Apple Collage Linda Rupard

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This is a small collage I did for a Christmas present for our art party.  8X 8  canvas cradle board

Christmas Cards Linda Rupard

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Still working on Christmas cards & envelopes.  Have to get them finished & in the mail.
Christmas is almost here & I am behind.  I have been working on my studio again.  At least I can
get in it to paint now.   Will share photos if I ever get it together.

Christmas Cards Linda Rupard

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I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving with Family & Friends.   Part of our Family were able to join us Thanksgiving Day.   Maybe someday we all can get together.   MI is a long way from TX so
only the TX Kids were with us.  I have been painting Christmas cards as fast as I can getting toward that time again to send Greetings.   So glad I got Christmas Decorations up early this year,  nice to enjoy them longer.  Studio is getting better. I can almost see it getting set up & hopefully organized so
I  can find everything.

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody

This Hay-bell Turkey  in our neighbors yard is really neat.    This really looks like Thanksgiving so wanted to share with all my friends & is great because I didn't get a Thanksgiving card made.   So much for us to be thankful for in our country .  Happy Thanksgiving ya'll !!!!!!!!
This is the Curator of our Heritage Museum who came to our Big Spring Art Association meeting & gave a very interesting talk about the history of our town. Tammy has written 3 books & shared many photos & lots of history of our area in TX.   Pretty lady was smiling when I lined up photo but I caught her with a frown of concretion (sorry Tammy)  trying to answer all our questions.  Books & jewelry & lots of neat things are available in our museum gift shop.    The necklace Tammy is wearing came from the gift shop in the museum.  Many great shows are coming up at the Museum so hope everyone will drop in for a visit if you happen to be in our area of W. TX..

West TX Art Guild Demo Linda Rupard

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Leada gave  the demo for the Big Country Art Show in Colorado City Sat.  She showed how to make stamps .  She was assisted by Grand Daughter  Katie who fetched & carried.   Beautiful show with lots
of good work there.    I know the judge had a hard time judging because there was wonderful work all around the room.       I have been working on  the Old Masters Show for the  Caboose Watercolor Society   show coming up in May at the Heritage Museum .     I also have a Museum show in July so working furiously in my unorganized studio.      Fun to be working on shows.  I think we may get more done that way.
This is a Christmas card I am working on I will put color on my Christmas decorations, not sure if I will just use one color or more.

Betz Gallery in Houston Linda Rupard

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My last 3 paintings are in Huston at the Betz Gallery.   Betz Gallery is located at 2500 Summer Street in the Downtown Arts District.  The show will be up until  end of November.   More Gallery information can be found on their Web page.  Gallery does close at 3:00 but will be open for reception
Saturday.    I can't get back down to Houston for the reception but  hope some of my blog followers will be able  to go see the show & maybe go to the reception on Sat..    We are around 500 miles away so too far to make trip again until we pickup paintings.  

Birthday Party By Linda Rupard

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I did have to work on the door  so the Happy Birthday sign was more visible.
I just have to put many layers of varnish then it will be ready to go to Gallery.  These 3 12 X 12
Paintings were fun,  but lots of time & work went into them.   Even working on 3 at a time with the same colors of papers  takes a lot more work & time then just painting.  But I like to have at least
3 or more  paintings going at a time anyway.   Then I can go to another while one is drying &
study the others that are  lined up where I can see them.   Painting is work but such a joy to be
able to see  a blank place fill up with color & form.  I think whatever you use to make your art is
okay, most of the time anyway.      The most important thing you use is the creativity  to finish the piece.   If you ever wanted to paint or create now is the time to jump in, wonderful workshops &
Classes are out there.   Many art shows, galleries & Museums have art to see , admire & give you inspiration .     There will be an all day art show happening in Colorado City August   17 in the
 Civic Center downtown.  Take paintings to show between 8:30 & 10:00 pick up at 4:30,  If you just want to enter show it will be open for viewing 12 until 4:00.  Not in this area of West TX  just check newspaper or internet there is  something with art going on almost every week or so somewhere maybe  near you.   I have paypal avaible if interested in purchasing  any of my paintings.