It's Hard Getting Old!

Yes, another elephant! This one really inspired me with all his poor wrinkles and sags! Do you think the inspiration to paint this elephant came from my BIG birthday coming up this summer? I think so. The title is perfect and so true!

Have a great weekend!

Birds Birds Birds

The endangered Golden Cheeked Warbler lives around the San Antonio area and is being invaded by building, building, building! Too many houses going up around here! I never knew he was so cute until I looked him up and painted him.
Bellow are two more Ruby Throated Hummingbirds. Both are small, 5 by 5 and framed in a goldish frame. They will go to the gallery downtown.
It's Fiesta here! Beautiful weather and lots of partying!

First Annual Juried Show and Exhibition

Last night was the Juried Competition that was judged by Lorenzo Chavez, a great pastel artist from Colorado. It was lots of fun! I won an Honorable Mention in the animal category for "Elephant Eyes". I also got the People's Choice award. ( I had lots of friends there!!!!) Thanks, you all! I am thrilled with the Honorable Mention since this was my first juried competition.

The owl above my head won first place.

Barnyard Rooster

I love the colors of this rooster! I am framing it in a red wood frame and think it would look great in a kitchen! I sold the other rooster at the River Art Gallery, so guess where this one is going?
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Hour San Antonio Style

With Fiesta right around the corner, I decided to set up a margarita still life. I wanted to eat the nachos, but controlled myself! This painting is framed in a cute 5 by 7 red leather frame. Kinda fun with complimentary colors.

Lorenzo Chavez Juried Show and Exhibition

I'm thrilled! I got into my first big juried show and exhibition with my "Elephant Eyes" painting! Lorenzo Chavez is the pastel artist that will be giving a workshop the first week of April and is judging the show. The paintings will hang in Coppini Academy of Fine Arts for the month of April, through Fiesta, and longer. I'm really excited that I got accepted into the exhibition!!

Don't Mess With US

My most recent Bald Eagle painting is an 8 by 10 framed in a really nice black and red frame with museum glass. I work at the River Art Gallery on Monday and thought I would take it down there since I sold my other eagle. Lots of tourists stop in to the gallery and since San Antonio is a military town, hopefully the eagle will sell! If not, it might be hanging in my house for a while!