Grandma’s Garden
Vegetable gardens
flower beds galore
Home cooked meals
very few chores
Horses to ride
Rocky Mountains to explore
Freedom to laugh, to run, to grow,
never any beatings to endure
Saddest days at summer’s end
when Grandma’s gardens are no more
By Fawn McNeill Barr
In memory of Willi Bassett (1919-2008)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Polo
"Polo"
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on canvas
$350.00
$350.00
We went to a polo game a few weeks ago, and I have been anxious to paint some of the pictures I took that day.
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Winter's Edge, Wildlife Art
Winter's Edge
5 x 7 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
Not Available
I was just playing with these soft colors in the grasses again. Actually it was a cow that I saw, but wanted to paint a deer instead. I painted this from memory.
I love the few months that we get some change of color in the winter. Most things are green most of the year down here. With the drought and a few cold spells the grasses right now are lovely.
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Saturday, February 09, 2008
The Lion and The Lamb
"The Lion and the Lamb"
SOLD
Jesus is said to be the Lion of Judah and the Sacrificial Lamb for our sin. This is also symbolic of the peace of heaven when the lion will lay down with the lamb and will not harm it.
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Thursday, February 07, 2008
Water's Edge Too, daily painting by Fawn
" Water's Edge Too"
6 x 6 x 3/4 inches
Acrylic on cradled hardboard
(painting continues on sides)
Acrylic on cradled hardboard
(painting continues on sides)
Love this square format. Framing is optional.
I like the way the lily glows against the dark water.
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Goldfish, abstract, Daily painting
"Goldfish"
9 x 12 inches
Acrylic on hardboard
$475.00
I wanted to get the feeling of looking down in the water and the feeling of looking at the side view through the water at the same time, so you can't tell which view it really is. It was a fun challenge.
This painting is all knife work., which is great for that abstract quality I was after.
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Monday, February 04, 2008
Shoreline, 2, plein air painting
" Shoreline 2"
5 x 7 inches
Acrylic on hardboard
SOLD
This is the second painting I did last Friday at the canal at lock G-36. It was windy and the water was difficult to render. I think I got the feel of it though. I really like the cypress trees on the right.
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Saturday, February 02, 2008
Shoreline, Plein Air Painting
"Shoreline "
5 x 7 inches
Acrylic on hardboard
NOT AVAILABLE
Went back to lock G-36 yesterday (which is still closed due to lack of water). It was cool and breezy in the morning, and I wanted to capture the cool, blueish shadows in the rocks. The egrets were all around, so I added one here on the shore.
The water in the rim canal around the levee is getting very full. The water in the lake is still very low. They are not opening up the locks and letting the water flow because all of the canals and creeks will stay too low. I guess they figure people can at least get their boats in the water this way.
It is sad to see what was once a grand wetland with tons of wildlife shrink away to dry land. Lake Okeechobee seems to be disappearing.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Great White Egret, wildlife art by Fawn
"Great White Egret"
9 x 12 inches
Acrylic on hardboard
Acrylic on hardboard
Sold
Got some blurry pictures of this egret in flight, had to add lib.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Water's Edge, daily painting by Fawn
"Water's Edge"
6 x 6 x 3/4 inches
Acrylic on cradled hardboard
(painting continues on sides)
$300.00
Saw this plant one day while I was out painting en plein air. I was taking pictures of some birds and saw these little flowers glowing in the sun. They stood out so nicely against the water. I painted this from one of those photos.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
New Day, Atlantic sunrise, Daily painting
"New Day"
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on canvas
SOLD
I painted this from photos I took at the beach. I love to get up early and watch the sunrise. No people are around, and everything is quiet. The colors range from pastels to dark shadows. It is so surreal.
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Storm Watch, abstract art
"Storm Watch"
9 x 12 inches
Acrylic on hardboard
NOT AVAILABLE
Just goofing around today. This type of painting is fun to do, just put down colors and see where it takes me.
I started with a rainbow type of layout, and then just started pulling colors together. I lost the yellows in the red and green, but thought it looked like grass, so then I added more grass.
The rocks started showing up with reflected lights, which I thought was too cool, so I added more purple in the shadows to strengthen them.
The water looked like an ocean right from the start, so I added the waves to make the storm surf.
The sky changed about three times, and when the dark shadows showed up I thought it was perfect for the way the grass was so blown about.
The sky changed about three times, and when the dark shadows showed up I thought it was perfect for the way the grass was so blown about.
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Out to Pasture Too, equine art by Fawn
(painting continues on the sides, framing is optional)
$5,000.00
I have been working on this painting all week. I am getting ready for two more shows, and wanted some larger work than my small Daily Paintings. This is a repeat of a painting I did years ago. I reversed the whole composition and made the colors softer this time (which I really like). I used a different horse and used a larger canvas. I have added a blue heron instead of an alligator in the foreground. This painting has a more impressionistic quality to it as well.
Lots of symbolism: End of summer, last season of life for the horse too. Time to slow down, time to retire. The colors emphasize that.
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