Coach

Coach__12x16 oil on paper

This began as a sketch, as I experimented with a new, special "oil paper"...I kept trying things with this new  (to me) surface, and after toying with putting it on, taking it off,  and making "oil changes", it ended up as a "painting"!

Now....how do I mount this so that I don't have to frame it in glass? Your thoughts?

Through The Uprights_ A giclee, 18 x 18_3 left

"Through the Uprights"__18 x 18 framed limited edition giclee, only 3 left $450

Football is in the air. My favorite team happens to be the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas in Austin. It's a GREAT TIME to be a longhorn fan, right y'all? I have been around long enough to know that these glory days will be gone soon enough (just like the last time!) so I am enjoying the heck out of them for now! One day we will be looking back saying,"remember when?", and it will all seem so silly...it's "just a game", right?...but, having football playing sons teaches you that, though it IS a game, nothing is closer than the struggles of real life than the sport of FOOTBALL....my longhorn paintings all have football jargon titles. This one shows beautiful cattle egrets, backlit and flying around the "uprights" of the young steer, I could ramble on and on about the symbolism of beauty through the uprights....but I won't. I only have three of these left. They are pretty big, at 18 x 18 and have a great black frame...let me know if you want one of the last three...first 3 to ask...

Waiting for Green

"Waiting for Green"_____6x8 oil on fine linen_____taking to AZ unless someone wants it for $200

I painted this recently and my long drive today showed similar scenes: Spring is near! The trees have little green buds as far north as Southern Kansas! The cranes are on their way north, and the redbuds are splashing all over Oklahoma!

This longhorn had a warm sunbath, but the grass is not green yet....but SOON!

BIG NEWS!!!! The farm where I did all my painting had a big fire! Just when I plan to paint it next week "One Last Day on the Farm" 24 paintings in 24 hours....A film crew is supposed to come out for the marathon, but I will tell you more about that when it's a "sure thing".

I saw the blackened pasture and thin it will make for some interesting paintings!

Mark your calendar for a painting day in Rockport, TX! I'll give a plein air workshop on April 26. We will tackle drawing problems on canvas. Here is a hint...a pencil is a line maker, but a brush makes SHAPES!!! Contact me for info or to sign up. Click here vvaughan8@yahoo.com