Martin Luther bronze bust by Carol Smith

This is bust #1/10 after the artist's proof of  Martin Luther by my friend and sculptor, Carol Smith. The artist's proof is in the office of Pastor Jack Smith of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. This casting is a gift to former RPC Pastor David Cassidy who now pastors in Franklin, Kentucky and is on its way to its new home.

Carol is a wonderful artist, this is her second bronze sculpture, you can see the other one in an earlier post on my blog. She also does graphite portraits and totally captures excellent likenesses of her subjects.

Carol's sculptures were cast at Deep in the Heart Art Foundry in Bastrop, Texas and it is an amazing place. Really exciting art going on there. Stop in and take a look at the sculptures that are outside waiting for delivery and there are usually sculptures in the office as well that you can take a peek at if you visit.

What Inspires You? My painting at Inspiration Gallery...

Dusk in Red River, New Mexico inspires me!

My watercolor is on display this summer at Inspiration Gallery at Riverbend Church,

4214 Capital Of Texas Hwy. N. (Loop 360), on the northwest corner of the intersection with Cedar St.

Stop by on Sunday morning and Inspiration Gallery is open and viewing the art on Sunday between 8:30 am and noon doesn't interfere with their services. Or during the week stop in to the church office and ask for Chris or anyone in the office and they will happily unlock the gallery for you to browse through and see my painting and a number of others by 

Waterloo Watercolor artists.

What inspires you?

Etched

This is a new art medium for me! Tonight at our Elgin Art Association meeting, Danica showed us how to do etching on mirrors. After applying contact paper over the mirror, smoothing out all the bubbles, we copied a picture onto the paper and cut out the etched portion with an exacto knife. After all the etched areas were exposed, we applied the etching cream with a brush and let it sit for 15 minutes. Washed off the etching cream and VIOLA! Our art is etched onto the glass. Great project! Thanks, Danica!

Mesa at Sunset - two views

Watercolor on Arches paper. These 2 views in bright sunset and mesa colors are a little different take on the same subject. The painting above is less detailed, more atmospheric. The painting to the left has more detail, still bright and vivid.

Chickens in Bastrop - on the transformer box!

Kudos to Bastrop for supporting art in public places!

I have been helping Elizabeth Sullivan, Elgin artist, paint her original designs onto electric transformer boxes. I painted these chicks - still in progress - and Elizabeth painted the eggs in a nest.

Here is Elizabeth Sullivan. Today she finished Zap, the rooster, and his sweet hen honey!

Here are the mostly finished chicks and the nest and eggs with a few feathers scattered about.

It is a gorgeous and fun design. I am privileged to be painting with Elizabeth - she is a talented artist and a super fun and funny person...just a delight!

Sunflower Bouquet

This bouquet of sunflowers wrapped in tissue is a watercolor. This "bouquet" is going to live in Georgetown, Texas with my friend, Keri - ENJOY!

Owl at LBJ Wildflower Center

This pastel of an owl that I started at the Maxine's Art Show last month in Elgin is finally finished. I photographed the owl last spring at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center entrance - for the 2nd year in a row, this owl was raising babies on the ledge right at the entrance to the center, well camouflaged by the rocks and hidden behind a cacti growing on the ledge.