Hawkeye

12x9 watercolor and Tombow brush pen (black).  After doing a value study of this fellow, I added watercolor to liven him up some, keeping his sharp eye focused on his prey.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Fruit & Flowers Linda Rupard

This is a still life painting that I had set up for my painting inspired by Jan Van Huysum an 18th century  artist.    Showing at Heritage Museum in Big Spring   for the Old Masters  Caboose show .   Reception
is tomorrow evening May 24.  5:00 to 7:00.

Signal Mountain with Skull Linda Rupard

This is one of the paintings I  did for our Old Masters show at the Heritage Museum.
Show will be through May .  Reception is Friday 5:00  to  7:00 hope lots of our blog friends can come on down to see us & our work at the museum.   My old Master artist that inspired me for this painting was Georgie O'Keeffe.  

Cat Eyes

6x6 watercolor with Pigma Micron 01 ink on paper.  This is Chili who is no longer with us and whom I miss every day.  Hopefully he is watching from the rainbow bridge.

Slim, Shorty and Lulu Gone Wild! by Leada Wood

Slim, Shorty And Lulu Gone Wild -Copyright Leada Wood 2013

Slim, Shorty and Lulu gone wild came about after a wonderful family outing with the Kids and a trip to the circus. I had not been to a circus in ever so long...wasn't sure they still existed! Oh what a grand time we had and wonderful ideas began spinning around in my head. I love to paint my goonie birds but have not done so for a long time. The sparks began to fly and away I went to my drawing board and started this adventure. As you can see I became a little carried away and went over to the wild side! It was a fun ride while it lasted.

This is a close up of Shorty ... a colorful little bird!

This is Slim...that bird is up to something! I can see it in his eye! Maybe he wonders why his pal Shorty is standing so close to his gal Lulu?

And this is Slim and Lulu...as you can see birds of a feather flock together and Slim has nothing to worry about! I can see that Lulu only has eyes for Slim. I hope you have enjoyed my little bird brained tale...I think I see more adventures of Slim, Shorty and Lulu in my future.

This painting is 16x20 transparent watercolor on canvas and is available. Please contact me at www.leadawood.com

No Stone Unturned

12.25 x 18.5 watercolor painted recently using a small slanted palette knife. Except for a brief light value manganese blue sky laid in with 1.5" flat brush, there are no pencil lines nor brushmarks in this rocky landscape. As my friends and fellow artists know, landscapes are not my strong suit! I did spritz with a water mister to make colors run and emphasized texure on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper. Total time was about 2 hours.

Bluebonnets Linda Rupard

We went to our lake hideaway yesterday and the bluebonnets are blooming .

Demo at Snyder TX: Spring is in the Air

15x11 watercolor vignette, a demo done yesterday for the Snyder, Texas Palette Club.  This imaginary scene is painted on Arches 140 lb cold press paper and features cosmos, blackeyed susans, anemones, tulips as a watercan bouquet, while a hummingbird circles above.
HAPPY EASTER to all of you!

Sketchbook FL Linda Rupard

This is a zentangle alligator I sketched while in FL.  

Leada Wood's Solo Exhibit in Big Spring, TX

Here are Loretta Farquhar and Linda Rupard Irvin enjoying Leada Wood's lovely paintings at the Heritage Museum tonight.  Titled "Visions", each work of art depicts a unique way of seeing figures, celestial icons, and vivid abstractions.  This Colorado City artist is one of our Caboose painters.  Come visit the Heritage Museum in Big Spring, TX!

Sketchbook Watercolor & Ink Linda Rupard

This is a watercolor  with  Ink  of a pretty lady I  took a photo of in New Orleans .  I used Zentangle just for fun but Ann did have a beautiful hairdo.

Donkey with Daisies

6x6 ink sketch using Pigma Micron 01 pen, then Derwent Inktense watersoluble pencils for the yellow and orange hues on this donkey chomping daisies.  Yesterday I drew this fellow then quickly added colors then water testing new Inktense kit.

Donkey Daze

5x11 watercolor of two friends in their fenced in pasture talking over the day's events.  I just SOLD this one, plus the ink sketch of them and another burro to a new collector!

MOON FLOWERS BY LEADA WOOD, CONTEMPORARY TEXAS ARTIST

 



MOON FLOWERS BY LEADA WOOD©
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This one has been a long time in the finishing stage...thought it was done and then did a lot more to it and finally I think it is done!

My mom and grandmother always had moon flowers, ever since I can remember. They only bloom at night and sometimes when it is a cloudy morning they stay in bloom. I don't know why I have never planted them, maybe it is because I know they are poisonous and there are too many little flower pickers around our place. I think I may consider planting them at a distance where the flower pickers or llamas can't get to them. I am ready for spring!

This painting is 22x28 transparent watercolor and is available.

A Little Bird Told Me by Leada Wood, Artist Of Texas

A Little Bird Told Me by Leada Wood

Yes a little bird told me I was long overdue for a post on our blog. Sorry, I am still not seeing too well and have limited computer time, art time ect. I know excuses, excuses, excuses! Anyweay here I am posting away.

I love the little birds and have quite a collection of ceramic ones. I also love to feed them around my yard and watch them play. BUT NEVER SAY YOU EAT LIKE A BIRD! I am here to tell you those little birdies can pack it away!

This little watercolor is only 5x7 with a limited palette quickly done. TWEET THIS!

Fondness for Hearts

5.5x7.5 watercolor on 140 lb hot press paper done today.  I first drew in 4 heart shapes with a white wax crayon, then did a quick underpainting using alizarin crimson and thalo blue.  Over those colors I laid crumpled plastic wrap and let it dry all day.  After work, I lifted up the plastic to find a multitude of crinkled areas from which new hearts were developed by negative and positive painting.

Red Rose Deep - India inks

7x4 India inks on 140 lb Saunders Waterford watercolor paper, drawn with colored pencil then inked over the lines. I used a deep red silk rose and drew from life. This is my first full ink painting using Dr. Ph. Martin's products and really do enjoy the vivid hues.

A Real Ham Linda Rupard

This is an acrylic collage on cradle board 12 / 12  .   The singing pig has musical notes & words added collaged & many layers of varnish.  This painting is for sale on my TX Artist web page.  A fun piece to do .

Signal Mountain Estelle Howard

This is  a latex on watercolor paper.   22 X 30

Christmas Cards Linda Rupard

Decided to paint all my Christmas cards this year & it is time consuming but hope to get them  all done
& in the mail.    

Untouched Powder

5x7 watercolor on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper, an imaginary winter landscape painted yesterday.  It is a serene scene with dark evergreens framing middle ground birches while foreground bare branched bush twigs balance the composition far right.

Lacy Cross Linda Rupard

This is an older painting that I always liked.   It is a Latex & acrylic on Arches watercolor paper 22 X 30.   A reminder of what Christmas is celebrating.  Birth of  Christ that brings joy to  all christians  who believe.