Margie Whittington Art

Saturday, April 30, 2011

RADISHES X3

"TRIO"

4" X 4"

Acrylic on Canvas

"THE CHOIR"

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Canvas

"SOLO"

4" x 4"

Acrylic on Canvas

Inspired by German Artist Kora Fried's radish paintings, I painted these

three small paintings in our Acrylic Class this week. Take a look

at Kora's blog http://korafried.blogspot.com/

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

"MARDI GRAS LADY III"

9"x12"

Third in a series of three pen and ink

drawings on grey charcoal paper with

white pastel chalk highlights

Margie Whittington

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

"MARDI GRAS LADY II"

9" X 12"

Pen and Ink on Charcoal Paper

with White Pastel Chalk

Margie Whittington

Second in a series of three drawings with

zentangle designs.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

"MARDI GRAS LADY I"

"MARDI GRAS LADY I"

Pen and Ink Drawing on Grey Charcoal Paper

with White Pastel Chalk

9" x 12"

Margie Whittington

This is the first drawing in a series of three drawings of a Mardi Gras

head dress and a woman's face.

Come back soon to see the next drawing in the series.

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenge/FC50B15D-5016-4E5E-87F2-87C3F79BA65B

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Donation to Daily Paintworks for Japanese Relief SOLD

SOLD For a bid of $73 donated to the Salvation Army for Japan Relief

"Three Tulips"

8x10

Watercolor

Donation on Daily Paintworks

All proceeds go to the aid of Japan

$50 starts the bid and the

auction is over on my painting on

Wednesday, March 31, 2011

I will donate the proceeds of this painting to...

SALVATION ARMY: The Salvation Army has been in

Japan since 1895 and is

currently providing emergency assistance to those in need.

The mat, glass and frame are included in the winning bid.

I will ship anywhere in the USA by UPS.

Shipping cost will be $20

Please go to Daily Paintworks and bid on my painting.

Scroll down through the paintings and click on this watercolor.

Right now it is on page 1.

Thanks so much!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

GONE FISHIN!

"GONE FISHIN!"

It was a gorgeous Spring day and what better to do than...

take a drive in the country and go fishing! Our nephew has friends

that have a ranch close to Midlothean, Texas with three fishing tanks.

We caught big mouth bass and a few brim. Because it is spawning season,

we threw them back and will catch them again later on in the spring.

I caught one as big as the one Phil has in the picture below but didn't

have my camera at the time. I do have witnesses, my nephew, brother-in-law

and Phil, my husband. It was a glorious day and we had so much fun.

Thanks for the memories, John!

Photos of the prairie lands around the tanks we fished.

We were not alone out there.

Ya'll come back, ya hear!!!!!!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

"CREATIVITY"

"Creativity is the mind at play with

the materials that it loves."~Carl Jung

A friend inspired me when she gave me a "Mini-quilted Birthday Card"

to get out my fabric and ribbon embroidery basket.

I had made a ribbon embroidered crazy quilt pillow for my

grandaughter for Christmas as shown in a prior post.

I had some scrapes from that project left and could not bring myself

to throw them away. So I was delighted with the idea of this little quilt.

I decided to use my scrapes to make some 4" sachet angels with lavender

seeds inside for a delicate lavender smell.

Below are pictures of two angels made from the

crazy quilt scrapes and one made with raw silk and embroidered flowers.

Pictured below is my "Mini-quilt Birthday Card" and some

others that my friend has made.

@ 5"x7"

I finished another crocheted baby quilt, white with a blue edge
for a friend who has a new grandson.

That's it for now. I have enjoyed keeping my hands busy making these items, now

I need to get back to painting!!!!!!!

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

"PIPER"

In Memory of

PIPER

Piper was one of a set of triplets born 2 years ago.

She was in poor health and ill all her little life and passed in December.

The other two girls are healthy and doing well.

I did the drawing for a friend to give to Piper's family.

Drawing on Paper

8" x 10"

Margie Whittington

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Ribbon Embroidered Pillow, Croched Blanket and A Baby Bootee!

RIBBON EMBROIDERED HEART PILLOW

A Christmas gift last December for my granddaughter, Ella.

I made this crazy quilt with ribbon embroidered flowers

on pretty white and off white fabrics including

silk, taffeta and satin. Of course I made all the

flowers PINK! Ella has it hanging on her bed post.

A good friend had a baby girl in December. I finished

a crocheted baby quilt for the new arrival. I also painted

a 5"x5" pink baby bootee with her name and birth date.

I'm working on some ribbon embroidered angel sachets

and will post them when I am finished.

Also, I am crocheting a white baby blanket for the next

friends baby or grand baby. I am getting smarter in

my old age. I will finish off the white blanket with a

border of blue or pink whichever I need.

Visit again soon!

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Kay Granger Award Presentation

Kay Granger, United States Representative,
receiving the National Association of Manufacturers Award
presented to her by Della Williams, President of Williams Pyro Inc.
located in Fort Worth, Texas.

Kay Granger was very instrumental in having a new

battle ship named after Fort Worth, Texas.

She had the honor of christening the USS Fort Worth.

I made the collage pictured below for Phil to give to her.

Della had Phil present it to her while she was at

Williams Pyro, Inc. receiving her manufacturing award.

Phil, my husband is an employee of Williams Pyro, Inc.

The collage shows pictures of the USS Fort Worth and

Congresswoman Granger signing a plaque and also

christening the ship. The sides of the collage have

various pictures of people who have visited with

Kay Granger in her office in Washington, DC.

This was Phil's and my thank you to Kay Granger for all

the work she has done and is doing for

Fort Worth, Texas and the USA serving

as our representative in Congress.

Come back soon for another visit!!!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Fort Worth Stock Yards 2-18-11

Last Saturday a group of plein air artists met at

the Fort Worth Stock yards to paint and in my case draw.

It was a nice morning, warm and sunny. We chose different locations

to paint and got started about 10 am. I had gotten there around 9 am

and took photos and tried to decide what to paint.

The Coliseum is a great architectural structure. I chose a small

decorative corner with an open arch at the upper left corner of the

building. At the same location when I turned to my left I could

see Exchange and Rodeo. I decided to draw in

my sketch book rather than paint. I really enjoyed being outdoors and

finished a couple of drawings as seen in the photos below.

A drawing of Exchange Ave. in the Ft. Worth Stock Yards

Sketch on the left below is of the top of the Coliseum

Sketch on the right is of an arch on the top left of the Coliseum

The following are some photos I took on Saturday morning.

Cowboys and cowgirls on horseback, a cattle drive through the street,

Molly the Trolley, a stagecoach plus other photos. There was a

petting pen for children to feed the animals. Lots of goats and llamas and

a tiny baby goat that was so cute. The artists met

at Risky's BBQ and had lunch. Some painted more
in the afternoon, others headed home.

It was a very enjoyable day.

Come back soon for another visit!