Painting on Antique Tree Saw, "USENER SAW BLADE"

"USENER SAW BLADE"

This is an antique saw blade that I have painted a Hill Country Scene on.

The Usener Ranch is close to Fredericksburg, Texas and the

saw painting was commissioned by the family.

The scene includes a barn on the left end, the side view of an

old GMC Pickup used on the ranch, the Usener name on a marble

state of Texas  mounted on a huge boulder at the ranch, a front view

of the GMC Pickup and finally a family of deer

 on the right side of the saw. Bluebonnets fill the landscape.

Hope you enjoy viewing this commission piece. It was fun to paint.



The following photos are close ups of the scene painted on the saw blade above.





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another "SAW" or who knows? 

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"EILEEN AND GRANDS"

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"EILEEN AND GRANDS"

16" X 20"

Acrylic on Canvas

by

Margie Whittington

A Commissioned portrait by Eileen's husband. This was a

challenge since I don't do portraits very often.  Also

challenging with five people in the painting.

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"THESE SHOES WERE MADE FOR WALKIN"

In our first watercolor class at the Upstairs Gallery in Arlington, Texas

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a pair of little boy's Oxford Dress Shoes.

Martha Sue, one of the owners of the gallery kept her son's shoes from

when he was a small boy and has them on a shelf in the art room.

Our watercolor project for the class was to paint the

navy blue and white Oxford shoes.

I had taken a photo and shared with the class.
Here is my painting of the shoes and

each class member interpreted the shoes in their own way.

Below are the result of our Wed. afternoon watercolor class.  I apologize

for not getting pictures of the morning class's work.  Their paintings were

just as creative as the ones pictured below.

"AUSTIN'S OXFORDS"

8" X 10"

Watercolor

by

Margie Whittington

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Afternoon Watercolor Class

1-5-11

The Afternoon Class

Sally

Christine

Francie

Sam

Cathy

Janie

Charlie

Claire

Marilyn

Leslie

Patty painted the Oxford shoes in the morning class

and stayed over for the afternoon class and painted Mary Jane shoes.

Joan opted to paint a lovely landscape!

The classes homework was to paint one of their children's or

grandchildren's or husband's or friend's pair of shoes.  I wonder

who will do their homework this week.  Will  let you know next Wednesday.

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PORTRAIT OF JENNY

"PORTRAIT OF JENNY"

 Jenny is a French Bull Dog.

Tweed, a lady who takes watercolor classes with me had 

 this portrait of her dog, Jenny, painted for her husband's Christmas present.

I couldn't post it until now for fear Russ might see it.

I really like painting animals especially well loved pets like Jenny!

"JENNY"

12" x 12" Acrylic on Canvas

by

Margie Whittington


Other Dog Portraits...

RHETT                                                                                                                                                          RINGO

HERMAN                                                                                                                                                  MICK                                             

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