OLD TRUCK SOMEWHERE IN NE MISSISSIPPI"

No. 231 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "OLD TRUCK SOMEWHERE IN NE MISSISSIPPI,"

Size: App. 9X12 inches.

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. paper.

Back to modes of transportation. This was spotted in north east Mississippi on my way from Aberdeen, Ms. to Huntsville, Al. this summer. I'm a sucker for abandoned old cars, trucks, trains, planes, boats, etc. The closer to the road the more chances I'm gonna stop and look at them. Eventually plan to paint ALL of them.

Wish they could tell me about their life's experiences. Where they've been, who all road them, things like that. Why, Just because!!!!!

I do hope you get some pleasure out of what I do.

Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"COLOR SNAPDRAGONS"

No. 230 in my 365/2010 painting series.
Title: "COLOR SNAPDRAGONS"

Size: 22X30 inches.

Material: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches cold press paper.

This is the same drawing as the textured snapdragon painting I posted yesterday. This piece emphasizes Color. In other words the first impression you should have when you see it is The colors. You see the colors first and then start looking for other principles in the piece.

I do hope you like what I do and are having fun with the pieces like these.

'Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"HANGING SNAPDRAGONS"

No. 229 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "HANGING SNAPDRAGONS"

Size: 22X30 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. cold pressed watercolor paper.

This is the another of the paintings done for a design and color theory workshop. It is one of the flower pieces and painted to emphasize the design principal "TEXTURE". This pieces was not pushed as far toward the TEXTURE as the other three pieces I'm posting because I want to show at this stage how easy it could be to take it to one of the other principles. It could easily go to a line , shape or color piece. Art is a constant change.

I do hope you like what I do. Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"BLUE AND GOLD MACAWS WITH SHAPES"

No. 228 in my 3565/2010 painting series.

Title: "BLUE AND GOLD MACAWS WITH SHAPES"

Size: 22X30 inches

Medium: Watercolor and acrylics on 140lb. cold press watercolor paper.

This is the shape painting like the ones done in my design and color theory workshops. If you look back at yesterdays painting, it is the same drawing as this one. Each is done emphasizing a different design principle.

I do hope you like what I do. Comments and/or comments are appreciated.

"STRIPPED MACAWS"

No. 227 of my 365/2010 painting series.
Title: "STRIPPED MACAWS"
Size: 22X30 inches
Medium: Watercolor and acrylic on 140lb. cold press paper.
This is one of four paintings that I'll be posting the next four days. They are in preparation for one of my 5 day workshops in 'RETEACHING COLOR THEORY AND DESIGN".
This piece and tomorrow piece is from the same drawing of 5 Macaws. This piece emphases the design principle of LINE. Meaning that the first impression made upon the viewer should be LINE. If you look closely at the five round spots in the painting, these are the eyes of the birds. Have fun tracing their outLINE. This piece also uses line in all forms, broken, wavy, curvilinear, modulating, variegated, implied and centritcic. The black ovals are not eyes but nostrils.

"DEMO FOR LAWSON"

No. 226 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "DEMO FOR LAWSON"

Size: App. 15X22 inches

Medium: watercolor on 140lb. cold pressed watercolor paper.

This was the demo painting that I did last week to show little Lawson how to paint his picture.

Watch for his third painting tomorrow.

I did do about 3-4 more mins. on this piece that he did not have the technique down good enough to attempt it in his work.

I hope you like following what i do each day.

Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"NIGHT BLIZZARD"

No. 225 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "NIGHT BLIZZARD"

Size: App. 15X22 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. cold press paper.

This was a little experiment I did with the Demo that I did last Thursday to show Hannah how to paint her snow scene. After she left I got thinking about how to make a night time painting out of the demo. I re-wet the entire painting, Yes you can re-wet watercolors, if you do it right, and then laid in a dark Thalo Blue wash over the entire piece, threw salt on it, let it dry completely, and here's the results.

I do hope you like what I do. Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"CELEBRATING MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY"

No. 224 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "CELEBRATING MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY"

Size: 36X48 inches.

Medium: Acrylics on stretched canvas.

My wife's name is NINA LEE HICKMAN ANDERSON. and today is her birthday.

See if you can find how old she is. There are 40 items specifically associated with her, this many, years on this earth. Every place she has ever lived, gone to school, worked, all her immediate family members and their birthdays, every place she has vacationed. and who but me know what all is in here. Have fun looking. also FB her and see if she has found it all?

I do hope you like what I do. Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"PHOENIX PALMS"

No. 223 in my 365/2010 painting series.
Title: "PHOENIX PALMS"
Size: App. 18X24 inches
Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches cold press paper.
This entire painting was painted with a burr from a Coconut palm tree
from Hawaii. A little over a year a friend of mine went to Hawaii and brought back this little burr from a coconut, she said that the Natives of Hawaii used them as paint brushed to do art work. It does look a lot like the fibers in a bristle brush you might buy at the art store. Anyway, I found it yesterday and decided to use it. Since I have not been to Hawaii. I decided to paint some palm trees that I saw at the Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Az. Here is the results. I'm going to post a picture of the little "burr" I used later today.
I do hope you like what I do. Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"FLOWERS IN A CHINESE POT"

No. 222 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "FLOWERS IN A CHINESE POT'

Size: image- 12X14

Medium: Max oils on board.

This was painted for a client, yesterday, to go in this gosh awful gaudy frame, But... it works well for the occasion.

Really I do like it. and these florals are really fun to paint.

I do hope you like what I do.

Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"ADAM-FRENCH HOUSE ca. 1855" ABERDEEN, MS."

No. 221 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "ADAM-FRENCH HOUSE ca 1855 ABERDEEN, MS."

Size: App. 11X14 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 100% handmade rag German paper.

All the time I lived in Aberdeen, this was the Masonic Temple. I have painted it many times. I have never been inside this house, one of two that I have not been in in Aberdeen. The present owner, Dwight Stevens was going to give me a tour in June but we couldn't make it happen. My father-in-law lived in this house when he first moved to Aberdeen in the early 40's, it was a boarding house at that time. It has been restored after a fire a few years back and is so commanding of the area where it is located. Can't wait for that tour, maybe next year.

I do hope you like what I do.

Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

NEAR TUSCON"

No. 220 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "NEAR TUSCON"

Size: App. 9X12

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. cold press watercolor paper.

This is another one of the paintings done from sketches from my two week painting trip to Arizona way back there. I went out to do a Master Class with Edward Betts but ended up painting and traveling each day just for the teacher and had dinner with him each night for a mini critique, no doubt the best art instruction i ever got.

I do hope you like what I do. Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD 2009"

No. 219 of my 365/2010 painting series.
Title: "CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD 2009"
Size: 11X14 inches
Medium: Watercolor and Acrylic on 90 lb sulphite paper.

This is what it looked like early Christmas Eve outside my house. It was really beautiful and did not last very long in blizzard conditions but it did snow quite a bit for several days but didn't stop Santa. It was a very good Christmas.
I do Hope you like what I do.
Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"COLUMBIAN ICE FIELDS, ALBERTA, CANADA"

No. 218 of my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "COLOMBIAN ICE FIELDS, ALBERTA, CANADA"

Size: App. 8.5X11

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. cold press watercolor paper.

This is atop the Canadian Rockies. probably the highest I have ever been except in a plane. It was one of the most beautiful drives I have experienced. That evening as we left Drumheller and started back south to Calgary, We saw a magnificent display of the Aurora Borealas. Northern Lights, the most mystifying display of a natural pneumonia I've ever experienced. sure beats 111 degrees in Oklahoma

I do hope you like what I do, comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"CHRISTMAS DAY 2010 NEAR MY HOUSE"

No. 217 in my 365/2010 painting series.
Title: "CHRISTMAS DAY 2010 NEAR MY HOUSE"
Size: 11X14 inches.
Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches cold press watercolor paper.
With temperatures of 103 outside the car at 1:30 yesterday, it really confirmed that I needed to do some snow. Thought about what it looked like Christmas day last year. So, feeling coolthis morning, NOT, already like a sauna outside.
I'm finished here and headed to Scary Mary's for a while.
I sure hope you like what I do.
Comments are really appreciated. and Thanks for looking .

"NEAR BOW FALLS, BANFF, CANADA"

No. 216 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "NEAR BOW FALLS, BANFF CANADA"

Size: App. 8.5X11 inches.

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. cold press paper.

From a sketchbook done in 1991 on a trip to Calgary with my son John to sing in the International Barbershop Chorus competition with the OK Chorale.

No we did not win. but had a great time in places like this.

With all this 109 heat index going on around here, I think it's time for some snow pictures.\\

I do hope you like what I do. Comments are appreciated.

"NIGHT ANIMALS"

No. 215 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "NIGHT ANIMALS"

Size: Image App. 8.5X11 inches

Medium: Encaustic, melted wax on 90lb. sulphate paper.

This is another on of my abstracted encaustic paintings where all the color is applied randomly and then melted. three applications of color and then the black line is drawn on and the black is them melted.

This on is titled Night Animals, cats and rats. see how many you can find.

I do hope you like what I do.

Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA JAIL ca. 1900"

No. 214 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA JAIL ca. 1900"

Size: 85.X11 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. cold press paper.

I think by now most of you know that old jails intrigue me. This one cell holding jail was found in southwest Oklahoma not to far from the Altus, Duke and Olustee area. I found a couple of more on my last travels and will show you those later.

I do hope you like what I do.

Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

NEAR PAPAGO ROCK, SCOTTSDALE AZ."

No. 213 painting of 365/2010 series.

Title: "NEAR PAPAGO ROCK, SCOTTSDALE, AZ."

Size 8.5X11 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. cold press watercolor paper.

This was painted from a sketchbook drawing done in Arizona back in the early 80's decided to drag out some of those sketches and paint some desert paintings.

This one was located near Papago rock just outside Scottsdale toward Tucson. Please watch for more desert painting.

I do hope you enjoy looking at what I do.

Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"FLOWERS AND LINES"

No. 212 of my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "FLOWERS AND LINES"

Size: 22X30 inches

Medium: Water and Tempera on 140lb. cold press watercolor paper.

This is one of my design and color theory demonstration paintings.

The mat is also decorated to extend and make it a part of the overall piece.

A lot of fun to do.

I hope you like this type of work. I also call these my "BRAIN TRIPS"

I just let my mind wander as I go from shape, to color and line. in any order or place I choose to work.

Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"MORE WYETH BASKETS"

No. 211 of my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "MORE WYETH BASKETS"

Size: 22X30 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches cold press paper.

These are some of the baskets that were hanging in Andrew Wyeth's garage, when I got to visit his house and studio back in 1983.

I'm still painting from inspiration I got while there at his complex.

I still want to revisit there again sometime.

I do hope you enjoy what I do.

Comments and/or remarks are greatly appreciated.

"EAGLE MOUNTAIN"

No. 210 in my 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "EAGLE MOUNTAIN'

Size: App. 11X22 inches

Medium: Watercolor, torn paper collage.

This is college of different pieces of paper were different colors and textures are applied to several sheets of paper and then when the paper is dry, they are torn into strips and arranged, overlapping each other till the images that is desired is achieved. then each piece is attached with glue to the background sheet. you can then paint details, as much as you like, to the painting. in this case three small eagles above the mountain.

I do hope you like what I do.

Comments and or/remarks are appreciated.

"SOUTH FORK, COLORADO":

No. 209 in 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "SOUTH FORK, COLORADO"

Size" App. 3.5X5

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches cold press, watercolor paper.

This is the view out the backdoor of my friends, Richard and Janice
Gerken's cabin. Their cabin is in South Fork, Colorado. It is a very beautiful place. Near Wolf Creek skiing resort.

If you've ever seen the movie VACATION, the Griswald's drive by the sign for South Fork on their way out west to Wally World.
Got several painting from this trip and will be painting a lot more of the images in my brain.

I do hope you like what I do. Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"BERTHA'S BIRTHPLACE, HATLEY, MISSISSIPPI"

No. 208 painitng in 365/2010 series.

Title: "BERTHA'S BIRTHPLACE, HATLEY, MISSISSIPPI"

Size: 8.5X11 inches

Medium: Watercolor on i40lb. cold press watercolor paper.

Bertha Vaughn Hickman, my mother-in-law. Was born in this house in 1915. The house is no longer there but my mother-in-law love to visit it every time I went to visit her, up till the time of her death. Most of the house was still there when she died. It is no longer there. Hatley is a small community in Monroe County, somewhere close to Amory and Smithville, Mississippi.

I hope you like what I do. Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

BIRTHPLACE OF WALMART???? SAM WALTON

No. 207 painting of 365/2010 series.

Title: "BIRTHPLACE OF WALMART????" SAM WALTON

Size: 8.5X11

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches watercolor, cold press paper.

Sam Walton, if you live in America and don't know who Sam Walton was then you probably don't get out much.

Sam Walton started Walmart.

Google Sam Walton's birthplace and you'll get two answers. One is Kingfisher, Oklahoma and the other is NEAR Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Go to Kingfisher and you'll still get both answers. I wanted to know and see his birth place. I was in and around Kingfisher 3-4 hours asking everyone i tho0ught might know, especially the people at the newspaper and the little museum there and they gave me the same info. NO ONE REALLY KNOWS. It seems to be one of two places, a house that no longer exist in town but thats up to speculation as to where it was and the other is that it is about 5 miles outside of town. By this time it's now a quest, I'm gonna find it. I got the name of the lady that most said was the biggest help in the BBS documentary done a few years abck. Called her cell phone, she was in Altus at a DAR convention but did tell me she thought it was the place out side of town near LOYAL, OKLAHOMA. I went baqck to the museum with a little more information form that ladyt and found a plot of land with the name Walton on it about five miles outside of Kingfisher at the place called Loyal. I went back to the

court house and found maps and charts showing the plot the Waltons, Sam,s mother and father, Thomas and Nancy Lee Walton, owned and lived on when Sam was born March 29, 1918.

This is the only house anywhere near the land they owned. Could this be the place Walmart was born or has that house been taken by nature, long ago. Just having fun.

I do hope you like what I do. Comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

"CELEBRATING SANDIE'S BIRTHDAY" THURSDAY

No. 206 of 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "CELEBRATING SANDIE'S BIRTHDAY" THURSDAY

Size 16X20 inches

Medium: Acrylic and Acrylic paint pens.

Sandie is my Sister-in-law, the wife of my youngest brother Gail. They live, well, you can say Bessemer Alabama. That's where their house is they both work other places.

Here are some of the things you can look for in this painting.

Sandra, Hermes, Anderson, Gail, Lynsi, Justin, Abby, Jason, 7-8-59, 5-8-80, 9-29-80, 9,5,81, 9-5-08, Benji, a dog, Cookie, another dog, Precious, a cat, a dollar sign, the shape of Alabama, The shape of Germany, a star marking their home in Germany, 2001 when we visited the Andersons in Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland the places we visited with them in 2001.

Have fun, I do hope you like what I do, and comments and/or remarks are appreciated.

I do these type paintings on commission, want one for you or a friend call me. 1-405-202-7799

wHITE FACE BARN, MONROE COUNTY, MS.

No. 205 of 365/2010 series.

Title: "WHITE FACE BARN, MONROE COUNTY, MS."

Size: 11X14 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches cold press paper.

This is another one of the Plein-Aire, 30 min., paintings done from my car. I had passed by this barn hundreds of times and really never thought it was interesting enough to paint. When i was on my way out coontail road to paint the friendship house this one just said look at me. I've got a new white face, so here it is, couldn't resist this.

Anyone know who owns this one?

Comments and or remarks are appreciated. Thanks for all your comments.

"EARLY MORNING MARINA, ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI"

No. 204 of 365/2010 painting series

Title: "EARLY MORNING MARINA, ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI"

Size: 11X14 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb.cold press paper.

I love to visit the marina early in the morning just as the boats are getting ready to go out on the water. This oats were getting ready particular morning there was a soft mist just lifting as the boats were getting ready to go on the water.

I do hope you like what I do. Comments and stories are appreciated.

"ALABAMA CRYBABY BRIDGE"

No. 203 of 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "ALABAMA CRYBABY BRIDGE"

Size: 8.5X11 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches cold press watercolor paper.

This bridge is located in North Alabama, somewhere around Hazel Green, Alabama. That's just a few miles north of Huntsville.

No one really knows where the term "Crybaby bridge" originated, but every county in the United States must have a least on in it. If you have any stories about any crybaby bridges near you, please share them with me.

Also would you please look back at all my paintings and send me any stories that may have heard about them.

I do appreciated your comments and remarks about my work.

"BENNY AND MICHELLE BARCATO'S HOUSE"

No. 202 of 365/2010 painting series.

Title: "BENNY AND MICHELLE BARCATO'S HOUSE"

Size: 15X22 inches

Medium" Watercolor on 140lb. cold press paper.

This is a house north of Huntsville that belongs to one of my best friends, Marguerita (Webster) Sharp's, daughter and son in-law. Benny built the house.

This picture does not include the small plaque with the address on it. When I thought I was finished i took the photo of the piece. Then realizing the plaque was not on the house I took of the top of the small tree and out the address on the front. I was in such a hurry to get it delivered that I for got to take a photo of the finished work.

I do hope you enjoy what I do.

Comments and/or remarks are really appreciated.

"AMORY TRAIN"

No. 201 of 365/2010 series

Title: "AMORY TRAIN"

Size 8.5X11 inches

Medium: Watercolor on 140lb. DeArches cold press paper.

This is yet another 30 min. painting from my car.

This piece of road was under construction when I was there two weeks ago. and you could not get under the over pass so I just parked and painted it.

Seemed natural to me to do so.

I wish the picture wasn't out of focus so much. but when you're in a hurry what's it to do.

I do hope you like my work. Comments are appreciated. Any stories about this one?