Painted Landscapes

I have been working on one landscape for almost a year now.  The painting has vexed me since the first day I started it. I told myself this past week that yesterday was going to be the last day I worked on it. The whole thing has become ridiculous and I seem to use the painting not being done as an excuse to not work on anything else. So in celebration of completing it (at least for now), I thought I would repost the five landscapes that came before it. All of these have sold except for the fourth one. That one, I may keep.

Mikey.

Even though the temperature has hovered around 100 degrees every day for the last several weeks, all the plants are still in full bloom, lush and green. The photo above is of my boy Mikey, sitting on the back fence amongst all that green, enjoying the cooler morning temperature.

The Cottage.

 

 

 

I decided to post some photos of the building of the Cottage.  Now that it is complete, at least the exterior of it, I tend to forget how the backyard looked before and during the process. The top photo is, obviously, the Cottage today.  The second photo shows how the corner of the yard looked when we moved in.  The photos that follow are pretty self explanatory.  Although an architect and builders were hired, the design and the architectural details were all conceived and executed by Bobby.  I love the Cottage and how it turned out.



 

Millie and Henry

Millie (pictured on top) and Henry are two puppies that Bobby found and brought home a few weeks ago.  Millie was at the local Home Depot wandering in and out of the store.  Henry was found in a busy intersection over by the transfer station (dump). They are both great dogs and oh so sweet.  Henry is now in foster care with our vet.  We are keeping our fingers crossed for him, as she knows a family who may be interested in giving him a forever home.  One of their dogs recently passed away and the other dog they have has been grieving.  Henry is getting a trial run at their home this weekend.  We are still looking for a home for Miss Millie, although the longer she is here, the harder it will be to place her.  She is quickly becoming a member of the family.  So right now the count is 5 dogs and 5 cats!  Bobby always says out limit is 8, we just can't seem to stay at it.

 

 

The Backyard.

 



 

 

 

Happy Fourth of July!

 

 

Happy Summer to all.



 

While I was away....

 

 

Since the time I posted about Halloween (which is basically my last post) it has been very busy at the new house.  While work continues feverishly in the backyard, the front yard has been landscaped.  There is still more work to be done in the front and time needed for the new plants to get established, but it is starting to look very pretty. Bobby found the wrought-iron fence at a local salvage yard, had it cut down and installed and then painted it himself.  It really does look like it has been here forever.  To see where the front yard started, look down a couple of posts to the Halloween post I mentioned.  The yard then was a true fright.



 

Bearded Man Drawing

 

 

 

 

 

The Bearded Man Drawing hangs in my bedroom with some of my favorite things.

 

Bearded Man Drawing

The graphite drawing measures 29"W X 31"H. Matted under glass and in the black painted wood frame, the piece measures 40"W X 44"H. Pricing and shipping information is available upon request.