HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE AT POTENTIALLY CHIC AND NEXT STEP WITH THE COMMISSION

Hey Friends,  Last night I went with some of the DLP gals to the Holiday Open House at Potentially Chic on Brambleton Ave. here in Roanoke, Va.  It was a very enjoyable event and evening.  I finally found the perfect birthday gift for my sister.!  Really happy about that.  And the jewelry maker, the Velvet Peony, had the perfect gift for a dear friend in Florida !

And the photo above shows one of my paintings in one of their beautiful shop vinyettes. (spell check couldn't even correct this word-so I don't feel too dumb)

AND they sold this painting of mine !!  How cool is that?

They also sold some of the mini rooster blocks.

Thank you Ladies very much.

And lastly I wanted to show you this detail shot I emailed to the couple that commissioned the painting I began showing you yesterday.

I asked what she thought of this and a few more shots.  She replied "the hen looked as if she is wearing a beret and glasses."  I was real puzzled until I got back to the photos I sent her.

The interpretations other people see always amaze me.  I CAN SEE IT now.  But until she said that I never would have seen it.  So now I have some more work to do.  But I'm really happy she told me and I can correct I hope.

More fun to show you tomorrow.

Hope all of you are having a great December so far.

Happy Trails

Travel Well

ORIGINAL KEY WEST ROOSTER PAINTING "the ROOSTER is a CHICKEN"

Hey Friends,  Another Key West Rooster #6.  To me he appears to be shaking, quivering, like he is scared and nervous.  Does another bird want to fight?

Or maybe he just has the Heeby-Jeeby's from drinking and dancing all night.  You can finish the story.

He is available HERE.

South Peak Paint Out is this Sat. the 10th !!  They have information on their FACEBOOK PAGE.

Please join us and make this a big event..

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ORIGINAL PAINTING OF KEY WEST ROOSTER

Hey My Friends, Just added this Key West Rooster to an auction on EBay.

title is "THE HEADDRESS"

available HERE

I'm having fun with these stylistic, expressive, mixed media birds.

Sort of mimicking Robert Joyner from Richmond.   Maybe I should say he is the inspiration.

Enjoy your wet, soggy, sunless Sunday.

Happy Trails

ORIGINAL PAINTING OF KEY WEST ROOSTER - Mr.DOMINECKER

Hey Friends,  Here is the latest inspiration from Key West.  And I misspelled his name on purpose.  Makes him a more worldly man, I mean chicken, I mean rooster.

He is available HERE.

Have a wonderous week and let me know how you are doing.

Happy Trails

NEW SHORT SERIES "KEY WEST ROOSTERS"

Hey Friends,  I have started a new short series of colorful roosters.  Based primarily on the drunken roosters you see criss crossing Key West, Florida.

Well, they may not be drunk but the way they strut around makes you wonder, right?

This little fella is #1.  Wow, what a way to start a series, you say.  I'll come up with some better titles --- tomorrow, as Scarlett used to say.

He is for auction on EBAY- CLICK HERE.

Happy Trails

NEW STILL LIFE ON ETSY AND ART ON THE LAWN

Hey Friends, Finally getting some strength back!  Enough to post on this blog and Etsy and DLP blog.

This is another still life where I tried to paint like Ovannes Berberian.  I was digusted, or maybe irritated is a better word, when I finished this.  So after looking at it glumly for a bit, I got out the long haired liner brush and said I'll fix or destroy it.  When I finished all the squiggles, I liked it so much better!   CLICK HERE for a view on ETSY.

Pearisburg was tuff, even if we did have some of the best volunteers EVER.!  If  I could get some sleep the night before a show, the experience would be so much better.  But I can't sleep and get up at 4:30am and drink caffeine until I'm nearly sick.  Pack up the cooler and brush the teeth and jump in the already loaded and gassed up car and go whizzing to meet Linda, another DLP member.  The drive to Pearisburg takes > < an hour.  So I'm hoping I make with out having to PEE!  Remember ALL the caffeine... Nope I don't make it.  Somewhere in the dark, not to far from my destination, I must stop.  Pee and get more coffee !!

Betty Herbert and her vast staff of volunteers were so helpful.  But like I said, it's still tuff.  It turned into a beautiful day.  Not to hot and lots of sunshine and blue sky with billowing clouds.

I did meet a super couple, above, that bought two of my pieces.  And they are Inn Keepers near by and said they would love to have us, the DLP's, come up in the fall and paint some of their beautiful views at the Inn..  How cool is that.

I will post more photos at the www.doublelinepaintersoftheblueridge.blogspot.com so check it out too.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Trails