"Whispering Valley" - Ruth Andre

I painted a small 4x5 inch study, "Hill Country", and then today I tackled a larger painting using the study as a guide. I have had the drawing ready to go for over a week but realized I needed larger palette knives and a larger palette for larger paintings. It was quite a lot of fun to take a 5 inch palette knife and just dive in and start painting. Below you will see my makeshift palette and the palette knives in waiting. I have more palette knives than I will ever use but my husband went shopping with me and was having a great time adding knives to the shopping basket. He had what I call "Art Store Frenzy". Moving up to a larger canvas made for, "A Painting Day".

"Whispering Valley" 12x30 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Cattle Country - Ruth Andre

It is a quiet Sunday here in the valley. The neighbors are few and I did not hear any grass cutting going on today. I say it is either cold, hot or grass cutting here in the valley. I am spoiled to the quiet peacefulness. The painting today is called, "Cattle Country". I live in cattle country and my closest neighbors are black Angus cows. Talk about peaceful. These big Angus ladies seem so content as they saunter the fields grazing as they go. At this time of year the calves have been separated from the momma cows and they are on their own for a few months to just be part of the herd. Enjoying a peaceful Sunday made for, "A Painting Day".

"Cattle Country" 4x12 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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