When Momma's Not Happy....

11 X 14 Oil on stretched canvas

WIP Check With Artist

I'm still working on this one, but put it up anyway. I'm not happy with the guy in the back or the background, but since the paint is still wet, I'm just gonna leave it for a few days and re-visit it.

I am very happy with the title...in fact, at this moment, it's the best part of this piece!

I'll be closing out the show at the Tarleton Fine Arts Center this Saturday, after receiving a number of very nice reviews and selling 4 of the larger pieces. I was also contacted by the director of the Cross Timbers Fine Arts Center to see if I would show there sometime in the future. Of course I said yes, but it'll will have to be at least 10 months down the road. I really need some fresh work - most of my best new pieces are sold - and THAT's a happy problem!

Ecclesiastes 3:12
I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.

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Not Everyone Gets to Ride

6 X 6 oil on Canvas Panel $115

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When working calves, there are a number of jobs, and the "best" one is probably that of the roper. MOST of the remaining jobs are on foot. Cowboys are usually generous in sharing the chores and switching out a roping job with a "gate" job or a branding job. I have also seen them share a good horse with one another and even let a new guy get his chance to rope and stay above the dust.
But at any given time, some of them HAVE to be on foot to make the job go smoothly, and I have rarely seen any complain about it, knowing that their turn to ride will come in good time...
Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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Boss Lady

6 X 6 Oil on fine weave canvas panel $115

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This woman showed up on the job site about the 4th day and momentarily stood with her hands on her hips surveying the yard.  I never really could tell if she approved of our work, and unfortunately I did not get a chance to talk to her before she walked away.
It's difficult to tell the age of Haitian people - they all have beautiful complexions - even the aged. The women are very strong, too, with most giving birth at home. This lady was small, but I have a feeling she was no one to be reckoned with!
Ecclesiastes 7:1
[ Wisdom ] A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.
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PJ Walking Good

5 X 7 Oil on Canvas board $115

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OK - I admit it - I was having withdrawal pains from the horse images...So here is PJ walking pretty good after recovering from laminatis. PJ is 16 years old and has never missed a meal - in fact she has helped herself to other's meals, as well. As a result she has a tendency to develop laminitis when she overeats on high carbohydrate grasses and/or grains. Especially if it hasn't been in her diet all along.
We had a wonderful 4 inch rain about 12 weeks ago (the ONLY rain all summer), and the grass blossomed - and so did PJ's belly...and she pigged out. I was remiss in not locking her up (or at least muzzling her!), and she developed laminitis in her front feet.
Yesterday afternoon, I caught her actually running with the others - a good indication that recovery has taken place. PJ doesn't run unless she feels really good (or there is a meal in front of her!)
Numbers 17:8
The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.
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Pride and Prejudice

6X6 Oil on Canvas Panel $115

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While in Haiti, one of the team members recorded a short video of each of us stating what the trip has meant to us. It took a lot of effort for me to say what was in my heart, and I'm afraid I choked up halfway through it. The basics of my statement is as follows:
I grew up in the south during a time where people of color were considered inferior. In my heart I thought this was wrong, and when I grew up, I KNEW it to be wrong. But I never did anything about it. I still laughed at racial jokes (where WAS my heart????!) This trip has given me a chance to make up for that. I am still a long, long way from atonement.
The women of Haiti are the strongest, most perfect people I have ever seen. Their life is far from easy, yet they live it with a determination and poise that is enviable. And we ALL fell in love with their children...I will paint them next.
For you horse and cowboy lovers - I have a slew of images planned - I just gotta get these Haiti images outta my head first.... :-)...please be patient.
Psalm 119:104
I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
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Rich Man

5X7 oil on canvas panel $125

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The sun rises in Haiti at 5:30 am and sets at 5:30 pm. Being close to the Equator makes the days and nights about equal year round. And there was no sleeping past day break - the neighborhood roosters made sure of that - and if you could sleep through them, there was no way to sleep through the traffic noises. Instead of using their blinkers, Haitian drivers use their horns for notification of lane changes, passing, stopping, warning, etc...all night long....
I got in the habit of sitting out on the front stoop of the school every morning, waiting for breakfast and watching the world wake up. This is the "cow guy" and I came to realize he was a rich man. There is a common grazing pasture beside and in back of the school where we stayed and this man would lead several head of cattle back there and stake them out to graze daily. Owners of livestock have an economic advantage over those that don't, and this man owned several head of cattle. When I told him that I only owned one cow and he must be richer than I, he laughed and seemed to grow an inch taller.
2 Samuel 12:2
The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle
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Different Worlds

6 X 6 Oil on canvas panel $125

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I am back from a mission trip to Haiti and to say it was life changing would be an understatement.
The good news is that the people show a remarkable ability to rebound, survive and maintain optimism.  The bad news is that there is still a LONG way to go. Such a rich and abundant country - rich in beautiful, hard working, SMART people and an ability to produce food. They are not afraid of hard work, and we saw joy and optimism everywhere. But there are still collapsed buildings, a shortage of electricity, massive piles of trash and difficulties in getting from point A to point B. Despite the problems (or perhaps because of them) I am planning to go back...if only to view the completed church that we were privileged to help construct. I have left some heart strings back there...
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

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Other Brother

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This little baby is getting big and strong. He no longer gets pushed away by Big Brother Darryl and just about outruns him, too.
I am spending today with my granddaughter! Aren't babies fun? Addie is so good - happy to be just about anywhere. We took her to Sam's and she just watched and smiled at everyone. It would be so easy to let myself become overwhelmed with the awesome responsibility of caring for her - as I was when my first child was born. I just couldn't imagine life without him then, as I cannot imagine life without Addie now. Thank you, Lord, for this remarkable blessing...she inspires a want in ME to be better for HER.
Revelation 22:6

The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”

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