Paper Petals

Paper Petals

8" x 10"

Liquid Watercolor

Cheryl made the comment that poppy petals remind her of crepe paper.

I agree, when I created this painting,

I rendered the petals as if they were crepe paper. This is one of my

favorite poppy paintings.

Poppy Drama

14"x 11"

Liquid Watercolor

Hotpress Paper

This one stays tucked away in my pile of paintings.

Oh yea, drama happens. Its interesting creating such a mood

with the subject of innocent poppies.
Since I am painting poppies at the moment, I thought I'd share

a few other paintings of poppies.

Original Watercolor
5" x 7"
$75.00

In the spirit of actually painting, daily, I painted today.
There is something about poppies that I find enchanting. I am always amazed that these lovely red blooms, who look right at you with their dark centers, are held up by the thinnest of stems. Whenever a breeze passes by them, they sway just a little.
I call it the "poppy" dance.

These will be a series: Let's Be Poppies


Rusty Harden Dayton Ohio USA

Daily Painters Interanational Art Gallery

"Bound to the Earth"

15" x 20"

Acrylic Ink on Hotpress Paper

Location: The Earth's Center, Tipp City, Ohio

$230.00 (with warm white mat)

I joined this group of 100 International Painters who commit to a daily activity in their art business. For most, that means painting daily. I have admired the frequent postings of the

daily painters, having followed the blogs of several.

It is easy to lose track of time, to get distracted and over commit to the needs of others. These are the killers of productivity and inspiration.

I will begin posting (almost) everyday. It's about the activity. Along with new paintings I will post paintings that are being added to new locations and exhibits.

Wish for me activity with purpose....

Rusty Harden Dayton Ohio USA

New Show Poster

New show poster featuring oils paintings in mineral artistry

limited number will be available for purchase at the show.

Pre-show orders can be taken, $10.00 each.

The "Uncommon Grace" exhibit is over. My attention is once again

on the mineral artistry. I have one Rock and Mineral Show in Troy Ohio

this month. I will be introducing two new paintings for this show as well

as limited editions prints, note cards and post cards of my mineral paintings.

Please visit http://www.thecrystalrockstore.com/ , a Canada based shop which will

soon carry those items. I thank Steve for his support of my mineral artistry.

Hope

Watercolor

5" x 7"

Painted for themed challenge: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

August of 2008, I had been on a walk. I really do enjoy what we call weeds.

What makes us admire one plant as a flower and another a weed?

In general, we apply a similar formula to people.

Back to the thistle and the butterfly, there he was on this thistle that offered him so little.

A resting place, at most. Sometimes our needs are that basic. Maybe he needed more, who is to know? But the thistle is what it is. At its end, an amazing structure that captures the late afternoon sunlight. If I were a butterfly maybe I'd want to touch it too. Okay, I'm not a butterfly and I always want to touch them.

This original painting is for sale and prints can be ordered.

CBS Sunday Morning Sun Art

10" x 14"

mixed media
"Cheshire Sun" Is Now Part of the CBS Sunday Morning Library

Watch for it to air on one of their segments.

This painting is available for purchase.

To view the other submissions of the 2010 CBS Sun Art Challenge

http://www.theartistchallenge.com/

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