Mockingbird

I thought it was a day to paint a big canvas, but all that white space seemed menacing. Here is a Mockingbird - some people call them catbirds - on an old rustic piece of wood that I collected out on the trail. I rode the colts for the first time in two weeks and brushed the hair and mud off of all the horses yesterday. I think I pulled a muscle near my shoulder blade. Sometimes I feel like one of those old rodeo cowboys, but somebody's got to ride the colts or they won't grow up with a proper education and that spells a very bad life for a horse. If they grow up wild and uncooperative, they could be sent to auction or the glue factory. It's a responsibility that I take seriously.
This painting is oil on rustic barn wood approximately 17" x 7" x 1/2" - $45 includes shipping.

Meditation Bell

The meditation bell that sits on my piano. 5" x 7" oil. This isn't quite finished. It's too dark now to go further or even to photograph it well, so tomorrow morning I'll finish it and re-photograph it. I'm still recharging so the painting feels a little dull to me. I don't know. Rain today, so no exercise with the horses. I wormed them though. They hate that. You give them a plastic syringe full of wormer in the back of their throats. I'm sure it tastes nasty even though some brands are "apple" flavored. This one actually smelled like peppermint and my mare seemed like she wanted more. $40 and free shipping