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NEW PAINTING Tender

  "Tender," 12" x 16", acrylics and graphite on museum quality panel, $499 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   We have a small herd of deer that hang out with us, which is unusual for a neighborhood setting. I think the prior home owners must have fed them (it's not a stretch by any means, given that we have a squirrel who comes to the kitchen window and begs for apple slices and a chipmunk family that are not shy in the least. We have yet to meet James the groundhog and Lucy the possum.). But anyways, when I was out walking this morning, I got to wondering if I might have the honor of actually seeing a fresh baby deer in my own yard this year, and how much fun it would be to sit (at a distance, mind you) and sketch from life. And so this painting is me trying to manifest that idea. You might also recognize the oak leaves - they carried ov...

NEW PAINTING Traveler

  "Traveler," 22" x 30", acrylics and graphite with a wee bit of collage on gallery stretched canvas, painting wrapped around the sides, $979 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors get 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   I wondered what might happen if I tried drawing in the manner in which I'm doing the faces (charcoal and graphite) overtop a color field of acrylic. So I wandered down that path, using an unresolved painting as my base.  The color/landscape showed up, maybe in response to the horse, or maybe in response to what was underneath there, or maybe a little bit of both. Not sure that it matters, either way, though. I am debating a subtle shift to the sky, but will sleep on it. I don't want the piece to be too literal, and letting her sit overnight will help give me some space to re-evaluate from a fresh perspective. Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Stay well, F...