Texas Longhorn Linda Rupard

This is a longhorn painted from a photo we took of a Longhorn near a campground in Fredericksburg TX.   The longhorn was a reddish brown one  but I like spotted ones best so this one is spotted.  I used Torn bits of found paper & some hand painted tissue paper.  It is painted on watercolor paper then collaged over completely with torn paper & some cut strips.   I am sharing 2 photos of one side my studio , as you can see time for Spring cleanup.  Hope to share more organized area soon.   Time to get back to work & enjoy spring weather painting in  studio.


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Artisans Gallery Fredericksburg TX Linda Rupard

I would like to invite all my friends, followers  and collectors to visit Artisans at Rocky Hill in Fredericksburg TX  to see my work and my husband  knife maker  Tex  Irvin's   knives.    Our work can also be seen in Colorado City at Studio 20 and Wood Boot  or by appointment at our studios in Sand Springs TX.

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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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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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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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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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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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Birthday Party By Linda Rupard

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This is my third painting going to Betz  Gallery in Houston ,  almost finished
Just need  to check it & finish up & varnish.   The  little boy had been looking at the balloons
and when he started to walk away I snapped this photo.  Only the little boy & the balloons were in photo the rest  just happened.  I think the balloons were tied to a trellis at an outdoor cafe,  maybe in MI.    Not the Southwest adobe I added.   If I change anything I will post tomorrow.

A Real Ham By Linda Rupard

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This happy Pig looks like She is singing so musical notes are coming out of her mouth.
Seems like She is a Ham!   This is a 12 X12 collage on cradle board, with sides matching the front.
This is my second painting going to Betz Gallery in Houston .  small photo is the right side edge where her curled tail & back leg set.  Some words are collaged on the background.     I used an older larger
watercolor painting I had done years ago for my inspiration.     Name of that painting is La La La.   Well,  for some reason I cant find the edge photo maybe the next post I will  be able to post edge photo.

In The Desert By Linda Rupard

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I think I can call this finished  .    This   collage painting is on  a cradle canvas with   2
inch edges collaged to match the painting, wired and  ready to hang, no frame needed.
  I have 2  more going on   12 X 12  cradle boards.    The small photo is the edge of the
painting shown. These three paintings  are going to Betz Gallery in Houston for their 12X 12
show in Nov.     Wow, it is Nov.  seems like it got here fast this  year.  I hope all my friends
in New York & the East coast are getting through this  terrible weather they are having &
& haven't lost anything to the winds, fires & floods.

Pink & Green Mountains Linda Rupard

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This is a collage I finished up today, sorry about the glare but I can't seem to get a non glare photo for some reason today.

Skull Collage in progress Linda Rupard

I am working on this skull collage 12x12 cradle board.  May take out the pots & rug behind the skull,  working in acrylic & collage.  Also working on a 24 X 24 skull & mountain acrylic on 24 X 24  cradle board canvas.  Hopefully I will have both finished by next week to post .  Everything slowed down again because I am also trying to get my studio going again after it flooded  and I lost lots of things.  We are still going through & throwing away things that got too wet to save I hated to loose the area carpet we had just had in for a week but it had to go.    Husband sealed the area where  we think water came in I am looking at carpet tiles this time so they will be easier to replace if something does get spilled or dropped  on carpet.  Though it could flood again if we get 10 inches of rain.  The only time I have ever saw that happen here  in our area of West TX.    I am saving all the outside edges for painting & only carpeting  in the middle of the studio  area.  I didn't want just cement for all the floors.  I  may paint that part later on.

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Chintz Tea Set Linda Rupard

This is an older collage I had done for a Caboose Society traveling collage show .

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Shopping New York Linda Rupard

I started this collage couple of years ago. It was so wild that I put it away. But now I am seeing more wild things so I brought it out & finished it. I think it is finished. A fun piece to do. New York was one of the words I collaged on so N Y shopping seemed to be a good name. Collage on 140 arches watercolor paper.
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Apples & Cherries

This is a sketch from my sketchbook. Watercolor & ink with collage. Collage is pages from & old short hand book.
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Tea Time

I am posting an older collage that I had done for the Caboose Tea Party traveling show show.
I used real Butterfly wings that I found . Not a live one. They are so beautiful I could never kill one to use for anything. Can use my right hand a bit now so plan to have a new painting soon. Have a drawing of setup & it will be " Out of Africa"

Wine Collage

This is an older painting that I had done from a photo. A collage for our Traveling Collage Show in the Caboose group.
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HO HO HO

Lots of collages being done right now so here is a print on canvas, one of my favorite collages I have done. Hard for me to get a photo without the glare on canvases. I only have 3 of these prints left. I used wrapping paper & tissue paper & some watercolor paper.
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