Friday, August 17, 2007

On The Sax at Willow Creek

A small group of us from church attended the Arts Conference this past June at Willow Creek up around Chicago. One of the treats for those of us attending were street musicians that played during the break. This is one of those musicians. He was a wonderful sax player and I enjoyed listening to him share his gift of music.
Just a word or two about the Arts Conference. It was a wonderful praise filled experience that I would do again in a minute. God has bless the world with artists and he truly intends for us to use those gifts to make the world a better place.
If you are interested in this painting please contact me.
"On The Sax At Willow Creek" (oil/panel 7x5) $70 includes S/H inside the USA

Saturday, August 11, 2007

A dear lady from church recently brought me a box of painting supplies. She said she no longer painted but didn't want to through them out so she thought I might want them. I eagerly accepted the box and carted it home. For some reason I have always had this thing about digging through boxes of "junk"--perhaps that's why I work for an auction firm.
The box was filled with all kinds of treasures: paint brushes, tubes of oil paint, medium, old sketch pads, books and more. I had to through some of it out but most of it I kept. I loved digging through the box and I loved doing this little painting of some of those supplies.
This small painting is of three tubes of yellow paint. I don't have any idea how old they are I just know they had such character that I had to paint them. Thank you Dora for a wonderful gift. And just so everyone knows, I'm always willing to accept paint supplies.
Let me know if you're interested in this painting.
"Old Yeller" (oil/panel 5"x7") $70 unframed, includes S/H in the USA.