flack Santa to wish you a merry Christmas! He’s on Zazzle.com/lenora at this time. I painted him in acrylic.

Another Old Louisiana Oak

lenora — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:10:35 +0000

This piece measures 18×24 and is done in acrylic on stretched canvas. It is currently being housed at the Barnwell Art Center in Shreveport Louisiana as part of an art teachers’ exhibit. It’s becoming plain that I enjoy trees and rocks.

Louisiana Landscape in the Dark

lenora — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:46:22 +0000

This is how the pasture looked behind our house one evening.

This work is listed as a reproduction on Lenora.Imagekind.com.

And below is a detail, larger than the whole.

The Apple is a Maverick

lenora — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:29:29 +0000

One of these things is not like the others. Three pears hover behind an apple. I often feel like the apple. When I am in a room full of people who seem to share the same beliefs and knee-jerk reactions, I sometimes wish to slip out. It’s hard to hide my true colors. It happens often in the art world.

In all fairness, there are times when I am very much in fellowship with those around me. Maybe I’ll make another painting about that.

This piece was done in watercolor about a week ago. In all fairness to pears, I think they are every bit as beautiful and delicious as apples.

The image links take you to Lenora.Imagekind.com.

Art can ease the pain–temporarily.

lenora — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:29:14 +0000

A few months ago, our family entered a time of deep sorrow. My nephew suffered an accident at the work site, and died roughly two days later. In the hours immediately after his departure (which was actually a home-going), I spent time with his children, K-Y and K-A and another little niece, J-A. The children were ages 5, 6, and 7. I had brought a bag of art supplies.

We sat at the large coffee table in the den and spread out the supplies. Soon we were all working on one sheet of paper. Everyone just applied whatever they wanted to apply. I think an older nephew walked by and added the word, “dog.” The whole process was like a soothing balm, albeit a small and temporary one. We were deep in grief and in many ways we still are. I have posted the picture below.

Mesa Verde; Spruce House

lenora — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:05:03 +0000

A little over a year ago, we went to Mesa Verde in Colorado, and saw Spruce House. This painting represents my take on it. The cliff wall above the dwellings was a dark tone; it looked as if cooking fires had darkened it long ago. Some of you, I’m sure, know more about this than I do. I just don’t have time to research everything that interests me!

In actuality, the ruins don’t look as colorful as I have painted them, at least not in broad daylight. I don’t know how they look in the evening or in the early morning.
Okay, here’s the artwork. It’s 16×20 on stretched canvas, painted in acrylic.

And below are a couple of details.

Painting in progress…

lenora — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:51:47 +0000

Right now I’m working on a painting of a passageway in a castle. I’m not used to showing paintings in progress, and I’ll probably delete this post before long. Showing a painting in progress reminds me of going out in my pajamas. This piece is 30×40, acrylic. It looks slightly dark on my monitor, but I’ve seen plenty of monitors, especially in schools, in which my images look light. BUT, they do look great in reproductions, so that’s what matters.

Okay, here is the image. Remember, it is not finished. Feel free to tell me what you think.

Park Avenue in Arches National Park, Utah

lenora — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:28:17 +0000

A few weeks ago, we went to Arches National Park. I believe I’d go back now if I could. It’s like being on another planet, especially to someone from Louisiana. There is absolutely nothing like seeing it for yourself. Pictures and movies don’t do it justice.

I painted a part of Park Avenue, which is one of the first stops on the road through the park. All over the park, I could see faces, people, monsters, castles, and other things. It was impossible for me to see plain rocks. My mind kept putting life to these giant, colossal structures.

This painting is acrylic. I could not help but put my impressions into the painting. As always, clicking on the picture takes you to Lenora.Imagekind.com, where prints are available.

Below is a detail.