Think You Have Problems?

Oil     Size 11 X 14

This painting started out as a self portrait and ended up providing great entertainment - the photo was not a good choice so after several attempts to make it work I just started  having fun with it. Since I did not have a plan I had no idea what would be next.  It just kept going and going.  For some reason every addition caused laughs and a story evolved as each addition was made. 
Here's the story:
Seems this old lady was very poor.  She was sitting on her screened-in porch which was slowly rotting away. (let's name her Hilda) Hilda was swinging and smoking her corn cob pipe. Suddenly a hand came reaching down from the attic. Hilda  was so frightened that she bit the fingers so hard that they started bleeding.
It's up to you to finish the rest of the story!

Park - Hot Springs, AK

Another palette knife painting
of a scene in a park on a hill
at the edge of  the town of
Hot Springs, AK 
The scenery there was beautiful
I love the tall trees
The parks there are quite beautiful
They stir a wonderful feeling inside!

Alive in the Shadows

Here is another palette knife in oil

I like the bright background
and the lone tree in front
This painting is from two
photos and additions from
my mind. The bright back-
ground is painted with a
brush and the middle and
foreground are painted with
a palette knife

Barn Off Hwy 55 - Schaefer's

Palette Knife Oil Painting

This scene is one of the most eyecatching
along the highway going north from
Ste Genevieve, MO
 Every season it displays a peaceful scene
 of peace and  beauty.
Every year the buildings become a little more weathered 
This adds to the area's beauty

Hot Springs Lake

  Palette Knife Oil Painting
  Lake in Hot Springs, AK
  What a fun painting to do
  I love the texture of the
  palette knife paintings!
                                                                 

                                                                                    

Marler's Spring Garden

Palette knife oil painting of Marler's garden

This is just one of many gardens on the property

Painted at the May Garden Walk in Ste Genevieve

The day was beautiful - a little windy

Owners were very friendly

It was fun talking to the people who came to see the gardens

SOLD

Conservation Pond

Palette knife oil painting

I like the reflections in the water

A feeling of serenity