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Earthern Vessel

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Earthen Vessel This old pot was found discarded in the attic. Long ago it was used by someone to mix fruit or perhaps store milk or just as a decorative piece on a corner table. What ever it's purpose it is valued today because it is mine. The grapes are just extra. 6x8 acrylic on canvas panel No Longer Available

Kitchen Medley

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There are things in the Kitchen which peak the interest of the heart. What is better than a warm cup of tea or the sweetness of delicious fruit? And how can things get any better than to hold the cool heaviness of a ceramic cup which is waiting for the warm sweet brew? Nothing I tell you. This is sheer bliss. 20x16 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

Here I Come

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Hi Mom, look at me, here I come. I am about to jump right into your arms. I can't wait. No! No! Don't even think about picking up that other dog. You know that I am the favorite. I am running as fast as I can. Acrylic on 8x6 canvas panel

Mama's Platter

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A few cracked edges just add to the character of the platter. It has seen many years come and go. It was given to my mom on a special day in her life, her 25the wedding anniversary. That was quite a few years ago. I watched with tear filled eyes as my parents said their vows again on their 67th anniversary. My mom was beautiful as she walked down that isle holding my brothers arm. Yes this platter is special especially because she gave it to me and each time I look at it I am reminded of her. Her bright smile, her sparkling eyes and her deep love for me. 20x16 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas Unavailable

Fall Frenzy

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Fall Frenzy. The leaves change as they will affected by the climate. This was painted for a challenge at UNAVILABLE

My Leaf Fell Off

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A yummy gala apple fresh picked of the tree. The fresh mountain air is crisp and cool and as a result the leaves has began to turn from a deep green to a golden yellow. Soon the sweetness will be savored in a pie made from mama's favorite recipe. Yumm Yumm! Acrylic on 6x8 canvas panel. No Longer Available

So Why?

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So Why?  So why does a mouse look so good to eat? Why are they so tiny and round and fuzzy and why must they smell so good? Most of all I would like to know why do they run so fast?\ UNAVAILABLE

Charlie

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Charlie I am a little dog with a big mean bite. Well really I have never bit anyone before but I do think that I would like it. Sometimes when I am acting all nice and stuff I notice that people smell really good and it makes me want to take a chunk but I always hold back. I always act sweet but one day soon when they reach down to pet my little head I am going to let go and just have me a nice taste. I hope I don't get in trouble for it. My master is always asking me if I would like a treat. 8x6 acrylic on canvas panel UNAVAILABLE

Peppy

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Peppy The crunchy sweet taste is paralleled by no other. Cooks love it, so do connoisseurs. Sweet yet crunchy, yet sweet, yet crunchy, and red to boot. UNAVAILABLE

Gentle Ben

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Gentle Ben Roar!  I am a beastly lion. My name is Ben. I am big and bad. It's true that some of my teeth are missing but I still have enough to do you some harm. Well, I don't really like eating people I only do that if I have no other choice. I don't understand why the zoo keepers call me Gentle Ben? Can't they tell that I am fierce? 8x6 acrylic canvas panel

Fancy

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Fancy Hiding out behind a trash can in the alley is this beautiful cat. She dosn't know that she is beautiful because she is an alley cat. Abused and left alone she longs for someone to love her. A police officer walking by spots her and with kind words trys to coax her closer. She shys away, day after day he drops by with treats and little by little she inches closer until one day she nudges his leg as he bends down and then his outstretched hand is accepted and the friendship begins. She trust him more and more each day before she knows it she follows him home. Her life has changed, she no longer lives in an alley. She lives in a beautiful home with her own bed and food anytime she wants. Now she has a name chosen by her new friend. Her name is Fancy. 6x8 acrylic on canvas panel UNAVAILABLE

Waiting At The Window

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Waiting At The Window She waits by the window. Her person will be home soon. Basking in the sun she will not move from her post. Then she hears the gentle roar of the car engine as it pulls into the drive. She runs to the door and as it opens she finds her place circling around a pair of legs, leaning in the equivalence of a cat hug she begins to hum in a low deep purr. She is in a state of happiness because her  friend is finally home.  8x6 acrylic on canvas panel

Have We Met?

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Hi, My name is Fernando. I look kinda small sitting here in the grass but when I stand up you will be surprised at how big I am. I will just continue to sit if that is alright with you. Don't want to scare you or anything. Gotta go now, my people is calling. What! did you call me shorty? Mom! she called me shorty. 6x8 canvas panel. Acrylic

Your No Bunny Till Some Bunny Loves You

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Soft and cuddly sitting in a field of flowers this bunny waits. She is aware yet not distracted by the gentle movement in the grass caused by the whisps of wind blowing across the field. A bird chirps in the distance and butterflies drift gingerly through the air. A small rat scampers close by stopping to munch on some food dropped by the farmer. Back to the task at hand the bunny nibbles on the tender flowers and grass. Another day safe from preditors and harm. Acrylic on Masonite panel 5x7  $80.00

The View

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The View Gazing out over the pasture the all knowing eyes are sharp. Not paying attention yet seeing every hint of movement. All in a days work. UNAVAILABLE

Bessie

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Bessie She is old and gray, her steps are slower and less sure than they used to be. Each day she saunters from the watering hole to the cattle gate where she knows the master will be each evening with the food. The other cattle are younger yet she keeps her place in line. She eats her fill and then returns to her place of quiet rest. Tomorrow will be the same, and the next day, and the next, and the next.  UNAVAILABLE

Tea Time

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[ A bag of English Tea, a lemon awaits. Together they will  make the perfect blend. The warmth and the vapor of the tea are soooo very pleasing to the senses.  Nothing is more relaxing. 7x5 acrylic on masonite panel

Untouched

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Untouched The glass is not half full. Just a little of warm liquid covers a deep red cherry still sitting for the designated driver who was faithful to his promise. Acrylic on 7x5 masonite board. UNAVAILABLE  

Take Me!

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Take Me! Oh come on. Dawg gone it I know those younger pups are cute but you can't imagine how many tricks I can do. Hey wait. watch I can roll over, I can fetch your news paper and yea, you bet I am house trained. What? What is that little ol spot over there on the floor? I don't know you must have spilled your drink. Oh! you don't have a drink? Acrylic on 8x6 canvas panel

Fearless Fireman

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Fearless Fireman This was painted from a figurine my daughter gave me as a gift. I changed it a little and enjoyed painting it. Acrylic on 7x5 Masonite Panel UNAVAILABLE

Callie

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Callie A single lily lying on a table. It will need water soon. Just a little drink UNAVAILABLE

That's My Baby

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That's My Baby A mother cow stays close by her new calf. She will feed her and keep her safe until the day that she is big enough to eat like the others and relinquishes the need  for her mothers milk. 5x7 Acrylic on Masonite Panel

New Beginnings

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New Beginnings A new born calf is exploring it's home. A barbed wire fence protects it from getting lost on the vast farmland. Flowers pop up and are soon tasted as the next found treasure. Butterflies meander along in the warm air of springtime. This is not just any calf, He has been befriended by the farmers daughter. He will be afforded a special long life of delicacies. A long life of being loved as the special pet of the Farmer's daughter. 7x5 acrylic on masonite panel

Empty

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Empty This cup is empty and left sitting while others have been chosen. What is the reason we can only speculate? This cup belongs to grandpa and everyone knows not to touch it. Soon it will be filled with the warm strong brew. Just half a cup with a little creamer. UNAVAILABLE

Place of Solitude

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Place of Solitude Away in the woods someone sleeps but not for long. The little boat awaits the long fishing day ahead. Surely this day will bring the big catch. Somewhere deep in the dark water a monster is lurking but with the cast of the right lure he won't be able to resist. At dusk the little boat will be returned here to its place of solitude. UNAVAILABLE