When Mama's Not Happy - Cowboy oil painting by Debbie Grayson Lincoln

11 X 14 Oil on stretched canvas

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This image comes from a Spring calf working at a ranch around the corner from me. (Around the corner, in Texas, means about 10 miles away and you take more than 4 turns to get there!)

Separating calves from their Mommas, however briefly, makes for unhappy cows. Bawling bovines can be hard on the ears for the few hours it takes to get the veterinary chores accomplished. But everyone is ultimately happy again when reunited. Of course it all starts all over again when weaning time comes....

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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It's a Goat's Life - small nanny goat oil painting by Debbie Grayson Lincoln

6X6 Oil on linen panel
SOLD

Goats in Haiti are valuable commodities. Providing meat AND milk, they are often brought into the residents' homes at night for protection. Dogs, on the other hand, are NOT cared for and in fact are merely tolerated - as garbage cleaner-uppers, I suspect. A PET dog in Haiti is a rarity. Where children go hungry, a dog kept as a pet would almost be a blasphemy. All cultures have their priorities and although I was appalled at the way dogs are treated, I understand the reasoning and reluctantly support it. But I still don't like it...
 1 Corinthians 4:13
when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.If you are interested in this painting, click here to send me an email. I accept checks and Paypal. I can also arrange LAYAWAY. To view my latest paintings on Daily Painters go HERE. To view larger paintings, go to my Website HERE. To view a wealth of OTHER Texas Artists, enjoy THIS site!

Business End - commissioned piece

I leave for Haiti on a mission trip in 2 days. Preparing to go has been difficult this year: our church is also in the middle of building a parsonage (a historic even for our small congregation), I have a show opening the first of November, and I have a large commission painting that has been eating my lunch.

The collector contacted me and asked if I could do a large rendition of a small painting that she just loves. I have done this many times before, so of course I agreed. But I didn't pay close enough attention to the details of the little painting and why it is appealing. 

The collector wanted an image slightly wider than it is tall, so we agreed on a 36 X 30, creating issue number 1: The original is a square composition and they don't always translate into a successful rectangle. I think I can handle that issue, though.

She also wanted it on stretched linen, creating issue number 2: This little painting was done on canvas BOARD, giving me a firm backing for my brushstrokes; not "springy" as a canvas allows.

Issue number 3: The canvas itself. I used a rough cotton canvas on the little one which allow the canvas' texture to show through the brush strokes - the finer linen canvas doesn't do this.

Issue number 4: Timing. I painted the little one in a single sitting which translated into spontaneity and liveliness. I have not done that with the larger one - I let the painting dry between layers - losing the "ala prima" effect as well as the canvas texture.

Issue number 5: My fear of big brushes!!!! SO many of us get caught up in the details of a painting and forget about the composition, color and values - all obtainable with big, bold, brave brushes.

I need more paint.

I also need an entire day to devote to correctly assemble this painting. I have already purchased a firmer ground, gessoed it and painted the basic image on it. Paint is ordered and will be here when I return from my mission trip. 

Everything is painted for the show (and currently drying). More on that (and the BILLBOARD!) later.

I am so grateful for this PATIENT patron who has assured me that she is comfortable letting me do what I think is best. No pressure!!!

Now please pray for me and my teammates - we leave this Wednesday, Oct. 17 and will return the 25th.  Mike is keeping the home fires burning (and the horses fed, and the garden watered, and the dogs exercised. Abbey the cow (and the model for the painting) does not need to be milked as her calves are quite large now and getting it all. 

Colossians 3:9-10

⁹ Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
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Apart From the Crowd: Before the Storm - quarter horses oil painting by Debbie Grayson Lincoln

10 X 20 Oil on stretched linen

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We all know a storm is coming - it's right there on the horizon. How many of us are still standing out in the open, not yet seeking shelter or preparing for difficult times?
I know so many people who feel as I do, and have gotten themselves out of debt and are spending the money they have wisely. None of us are digging holes and crawling inside, though! We are still planning vacations, dreaming of the future (making babies!), and enjoying life. BUT we are also being good stewards of God's gifts to us and preparing for whatever the world may throw at us.
My next (and hopefully not LAST!) grandbaby is due in January. Number One baby will be 2 in December and is the light of this family's life. The rest of my time on earth will be devoted toward seeing that her future (and her sister's) is as bright as the one I had.
Psalm 61:3
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
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Downhill - old gray horse painting by Debbie Grayson Lincoln

8X6 Oil on canvas board $115

Includes shipping and insurance US

The word "downhill" is used in two expressions I can immediately recall - each with totally different connotations. "Downhill all the way" implies that the worst is over and it's an easy journey to completion. "It's all downhill" also implies that the journey is nearing it's end, but the ending is not a happy one.
This horse was heading for water after climbing up the backside of the pond's dam - so I'm thinking that this "downhill" has a happy ending - a thirst quenching.
Did you see the presidential debates night-before-last? Unfortunately, I do believe this nation's economy is heading downhill and not in a good sense. And I have my doubts if either candidate has any way to stop it. I will continue to pray and stock up. It's about all we can do....
John 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life

If you are interested in this painting, click here to send me an email. I accept checks and Paypal. I can also arrange LAYAWAY. To view my latest paintings on Daily Painters go HERE. To view larger paintings, go to my Website HERE. To view a wealth of OTHER Texas Artists, enjoy THIS site!