I Got Married!!!

I got married May 12, 2012 to a wonderful man, Paul West, that I have known 40 years!! I haven't posted anything in a long time because I've had trouble with Blogger and life got in the way. I don't think anyone reads my blog anyway, lol!

I don't have photos of our wedding because I'm waiting on the photographer to send me a CD but we took a few photos after the wedding with Paul's iPhone. We ate dinner at Twelve Oaks in Edmond, OK after the wedding reception and had a lovely meal.

Don't I look happy on my wedding day?

My husband, Paul West, isn't he handsome! Look at that thick juicy steak, it was absolutely decilious.

This was taken out side the front door of Twelve Oaks. It sits on a hill in a rural area and the grounds are beautiful.

More Sheep paintings



This is a little 6" x 6" oil painting on a Raymar panel. The poor little sheep as sensitive eyes and needed a pair of sunglasses.





Why can't I rotate this photo? It wasn't in this position in my file but when I uploaded it to Blogger it rotated the photo to it's side. This sheep likes to dress up and is ready to party!



Fun on Saturday, Nov. 13th

Sue Stice, my sister, and I in front of my art work at the Contemporary Art Gallery on Paseo. Sue drove here to go to the Holiday Open House event where I also had work on display so we visited the CAG while she was in town.

This is three of the four paintings that I had at the Holiday Open House on Saturday.

Gary Good, Paul West, and I at Gary's gallery, Grazioso Gallery, in Guthrie. Paul and I attended the Second Saturday art walk later that afternoon. We had a wonderful day visiting art galleries then spent the evening with our friends that live in Guthrie.



I entered two paintings in the Oklahoma Art Guild's member show at the Simply Oklahoma gallery in Guthrie. My painting is the one above with the three sheep. My other painting in the exhibit won a third place ribbon! My very first award for a painting.



This is David Canavesio doing a demo at the Grazioso Gallery in Guthrie. I love his work! David is a long time friend of Paul's so we enjoyed visiting him at the gallery.

Contemporary Art Gallery

I received a call from the Contemporary Art Gallery on Paseo inviting me to join their gallery! It's a co-op gallery with a variety of wonderful artists so I am very honored to be included. Here is their website http://www.contemporaryartgalleryokc.com/. For the voting process, I submitted oil paintings and felted mixed media pieces. To my surprise they liked the fiber pieces because they add a variety to the gallery. They have oil, acrylic, watercolor, & pastel painters but no fiber artists. I have a closet full of fiber wall hangings so this will give them a chance to hang in public and come out of the closet!

My work will be hanging in the gallery the 1st of November so I hope all of my friends will be able to attend the 1st Friday Walk on Paseo!

Dreaming of Ewe

I had a hard time naming this little 8 x 10 oil painting but finally decided on "Dreaming of You" then a friend suggested "Dreaming of Ewe" so that name stuck. Now, why didn't I think of that in the first place! It's painted on a gallery wrap canvas. This photo was taken with my IPhone so it's not a high quality photo....I need to get out my camera but I don't have the lighting system that I need here in my little apartment. I've had fun painting sheep! I started on another one this week but it looks horrible and it will end up in the trash. I love the image so I will try again.

Three Bags Full

"Three Bags Full" is a 12" x 16" oil painting that I finished Wednesday afternoon in my painting session with my painting buddy, Carla. I thought I really liked this painting but now that I see the photo I'm not sure I like it after all. Maybe it will grow on me. I took this photo with my IPhone, it's not a bad photo but it's not the quality that my camera will produce.

I've started a smaller 8" x 10" sheep that I plan to work on this afternoon. I guess I'm on a sheep kick again.....I think it's because I'd like to do some felting. I have a piece started but haven't taken the time to work on it and it's been calling my name.

On the Lamb

On the Lamb is a 12" x 12" oil painting that will be up for auction at OVAC 12 x 12 exhibition in OKC on October 1, 2011. I absolutely love this event!

I was going to name this piece "Counting Sheep", then my sister suggested I name it "Mutton Head" and I liked that name. Then a Facebook Friend, Theresa Hurt, suggested "On the Lamb" and that name stuck! Thanks Theresa! Theresa runs Pirates Alley frame shop on Britton Road in OKC. They take care of all my framing and I can highly recommend them.

White Tulips and Carla

This oil painting is 12" x 16". I don't have a good title for it so I'm currently calling it White Tulips. I need to get more creative on my titles! It took me several weeks to finish this painting because Carla hasn't been coming to paint with me very often. Since I moved I haven't felt like staying after work to paint in my studio and my apartment is too small to set up a painting area. Hopefully all that will change soon.

Carla didn't want me to take her picture but I had the camera out and couldn't resist this shot of her with the paint brush in her teeth squeezing the paint tube. We must get the very last drop of paint! We have so much fun painting together and I have learned so much from her over the last 2 or 3 years.



Family of Flower Pots

This is a 12" x 16" oil painting that I finished about three months ago. The rocks were a real challenge for me. I've tried painting rocks and stones in the past and have failed miserably.....these aren't perfect by any means but at least they look like rocks! My dear friend, Erika, bought this painting from me when she came for a visit. She now owns 5 of my paintings and has requested that I paint her a courtyard scene as a companion for this painting. So I must get busy and start painting again, which is my favorite thing to do!