http://louisianapainter.com/artblog Paintings of Louisiana, and of the Southwest Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:31:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/10/11/the-apple-is-a-maverick/ 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 ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/08/15/art-can-ease-the-pain-temporarily/ 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 ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/07/30/mesa-verde-spruce-house/ 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 30x40, acrylic. ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/07/11/painting-in-progress/ 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 ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/07/10/park-avenue-in-arches-national-park-utah/ Cows tend to hang out together. They roam the pasture together, they eat together, and sometimes they seem to be gossiping together. Hence the name of this older work: Gossip Session. This is a scene from a Louisiana field. A reproduction is available at Lenora.Imagekind.com. ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/07/07/cows-gossiping/ This is acrylic on stretched canvas, 14x11 inches. The larger flower is really more magenta in "person." I'm not feeling too well right now, so this will be short. I'm trying to throw off the last gasps of a bout of flu that doesn't want to let ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/02/18/red-flowers-and-rusty-borders/ It's abstract, or, to be more accurate, it's non-objective. Okay, here's a detail or two. Click to see them better: I feel I want to break loose and paint something else, but I'm not quite sure what it will be. It's just slightly frustrating. http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/02/17/abstract-with-pink-rays-and-a-blue-book/ This 30x24 inch acrylic painting was inspired by my all too few trips to the Southwest. Reproductions of this piece are available at Lenora.ImageKind.com. I love those big skies, old, and sometimes ancient, structures, the landscapes, and the list goes on. Of course, this Louisianian has to devourer ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2008/02/09/old-crumbling-southwestern-building/ I have just finished this piece. It was done in watercolor on stretched canvas. It is abstraction and surrealism rolled into one. The size is 16x20. Details below: More details: Oh, the altered book is on the back burner.  I'll have to take some pictures of what I've ... http://louisianapainter.com/artblog/2007/10/28/watercolor-abstract-against-the-stream/