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Sunday, March 31, 2013

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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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Happy Easter Linda Rupard

A little Bunny sketch from my sketchbook wishing for everyone to have a blessed Easter weekend.  My friend Leada Wood has a show up at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring ,  some pretty exciting paintings  to view if you get a chance to go see it.  

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Sparse Linda Rupard

I did this small 8 X 8 yesterday using  the method I learned in Doug Walton's workshop.  Sorry about not cropping but having trouble again with my drop box.  This is on gallery wrap canvas with the sides finished to match the front.   No frame needed.

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

On The Edge Linda Rupard

These paintings were started in the Doug Walton Workshop.   I finished the  ON THE EDGE tonight, the WIND IN MY SAILS was mostly finished in the workshop.    Mixed Media of paper , acrylic and latex .   Both are 10 X 10.  On the Edge is done on cradle board and Wind In My Sails is on gallery wrap canvas.   Both have painted edges matching the front and require no frame.   Both are for sell and can be paid for with paypal on my TX Artist site.

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Friday, March 22, 2013

Doug Walton Workshop Linda Rupard

This was the last day of Doug's workshop.   I had good intentions of taking everyones photo with their painting but  I run out of gas at the end of the day & only got Joys paintings with her holding them & Eole's painting, maybe next year I can get everyone with at least one painting.  It was a week of fun filled days, good friends & hard work but lots of  work turned out.  Almost everyone got 4 paintings & some more.    First photo is of Doug giving critique with his paintings  you can see a yellow wash added to 3 but forth is waiting for a glow.  Second photo is of Estelle coming to the last day demo.  Estelle has taken every year since Doug started coming to Big Spring, which is several years now.  Estelle was unable to take this year but is gearing up for next year.  Some of our international class can be seen waiting for Estelle.  Many helping hands are holding her chair.




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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Three of a Kind Linda Rupard

First painting is 3 different canvases with 3  different artist, one is mine.  The second painting is one of mine.  Another artist work is  shown with the card beside it.  The last two photos show Sue's painting during the first critique & the next critique with a bit more work done on it.   We are finishing up the workshop tomorrow so will post more photos soon.




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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Doug Walton Workshop Linda Rupard

I am in a workshop with Doug Walton this week.   I have never been able to do abstract art easily and Doug is sharing a way that even I can do.   Very interesting,  first photo shows Doug critiquing our first paintings.  Some of the edges of gallery wrap canvases can be seen in some of the workshop students canvases in the first photo. Second photo shows  Doug helping a student choose the best of their 20 cards to put on the canvas.  These cards were made from a drawing & color on paper that was then    cut  into the 20 cards.  I will show my painting when I finish it.   We are using latex & paper collage on canvas this time.  Doug always seems comes up with something new  to learn every year.



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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Ann Linda Rupard



Click to contact the artist for more information about this painting.This is a watercolor & ink sketch from my sketchbook.  The face was a photo I snapped of a beautiful Lady in New Orleans .  Ann is an artist that makes  jewelry.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Joy of Spring Texas artist Linda Rupard

Here is the finished version of my yellow & peach flowers.     It will be for sell on my Artist of Texas site where pay pal is available.   The sunflowers in bucket is one of the other paintings I have been working on for our old Masters Caboose  show that is coming up in May & June at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring.   I tried to paint  with some of the passion of Van Gogh,  in is still a work in progress.  Van Goah is my favorite artist.  My paintings will be after 2 more artist plus another in the works from Van Goah.

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Blue Ribbon Cook Linda Rupard

This is an acrylic painting on one & 1/2 inch cradle canvas.  The sides are painted , no frame needed.   5 X 5

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Still Life Flowers, WIP Linda Rupard

I have had a wild day in the studio today fun but work.  This is one of the 3 I have going now.  I was mixing each palette on paper plates & switching palettes as I changed paintings.   One of the plates was in my chair that I set in sometimes & yep I set on it,  just lucky plate was not too full  This one is getting close but see that more work needs to be done .  It is acrylic  on a one inch cradle board panel so no frame is needed.  

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Friday, March 8, 2013

FL Sketchbook

A couple more sketches from our trip.   The light house is in my watercolor sketchbook & the bird is in my Bee Paper sketchbook.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

FL Sketchbook

The trip was fun most of the time but it is so good to be home.  I have been painting  but haven't finished one yet so  here's 2 more sketches from my sketchbook.   I found this wonderful  sketch book at Santa Fe last year & was finely able to use it on our trip, really nice because the ink does not go through the page onto the next page so no more  wax paper behind each one .
It is the Super Deluxe BEE PAPER Aqua-bee sketch book.  This one is 9 X 6, heavyweight drawing paper for use with wet or dry media made in the good o USA.  Has textured surface with  tooth,  all this is quoted from the front of the book.   So far I do like the results I have had with it.     They can be googled  at Bee Paper CO if anyone is interested in a good ink journal.  The Mule & carriage is a good way to  get down the narrow streets in New Orleans if you get tired of hoofing it you can take a restful ride if you know where you are going.    Hard when you realize your parking meter is running out & your Husband is lost & you are running up & down streets trying to find the way back to where you were.  Lucky that I remembered tacking a photo of a place down a street that He did not want to go up.  That has to be a big JOY for me because He loves to make fun of me for always being  lost.



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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

FL Sketches

One more photo of our trip to FL.  Two of my sketchbook drawings.  Was nice warm & sunny most of the time we were in FL Keys.  Surprised there were no waves where we stayed above Key-west.  Ocean just came up to the land  a little scary filling like  we were just floating on top of the water.   Every weekend we could find something going on to entertain us.  Since trees grew in the water by our campground everyone would gather on the West corner to watch the sun set over the water.  Really was a sight to see.  I wonder did I really hear the sizzle when it sunk into the Sea.    Ha, ha, good fun anyway.   We met so many interesting people at the sunsets from all over the US & Canada.


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Monday, March 4, 2013

Winter Vacation

We left for FL for the winter in Jan & I have been unable to get my photos on my traveling computer so  haven't been posting.  We had a wild trip with rain storms, flooding & high,  high winds but we still had lots of fun.  Have worked mostly in my sketch book for the last 2 months.  I will share some of those pages soon.  The ocean scene is out the window of our Friends condo on the AL coast.  Beautiful country but really wet to this old TX dry land native.   The 2  houses are a sample of the wonderful colorful houses in New Orleans.  Missed the big celebration but saw remains of all the  Mardi Gras celebrations with masks,  decorations & beads hanging from the fences,  trees & buildings.  Someday would like to see some of the parades & things .  We always seem to miss it by a few days.



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