In Honor and Memory of Pa Baker

 

Pa's Bounty

5x7 Oil on museum quality panel

 

Pa's Pink Hollyhocks

5x7 Oil on museum quality panel

 

This post is in honor of memory of my father-in-law, Henry Baker, who passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 after a brief illness.  He was 94 years old and lived a good life.  He loved gardening--both vegetable and flower gardening.  Above are two paintings I did from his labors of love.  When we brought vegetables home from Pa's garden, it was understood that they would be photographed before they were eaten.  And the flowers were always so beautiful and so bountiful.  Everyone that knew him, knew he was a man of the soil and had an extensive knowledge of how all things grow.  Today he is in heaven surrounded by the most beautiful garden of all. 

He has left us with a little bit of that knowledge and a great love of flowers and plants--even his grandchildren and great grandchildren.  He is missed by many.



 



Pretty Boy Roy

 

Pretty Boy Roy

8x8 Oil on museum quality panel

 

Good Morning Monday!  Pretty Boy is painted in all his brilliant colors to brighten your Monday.  He was so much fun to paint that I also painted him in pastels--maybe a later post.  This is also a palette knife painting.  I picked up fresh color, applied it and did very little blending.

 

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Blazing Star on Sapelo

 

Blazing Star on Sapelo

5x7  Oil

 

 

Another painting from our trip to Sapelo Island, Georgia.  The purple flowers are called Blazing Star and grow wild on Sapelo.  You see them a lot in florist arrangements.  I knew when I saw all those purples, I just had to get a photo for a future painting.  I really like all the colors in the trees and carrying out the purple color scheme. 

Thank you for your visit today!  Have a great one!



Callaway Gardens

Callaway Gardens

Oil  6x6

 

Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia is a beautiful place, and the azaelas should be blooming soon.  The many flowers, walking trails and the lake make this a great place to visit as well as providing material for paintings.  Hope you enjoy these bright colors on a chilly Monday morning.

 

Thanks for visiting today.  Have a great week!



Hey Chicken Head

 

Hey Chicken Head

Rooster Series #3

8x8 Oil Museum Quality Panel

 

 

I love thinking of up titles for my paintings.  Sometimes something just pops into my head that I think fits perfectly.  I could just see these two roosters sauntering up to each other and starting a conversation.  Another palette knife painting using bright colors.  Those "in the know" say we should name our paintings before we start.  It gives you a clearer direction as you work through the process to the finished product.  Most of the time, when I decide on a subject matter, a title just naturally comes to me--sometimes not.  This one was fun from the title to the last paint stroke.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend!