Desert Hills Linda Rupard

These are some  more Desert  paintings that were painted from 2 of my photos .

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TX Horny Toad Linda Rupard

The TX Horned lizard or (horny toad)  is a flat bodied & scary-looking lizard.  The head has numerous horns, with 2 central head spines being much longer then the others.   Horned toads are brownish with fringed scales running along each side of the body.   They can be found in some of the semiarid parts of south-central US to Northern MX.
The TX horned  toad is currently listed as a threatened species in TX.  It is illegal to have one.   I remember when I was growing up we lived in the country & we saw many of these sweet lizards, but it  has been a very long time since I have even seen one.  For a while back in the 50's & 60's tourist wanted them for pets and taking them out of their natural habitats they would die.  Horned toads will puff up & become very fat when threatened causing its scales to protrude.  They can squirt an aimed  stream of blood  from corners of  eyes & sometimes  the mouth.  Confuses predators and mixed with a chemical it is foul tasting to canines.
As 70% of horned toads diet is harvester ants, supplemented  with termites,  beetles & grasshoppers, part of their  decline is blamed on overuse of pesticides & red imported fire ants, both destroy harvester ant colonies,  the main source of food for horned toads.

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Vulture Peak Linda Rupard

This is another painting from my Desert series.   I have been working hard trying to finish up lots more paintings for our first Deep Creek Art Festival.   Sponsored by the
West TX Art Guild and the Snyder Chamber of Commerce  this show will be held at the Scurry County Coliseum.   Friday, April 25 6:00  to  9:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 to  4:00.       We will have paintings, Photography ,  fiber art,  clay, metal art, sculpture, glass, wood ,  leather and Knives.
Tex Irvin , my husband will also have a booth with his knives, a sample shown below.  Hope to see lots of old & new friends next weekend.
My Vulture Peak is on a 12 X 12 cradle board with matching painted edges.  Wired and ready to hang.  This is from a photo I took  this winter when we were in AZ.  Vulture Peak is near Wickenburg AZ.     I changed the photo a bit because I love spring in the desert when all the golden poppies , cactus  and just the whole desert is in bloom.
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Bashful Linda Rupard

This is another painting from my Desert series.   Painted from a photo I took this winter in CA.
One of the Burros  that wonder freely around this area across the river from Parker AZ..   She either looks embarrassed or flirty so chose Bashful for her name.    This is on gallery wrap canvas with painted matching sides,   8 X 8.  Wired, varnished & ready to hang.

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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.

Cactus Cowgirl

This is a mixed media painted on watercolor paper. 22x30. Cowgirl with cactus in background to make her a SW cowgirl . Mixed media is acrylic & latex paint.
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