The weather was fantastic this afternoon for painting at an old mill site and bridge located about 11 miles North of Stockton, Missouri. Caplinger Mills. The original building burnt down, but the bridge was saved for prosperity by some caring neighbors and friends. It is now on the Historic Registry. The river below, Sac River, is a favorite place for swimming, wading, and fishing. Of course there is canoeing and camping also. "Historic Crossing", 8"x10", Plein air, Oil on canvas. $285
It's really nice that a local business, Maschino's in Springfield is displaying the paintings from our group, Springfield Plein Air painters. This is one of the paintings I entered. "Early Morning Light", 16"x20", $500. Next month we will be doing some paintings in conjunction with the Springfield Zoo, as a fundraiser for the zoo. Some of the animals are getting into the act, so that should be fun. I hope I'm not outdone by the elephant!
Good news!! "Excitation",(below), was accepted for the "Big Show" at the Springfield-Branson National Airport. Also accepted was my painting, "Early at ArtsFest", 26"x38", $600. It will be great to have them on display May 22nd thru August 13th. Hopefully someone will fall in love with them and want to take them home. In the meantime, some of the family will get to see them there, as they fly in for our family reunion in June. That will be fun. Can't wait.
"Excitation", Oil on panel, 26" x 66", $1200. This was exciting to watch as this girl caught a trout. I just finished this painting and hope to have it accepted in the "Big Show" this month, at the Skyport Gallery, in the Springfield-Branson National Airport, Springfield, MO. Large paintings are a challenge, but I enjoyed doing this one. I have other requests for large format paintings, so guess I'll have to get out the "big" brushes.
This is a throw back to my Southwest up-bringing, and the SW colors. Sandy from MacCreeds Gallery loaned me this nice vase for my still life. She has some beautiful things in her Gallery. The carving is of Kokopelli, God of rain, I purchased it from a young native boy on the rim of Canyon de Chilly in Arizona. The turquoise necklace was from a native girl there. The scorpion was my late brother-in-laws. The chunk of rock is a piece of the Canyon, given to me by a dear friend. Lots of memories in this little still life. 16"x 20", Oil on Canvas. Framed in a nice 3 inch wide, mahogany frame. $500. Free shipping.
I had a great time meeting with the Springfield Plein Air art group last Thursday. Some of us had time to do a small painting before we had potluck. Congrats to the prize winners. With our early Spring, the Springfield Lake park was looking beautiful. The greens were so bright they were almost iridescent. Here's my version of the morning. 8"x10", "Spring in the Ozarks". Oil on panel. Framed in 3",mahogany colored, plein air frame. $300 Free shipping.
