Moss Lake Photos Linda Rupard

We went to have Supper at Settles hotel today for our anniversary which was Dec 27.   We have been married for 12 years.  We went for a little ride after Supper out to Moss Lake.   One of the photos is of Moss Lake with Signal Mountain in the background, another of Moss Lake the third one is a photo of Tex & I in front of the Christmas tree at Settles.

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Winter Snow Linda Rupard

Only kind of snow we got for Christmas this year is this painting.  I love  the snow but not so much when you cant stay in by the fire place.   Guess I am a warm weather sissy.
Hope all are having a great holiday week.  Our Kids in MI got some of the bad weather & lost their power for awhile.   So thankful power was back on for Christmas.  Guess we will just enjoy pictures of the beautiful snow  & stay warm down here in TX.

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Merry Christmas Linda Rupard

Haven't had time to paint all my Christmas cards this year but  here are 2  cards I finished.   I wish  each & everyone one of you a very  Merry Christmas.

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Mask Parade Linda Rupard

I have reworked the Mask parade painting  The second photo is some of the wonderful postcards I received in ihanna's post card exchange.   Hope to get the other 4 together soon & will post them.  I thank all the ladies who sent me these great post cards.

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Postcard Exchange ihanna Linda Rupard

This is the last of my post card exchange.  I have received 3 fun post cards from other card exchangers .  I will post all my received cards together so I can share my mailbox treasures  as  soon as they all arrive.  

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Postcard Exchange ihanna Linda Rupard

This is my 9th postcard for my postcard exchange with ihanna.  Exciting  thing coming to my mailbox .  

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Postcard Exchange ihanna Linda Rupard

This is my 4th & 5th post cards made for the ihanna postcard exchange .   Half done only 5 more to do.
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ihanna's Postcard Exchange 2 & 3 Linda Rupard

Two more postcards  for my postcard exchange.  All have to be in the mail by Nov 14.  Yea, exciting mail from art friends from somewhere.  I see the first one has to go back under the book press.  Then they can go in the mail.

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ihanna's Postcard Exchange Linda Rupard

This is my first post card exchange & I am pretty excited about it.  This card  number 1 in this series will go to England.  Made with skins & attached to Yupo paper with .

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Mini Paintings Linda Rupard

These are 4 of the small paintings  2 1/2  X  3 1/2 that I did for our BSAA Christmas tree
that will be up at the Christmas tree collection  at Heritage museum in Big Spring TX
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Lightening Storm Linda Rupard

Lightening Storm is another of my  small skins paintings.  Not sure if I will mount it to a bit of  old cut up watercolor painting  or mount on a canvas or foam core.  Once mounted I will use MinWax   Polycrylic ( water based) protective finish to it.    I  did get to go to Lamesa to paint with JoBeth Tuesday & I did this watercolor that day .   I love watercolor so will do another  soon just forgot how much fun watercolor can be.

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Wild Thing Linda Rupard

Wild Thing is the way  I feel when I do this type of abstract art so may have to do a series of wild things.  Mixed media post card size.  Used a cut up watercolor for the background.

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Fall Snow Linda Rupard

This is an early snow in Red Rock country.    Painted on 16 X 20  gallery wrap with matching sides.  Ready to hang.

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Down The Road Linda Rupard

This is one of my  mixed media small paintings.  Two of our doggie Kids are at the window watching for Daddy to come home.

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Moonlight Sailing Linda Rupard

This is another acrylic painting on gallery wrap canvas.   The small one is the abstract  skin I had made before interesting process.  The first 2 paintings  I have done are closer to the skins but the next ones will be from more abstract skins that I will carry on to a more realistic painting.  The small skins are mounted on burlap that is on a stretcher.  Both are for sell.

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Red & Black Vase Linda Rupard

This is a painting done on gallery wrapped canvas 9 X 9.  The smaller image is the skin I used to paint the larger painting.  The skin is 3 X 3 & mounted on 6 X 6 stretcher covered in burlap.  The skins are made the same way I created my cards.  A new way to create paintings taught by Doug Walton.  I was   in Granbury  when Doug came there for workshop and lucky to be able to take it with that wonderful group of artist

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Mask Parade Linda Rupard

This painting is on 12 X 12 cradle board panel.  Ready to hang with sides matching top

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Sailing Linda Rupard

This is a college of magazine paper & acrylic skins on cradle board with papered edges 16 X 16,   Ready to hang.  Sorry for the glare & the shadow on the bottom but I am still having trouble working my camera so  I am posting what I have.  Painting is for sell & pay pal is available.

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Guard Duty Linda Rupard

This is a painting that has been a long time finishing.   Painted from an old photo I had taken in South TX many years ago and some things I just wanted to add.   The sheep had taken over the old place for their shelter.   The second photo is Barnard's Mill Art Museum in Glen Rose TX that we got to visit some time back.   It  is a wonderful art Museum with some very famous artist's work & more great art shown.  The old Historic Building is beautiful and really interesting to see the history that can be  enjoyed throughout the large building with it's many rooms.   The museum is open weekends  Sat 10:00 to 5:00  & Sunday 1:00 to 5:00.

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Poppies Linda Rupard

I have been without a camera for a couple of months .  Have had a new one but like everything else it is so smart I am having trouble getting it down.   I tried silk painting again & I really do love the look of watercolor you can get with this wonderful medium .   Wanted to share these  gorgeous clouds in our evening sky from last week & we did get some rain always welcome in our dry country.

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Amaryllis Blossom Linda Rupard

This is 1 blossom   of 4 that are on my amaryllis plant .  I  will study it awhile & see if it needs more light or dark then will varnish.  This is on Gallery wrapped canvas  18/24.  My show is still up at Heritage museum  & will be up until mid Aug .  Museum is open Tues-Fri   8:30 to 4:00 and Sat 10:00 to 4:00.   We had a wonderful rain for 4 days this last week and  little more then 5 inches was welcome.  Cooler weather was great too.Sat was my Coahoma School &  class reunion   & it was so nice to see lots  of my old   friends.


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Manikin. Linda Rupard

I decided to rework this painting again.  Done over an old watercolor painting that I reworked with acrylic.  First time around I had left the features more  rough with dark splotches & rough irregular lines  just went back & refined that face some more .  I do like it this  time  much better.   It is fun to use an old watercolor  to paint over interesting areas you cant get any other way.   My show is up at the Heritage Museum & will be up until August 17.  Reception is Sat July 13 from  1:00 to 3:00.  Museum is open Tuesday through Friday 8:30 to 4:00.   Sat  open but opens later.

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Zentangle & Rainbows Linda Rupard

Last  week to see the Caboose Watercolor show at the Heritage Museum.  My show will start next week with the reception  Sat. July 13- 1:00 to 3:00.    This is a Pen, Zentangle, collage,  watercolor and acrylic on watercolor paper.  This was just finished & added to my  paintings for the Museum show.  I will also have some of my sculptures there.

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Girl in the Flowers Linda Rupard

This painting is what I am doing in one of the workshops I am taking online .  Motley Soul Mixed Media  class (The Painted Ladies Workshop).   It is collage, watercolor,  pastel, pencil & matt medium on watercolor paper.

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South West Sunset Linda Rupard

This is a  paper collage on a 12 X 12 gallery wrap canvas.    Found  from paper put down  from one of my cut up cards  where this image   magically appeared and I defined it with more paper collage .  I am working on my show for July.  I am also taking 2 fun online workshops.  I will try to find time to post some of my work from these workshops soon  along with some of my new work .   The Caboose show  continues until the  last week in June .  

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River Runs through It 2 Linda Rupard

This is a collage on a wooden cradle board.    I begin with the design from one of my cards.  I kept adding paper until I saw something in the design then I developed the landscape with more paper collage.   This painting will be in my Museum show in July.

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White Poppy Linda Rupard

This is another painting I painted for our Caboose show inspired by   old Masters  paintings.   This is a painting inspired by Georgie O'Keeffe's big flowers.   20 X 24 gallery wrapped canvas with sides painted to match painting so no frame needed.   A quote from Readers Digest explains O'Keeffe  as larger then life just as her paintings were often larger then life, so too were the lore & legends surrounding  this extraordinary woman.   I used a artificial poppy to paint this flower.   O'Keeffe used artificial flowers too because living in the dessert  live flowers weren't as easy to come by as the artificial ones.  Our reception will be tomorrow night  5:00  to  7:00   at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring.

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Fruit & Flowers Linda Rupard

This is another painting I finished in Jan van Huysum's style.  Jan painted mostly still-life set ups of flowers & fruit.  He was a painter during the 18th century & one of the first flower painters to use the dark backgrounds to  make  his flower colors pop.   This was done in the old Master's style on
gallery wrapped canvas with edges painted to match front .  20 X 24.   The Caboose group has their old masters style paintings  show up during May at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring , TX.    Reception is Friday 5:00---7:00 May 24th.  Most of the artist will be there so hope to see some friends there.

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Signal Mountain with Skull Linda Rupard

This is one of my paintings that will be showing at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring for our Caboose Watercolor Group  through May.  Our reception will be May 24 from  5:00 to 7:00.  This is my painting which was inspired from one of Georgie O'Keeffe's paintings for our old Masters show .  Hope to see some of my blog friends there.  Museum is open Tues-Fri 8:00 to 4:00 Sat  hours are a bit shorter.  I will post that with my next painting.   We are 6 artist that have been showing together for many years now.   A little different show this time we worked in water media on gallery wrap canvas. WE each did from 3 to 5 paintings so a nice size show.

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Sketchbook Zentangle Linda Rupard

Sharing 2 more Zentangles from my sketchbook.      Some work I did while we were in Glenrose  last  week.  Also sharing Tex's new toy we found near Glenrose.   I love being able to look out in the yard & see this old Ford tractor.   For so many years  I was able to look out my window & see a  Ford tractor like this one.  Almost  can see my Daddy on it or walking near it.  Tex has already put it to good use on our acre of land .  

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Sketchbook Zentangles Linda Rupard

I am working on several big paintings getting ready for the Heritage Museum Caboose Watercolor Society show coming up in May & another in July so I  am just sharing Zentangles  from my sketchbook.

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Bluebonnets Linda Rupard

We went to our place on the lake today which I think of as my hide away,  & we have Bluebonnets blooming.  If we could just get some rain more would bloom & our lake would get some much needed water.    Praying for rain here in the dry west TX area.
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