Chrimson...

Crimson

12" x 9"

Charcoal and Pastel

Next To Godliness...

"Next to Godliness"

Charcoal 24"x18"

Hey guys... it has been a while since the last post and a lot has happened. We have been extremely busy this spring...well... with the exception of art. My daughter graduated form the University of North Alabama with her degree in art. We are very proud of what she has accomplished. On the art side of life, I did participate in the Arts Alive Festival gallery show in Florence, Alabama last weekend. I was very excited to win a 3rd place award as well as a patron award. We had a great time at the Gala Saturday night. The night was pleasant and we were introduced to some very nice folks. My charcoal drawing "Next to Godliness", shown above, was part of this years show. The other drawings in the show, in which I have previously posted, "Nail Soup" and "Home Front", were both winners. I am looking forward to the summer months and try to work on some new drawings.

Nail Soup...

Nail Soup

Charcoal

16"x20"

The story goes that on one cold evening a young mother, frozen with dread, was wrestling over what to feed her small children. So she phoned her Dad and voiced her concerns as what to do. He told her to fix a pot of "nail soup". She had no idea how to do that and began to inquire of the recipe. The father told her to first find a nail and set it aside, this she quickly did, then he said go to the garden and find any stray potato, carrot, radish or anything left from the harvest and add it to the pot. She did as her father told her to do but she was confused at what to do with the nail. The father's reply was that the nail was to simply get her started. This is the title of my newest drawing..."Nail Soup". It is in honor of those who survive tough times.

A Drawing A Day

Charcoal

2.5"x3"

$30.00