NEW QUARANTINED PAINTINGS

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Hi My Friend,  I know you are busy, like me, will try to keep this short.  I added new work done during the quarantine to my Ebay store and DPW.  The top piece was a humor problem I have ...everything is supposed to be humorous!   If you had as trouble as I did finding toilet paper and sanitizer you may not think it is too funny, but that is my problem.

The other two were done from memory.  Mom's old mail box she keeps gloves and tools in for the garden and the old shelter/shed that could fall any time.  Just junk under there mostly.  Lots of times we put the old golf cart under there.

Hope you will sign up for email updates her because I intend to give away small original paintings this year.   I wish all of you a long healthy, happy life.

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LEAGUE OF ROANOKE ARTISTS SHOWCASE

Hey Friends,  I took a couple photos this morning when I was helping hang the League's Annual Showcase at the Jefferson Center.

There must be about 200 paintings!!

It's gonna be a tuff show to judge.

And the bigger one on the end is mine.

Title "THE WRONG BUS".

At this moment I can't remember the reception date but I'll post it soon.

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BIG SHADOW

Hey Friends,  Back with No. 2 in my Wheatland Farm short series.  A single giant tree I hope is still standing after the tornadoes Sunday.  I choose to paint it because of the shadow it threw, big and wide.  There were some cows at the other end.

Here it is shown on a wall somewhere in cyber space. 

Would look pretty nice in a frame, right?

I will post more in a few days.

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PLEIN AIR AT A GORGEOUS FARM

Hey Friends,  I was out this morning with my friends in the Smith Mountain Lake area.  Off of Rt.122 to be exact.  At a friends Farm.  An unbelievable mansion with a pond and horse pasture and more, more.

The painting above was done by my friend, don't want you to think I'm taking any credit for her work.  Didn't show you mine because they look so amateurish beside of hers.

So now, don't forget to come and visit at South Peaks 3rd annual plein air paint out !! Sat, day after tomorrow and Sun.  AND  the weather is going to be fabulous.

There will be plenty to see, besides the painters.

See you then

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PLEIN AIRE AT ROARING RUN

Hey Friends,  You should have come with us today.  We went to Roaring Run which is out past Botetourt and Fincastle on Rt. 220.  Positively worth the little bit of time it takes to get there.

Top photo I was almost finished with this 9x12 and I DID finish it and signed it.  Hoping that would keep me from fiddling with it anymore.

I was going to paint this spot on the creek (above) but the others were packed up and ready for lunch.

Time fly's when you are in the zone.

I will have to go back after I get my license to carry a gun.  Maybe an assault rifle so I can shoot at every little bird that breaks a twig.  You know, the paranoia of a bear leaping out of no where, to drag you back to the liar for the cubs to eat. 

I probably just need a good stiff drink before I leave the car. HA!

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New Show in Covington and Plein Aire at South Peak

Hey Friends,  Judy and Mary Anne along with Kyle (above photo) hung a new show at the Alleghany Highlands Regional Library in Covington, Va. today.  We hope you will be able to visit them and see the new work.  HERE is a link for more info.

Linda and I went to South Peak again today to do some more practice pieces.  The sky was beautiful even though these photos don't tell you much.

These top 2 photos were taken from the parking lot of the Hilton Hotel, just below South Peak as you can see.

I was using some palettes I'm not exactly used to.  They came from a book called the YIN and YANG.  The top 2 were a red/green color palette.

And these two were the blue/orange palette.  I did not finish any of the 3 totally.  They were pretty slippery and I need to let them get sorta dry or sticky so I can get some more paint to stick and stay put.  I like both color combos.

I won't know for sure until I finish them.  Hopefully they can go into the art show.

Have you put this plein air event on your calendar?  You can come October 13, 14, or 15.

More details will follow.

AND ART BLAST HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SUNDAY ,9-3.

Was scheduled for Sat. the 2nd but IRMA and HARVEY have changed it to Sunday.

Hope to see you come by.

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NEW WORK HANGING AT HARROGATE BY ME AND LINDA

Hey Friends,  Just letting you know, in case you are in the area, Linda Schaar and I changed out the art work hanging at Harrogate in Salem, Va. today.

Linda took this photo and sent it to me (my camera ran out of power).  Her phone has an excellent camera in it.

We did this after our meeting at South Peak this morning, with Bonnie Hooper.

We feel like this Plein Air event at South Peak this Oct. is gonna be GOOD!!

We sure are hoping so and we are putting in the time and effort and planning to make it top notch.

Even if you don't paint, you should make plans to be there.  There will be fun and vendors with food and drink.  And the Judge, Trey Finney, will give a demo !  And let me mention that if you aren't interested in watching a demo, just watch him.  Yum.

More info to follow.

Thanks for visiting

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HAVE YOU SIGNED UP YET??

Hey Dear Folks,  Did you know that my painting group, the DLP's, hold a workshop at Evergreen Lavender Farm every year ??  It is to be June 24 from 10am til Noon.

Limited to >< 18 participants.  The painting above is an example of the work you can make in this workshop.  We use almost anything except brushes !  The majority of this piece was done with fingers and Q-tips !  This is the most fun workshop EVER.

HERE is a link to sign up

Here is a piece I started at the Wharton Garden in Bedford, Va. a few weeks ago.  Finally finished it a day ago.  It's available on EBAY.

Hope to see you at the Farm in Appomattox !

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LEXINGTON,VA. ART ON THE GREEN

Hey Friends, A quick post about the small art festival in DT Lexington yesterday.  One photo of Jefferson St. just to give an idea of the sweetness of this little town.

Shot above of a Double Line Painter, Judy Lochbrunner accepting her award for Best in Acrylic.

And two old friends above.  Nancy Stellhorn on the right and Susan Egbert on the left and she won the Best in Show award.

It was a lovely day (hottest so far in 2017) and I enjoyed chatting with a lot of friends I had not seen in a long while.

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ART ON THE GREEN in LEXINGTON, VA.

Hey Friends,  Here is a link to the Lexington Art Show on the Rockbridge Arts Guild FaceBook page.  This sidewalk show will be from 10am to 4pm.

I will be there with several new pieces of work.

I will be giving away a free painting to one lucky person that signs up for my email posts.

The piece above is 16x12x2" and will be for sale at this show.

Do hope to see you there.

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ART ON THE GREEN - LEXINGTON, VA.

Hey Friends and Fellow Artists,  This coming Saturday, April 29th, on the sidewalks of Lexington, I will be displaying some of my artwork for sale.  This is the first time I have done this show, so wish me luck and pray for sunny skies.

This is one of the pieces from my FRACKING SERIES.  It is a 9x12 wrapped canvas, half an inch deep as you can see.  It started life in the cemetery on the hill in Fincastle, Va.  It was finished in my studio.

The art show is from 10am to 4pm.  Please stop and introduce yourself and sign up for a free give away.

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SMOKE OVER OUR VALLEY - ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE PAINTING

Hey Friends,  It's over whelming so I'm trying to make some room in my studio.  If I think a painting has some merit, I will offer it on Ebay as the last channel.  This was started on Mill Mountain, back when Wytheville was suffering with a lot of brush fires.  The wind blew the smoke into our valley and it sat there for a day and an evening.

This painted with oils and is 10" x 19".  This is a nice hand made frame and is not the garrish gold seen in the photo.  It has a softer golden look.

It is up for auction HERE on Ebay.

Thanks for stopping by

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SPRING SENSATIONS ART SHOW AT 2ND HELPINGS GALLERY

Hey Friends, a reminder to let you know the Double Line Painters will be hanging the art show called SPRING SENSATIONS at 2nd Helpings Gallery on Williamson Rd. tomorrow, Tues. the 4th.

The reception will be Sat. the 8th from 1pm to 3pm.   

We will all be there and set up with our plein air gear to paint.  We hope you will be able to stop in and say Hi.  Maybe you can find an interesting gift for Mothers Day or Fathers Day.

Read the note above, maybe you will be the lucky person to win the cards.

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POND IN PEARISBURG

Hey Friends,  I remembered again to take progress shots, this is just a couple of them.

I have a photo of the wonderful pond in Pearisburg, Va. on my Chrome Book.

A closer look at the water lilies.  They were not in bloom at the time I took the photo.

That is a bridge way in the distance.

The Koi are another figment of my imagination but they fulfilled their purpose.

There were lots of reflections and sky patterns in the water.

Here is the final piece at 24" x 18".  The colors are very true.

This is available in my website, www.suefurrow.com .

I love process shots on other people's blogs and hope you enjoy them too.

Please feel free to comment.

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NEW SHOW BY THE DOUBLE LINE PAINTERS NOW HANGING AT THE SALEM MUSEUM

Hey Friends,  We, the Super Artists of  Double Line Painters of the Blue Ridge. hung our Holiday show at the beautiful Salem Museum today.

We rarely get a group photo so I'm happy to show you this one, taken for us by Alex, the new director.

And here is a photo of the exterior.  The staff at our Salem Museum does a lovely job all year, of keeping the grounds beautiful as well as the interior displays.

Admission is free and you will enjoy all the historical material as well as art by locals.

Must put this on your list of things to do before 2016 is a memory.

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I WISH YOU KNEW AND PAINTING THIS MORNING

Hey Friends,  Here is another one you may not have seen yet.  It was painted from photos of Southport, NC.  Photos taken on a trip to the coast with my painting buddies.   It is 8" x 16" panel and varnished and available HERE.

And this morning we, the DLP's, made it to Longwood Park on Main St. in Salem, Va. to brush up on our skills.  Nice when you can find a view from a bench AND you didn't forget your umbrella..  And that IS a cemetery on the hill.

I am experimenting with some palettes that #Hongnian Zhang uses in his book #  the Yin/Yang of Painting".  My buddy, Linda, has been experimenting with them so I thought, maybe limited palettes would make painting easier or at the very least, less anxiety.  So today, I made 3 starts or sketches and will paint each with a different palette just to keep for reference.

Should be an interesting experiment.

Have a wonderful weekend.

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NEW WORK AT GOOSE CREEK IN BEDFORD, VA.

Hey My Friends,  New works of art replaced the older at Goose Creek in Bedford, Va. yesterday.

Judy and Mary Anne does this job for us (DLP).  Thank you ladies.

The long Peacock you see up there, I painted, using my neighbors noisy peacocks.

In case you have never been to Goose Creek, this is what to look for.

I have put a link so you can easily find directions.

And please check my new blog at FASO - HERE.

I know, I need to pick a date for this blog.

It's hard to give up old friends.

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Evening Treat Oiginal Oil Painting

Hey Friends,  I put a link HERE for you to click and see my latest blogpost on my new website.

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday.

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THE SHOW IS UP !! in ABINGDON at the ARTS DEPOT

Hey Friends,  We're all excited Judy and Mary Anne got all our beautiful paintings hung this morning in Abingdon..  Thanks a bunch ladies.

I'll start my blogging of the work I made for this show about Life along Rt. 11

Above is "A Gift to the Giver"  16x20  Oil on canvas.

This one is titled "An Offering to the Future" 18x24 Oil on Canvas.

We do hope some of our friends will make to Abingdon for this wonderful show and the fun we'll have chatting!

See you Thursday 6 until 8 pm

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The "Route Eleven Show" is ready to hang

Hey My Dear Friends,  Today the DLP and myself, laid out all the paintings going to the Exhibit at the Arts Depot in Abingdon, Va. this coming week.  A LOT of work and planning has gone into this exhibit.

Above is one of my oil paintings title "An Offering to the Future" will be hanging.

I keep a list of titles in a notebook, ongoing, so I never can remember where I hear or read these titles and I'm hoping I didn't copy anyone I know.

The reception is from 6 until 8pm on Thursday May 5th, 2016.

Please join us. It will be fun to see you.  And bring your friends.

And click HERE for directions.  And HERE for my new blog.

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