"Blooming on the Bricks" in Natchitoches, Louisiana

Saturday was a gorgeous day to be painting outdoors!  Thanks to all the folks who came by Tres Bien Antiques Studio 1. Our sidewalk stall had lots of visitors. Jane Kramar brought some of her fused glass fish and her "Pot" heads as well as her garden pots and eggs and gourd bird houses.

Here's the painting I was working on.  Haven't yet completed it.  Can't decide whether I want the mist or not.

Early Morning

Early Morning

"Pelican"
Oils on wood
$175.00
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"Pelican"
Close up

This is the latest painting added to my "Fins and Feathers" collection.

OOOOPS!!!  Did I say that the "Poor Jack" presentation to Kay Kaufman was on 'Saturday'?  I meant FRIDAY.  That's tomorrow, March 14.

Also, the votes have been counted:  the next painting in the Fins and Feathers Collection will be a
Pelican!!  Thanks to those of you who participated. (See my Tres Bien Antiques Studio 1 page on FB).

"Owl"
Oils on Wood
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"Three Fish"
Acrylics on Wood
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News:  "Poor Jack", the picture book based on the true story of a dog who was frightened by the noises from the fireworks during the Natchitoches Christmas Festival, is now available on Amazon.com!  Of course, you can still get it at Tres Bien Antiques and it is still only $10.00.

"The Outcasts" is also available at Tres Bien Antiques for $10.00. Proceeds go to Natchitoches Hope for Paws.  Thanks to those of you who bought it on Saturday at the book signing for "I'm Something, Too!"

This Saturday George Rhymes, author of "The Outcasts" and "Poor Jack" and Ellen Howell, illustrator of both books will be at Tres Bien Antiques to present Kay Kaufman with a "Poor Jack" computer mouse and a "Poor Jack" print.  Mrs. Kaufman is a huge fan of "Poor Jack" and a tireless worker for the welfare of animals, especially those of the canine kind.

"I'm Something, Too!"

written and illustrated by Ellen Howell

Book Signing TODAY from 1 - 5 pm at

Tres Bien Antiques

132 Rue St Denis

Natchitoches, LA 

Register for a free gift when you have your book signed!

Now available at Amazon.com

Please visit my painting teacher's new site!

Learn to paint and to love painting!

My work went from this...

...to this in only a few lessons!

Links I Likewww.oilpaintingworkshop.com

Fruit

"Orange and Grapes"
8"x10"
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(Giclee Prints available)

"Fall Pear"
8"x10"
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(Giclee prints available)

               

"Watermelon and Plums"
8"x10"
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(Giclee prints available)

                            

Fins and Feathers

"Owl"
36" x 6 - 8" x 1"
$125

"Three Fish"
9" x 21" x 1.5 "
$250

These are examples of what I am doing with some of the boards that remained after my friends finished building their house. The "Owl" painting is at the top of a board that is 3 feet tall.