Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

My new Painting 'Still Waiting' was accepted into the SWA show in Fort Worth TX. The show is in May.  Also, My mixed media, 'Time to Brand was accepted into the Lubbock, TX Arts Festival.   It is in April. The Watercolor is 22x28 and the Mixed media Collage is 18x24 on stretched Canvas. The old car was done with a limited palette, and  The Saddle was one of the hardest pieces I've done. But, I did have fun with it!

I received an email that my painting 'Keri's Jacks' won an award at the SWA show in Ft. Worth, TX. SWA is Society of Watercolor Artists. The judge like the subject matter and the way it was painted.  I am thrilled that it was noticed!

When we went to Kerrville, I got some photos of some really neat cows! This one was eating and walking along the fence.  I don't know how they keep their head up! Their horns are so big and must be heavy.  There were still a few wildflowers around too.  This is called lunch time, and if you could see it in real life you would see a couple of watches.  I like to put a watch or two in my work.This is acrylic and torn magazine pages.  It is 30"x40" on stretched canvas.  It is also available, however I plan on entering it in a show in Breckenridge Texas called 'Best of the Best'  they invite back winners from their previous shows. It isn't a juried show, you automatically get in. That is coming up in September. Lunch Time 30x40 mixed media

I found out this week that I got into the 31st Watercolor Wyoming National Exhibition,  as well as Breckenridge TX 25th Annual Art Show. It is always such an honor when a juror selects your work to be in the show! Fringe Benefit and Tool Box got in the Wyoming Show. Keri's Jacks in Breckenridge. If you are in Sheridan WY during the month of August, stop by and see the show.  If you are in Breckenridge TX July 26- Sept.3, drop by there!

I am working on getting some western pieces done. This one is called 'All Dressed Up'. I took photos at the neighbors branding and there was a young woman there with her red boots, chaps with extra long fringe and beautiful spurs! I just LOVE all of that. I dont dress like that but I  love to see it.  It is so much my heritage having seen my granddaddy for years working with his horses.  That is where I learned to love it all! It is 22x28 matted and framed.  This is a poured painting with a little brush work on it.

I have been working the last couple of days on this new piece. I am trying to get some new work before my workshops coming up. Midland Texas March 8-10 and here at my studio April 29-30. This was from a photo I took somewhere. I really think i got it in NY. This is 8"x16" torn paper collage.

This past Friday was our monthly paint day, and I am always trying to come up with something fun and different so I decided on cups.  I painted it, and then I had the students to design their own backgrounds, cups, etc. It was a fun day.  The polka dots are very tedious but fun anyway. I have it listed on Daily Paintworks and they chose it to be the FB pick of the day. That was fun! It is for sale there too. http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/suzy-pal-powell--4892/artwork This is their work, along with mine. I didn't get one photo, she left before I got them done. I know they will all be really cute when they are finished.  The middle one with the 3 colors of cups, is a new student.  This is her 2nd lesson! She did an amazing job!

Another Poured painting. Trying to get the leather to look like leather is fun with this technique. I was happy with the turn out of this painting. It will be 22x28 framed.   I have had trouble naming it, and it may change at some point.

I am going to be at the Petticoats on the Prairie next week end so I did another Camper. The Sisters on the Fly will be there set up with their vintage campers.  We will do a collage workshop Saturday night after it is over. I know it will be fun! This is 8x24 on stretched canvas.

We just got a new fence a couple weeks ago, and this is a painting of one of the men who poured the footing. He is a young man who had his really cute dog with him.  I ask him if i could take a photo, and he basically posed like he had done it a gillion times before! This is poured using 6 colors on arches paper. it is 1/2 Sheet. This was a lot of fun to do!

I found out that my painting 'Just Horse'n Around' got in the Wyoming Watercolor Society Show. Also, I had 3 miniatures accepted in the Dutch Art Gallery show ' Its a Small World Art Exhibiton'  in Dallas. 6x6Antique Dish-Oil, 6x6The Trio- 6x8Oil and Workday-Acrylic.

This was a fun watercolor! I used a size 38 brush, which is huge,  but it kept me from being too picky with putting the color down.  After I painted it and it was dry,  I used a bamboo calligraphy pen and using waterproof ink,  drew the black lines.  16x20 with a mat and frame.

This is Savannah, one of my friend's cats. She dresses her up and she doesn't mind at all. She is so cute. They are painted on watercolor canvas with watercolor and gouache. 5x7   Savannah in her necklace and Savannah in Pink

 I am still trying to paint each day. I did miss yesterday because I had a class, but finished this one today.  This was painted from the first Quilt I made. I ended up making 2 so both kids would have one. Boy they are a lot of work! After doing the spools, it made me want to drag out some quilts and see if I could paint it. I spent a lot more time on this than any of the others.  I can see some things I should have done differently.  Maybe I will on the next one! It is 6x6 Oil on gessobord. I am learning more and more about oil painting, and am enjoying the challenge. I re-did the bird nest, by adding some branches. It was just in midair actually! These are available. 

 Here are days 23-26. All 6x6 using oil on gessobord. These are antique dishes that I have. I love both of those bowls and would love to have more  pieces like it! These are $50 each, and you can purchase them through me or http://dailypaintworks.com

Days 17-19... Some different stuff! I set up outside and did the water tank across the road from our house and loved every minute of painting it!! It is 6x6 oil. The Girl-y painting is to go with the shaving mug! It is oil too. 6x6 The cow...'I Can't See' is watercolor and gouache.  6x6

 These are more Branding paintings. This is my first oil portrait and I need a lot more practice! The top two are watercolor and gouache. The little girl is Oil

This is Day 12 of the 30 day Challenge. I love western art. It has always been my favorite. This started out as a pencil drawing, then I painted it with gouache. It is 6x6 and available.  suzy_pal2000@yahoo.com

This is painted on 6x6 crescent board, and is acrylic. This is across from our house. We dont like the pump jacks but they are everywhere in this area. We have around 30 on our farm.  We do not have the mineral rights, so in our opinion they just ruin the land.  They are very hard to farm around. It is available. Suzy_pal2000@yahoo.com