oils – Art with a Story

Fireworks!

This is a very old, rather large painting of my Aunt Mabel and her friends celebrating the holiday at Oxford Lake, near Anniston, Alabama. Anniston is remembered for racial injustice and the bus burnings of the 1960’s. If one reads the speech by Frederick Douglas of 1852, it is evident that there is “Another ViewContinue reading “Fireworks!”

America, America

I am proud to be an American and I acknowledge all the good that America has stood for over the centuries. However, being an American, also gives me the right to find fault where there is fault. No one is perfect. Neither is a country. Is this an ugly painting, or is it our statueContinue reading “America, America”

Ken and Barbie

This large painting began as a rather cartoonish depiction of the Ken and Barbie dolls. When our children were young, I thought about the toys that were available and what kind of message they were sending. I wasn’t happy with how the painting was going, so one night, I made the decision to “attack” itContinue reading “Ken and Barbie”

I’m Fine. How are You?

“I’m Fine. How are You?” is an oil painting done on a 36″x 36″ canvas, based on a photo I did of myself for a calendar poster called, “Premenstrual Syndrome”. (That’s another story we will save for later.) The Ten Women in Art, a group of which I was a member, was asked to doContinue reading “I’m Fine. How are You?”