Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

 Oil on Canvas/sold  FINE ART PRINTS of this piece are available HERE  Commissions welcome.  Click HERE to learn about commissioning a painting.  Visit http://DebraHurd.com to view more of my work.  Visit my Daily Painters Gallery HERE  Visit my BLOG  Follow me on facebook HERE  Follow me on Pinterest HERE  Follow me on Instagram HERE

Out In The Country 11" H x 14" W, unframed $175.00 watercolor on paper Out in the countryside northwest of Houston the terrain gently rolls and the scenery is lush. This rooftop peeks out from behind its front yard and at this time of the year, a large pink crepe myrtle towers over the roofline adding a bright splash of color.  Click on the title link to visit my website for more of my works. 

Munner's House 11x14 oil on linen canvas Munner and Pa raised my mother-in-law in this home that was built in the late 1880's in Malakoff.  Uncle Ireanus added on to it when she was 2 years old in 1920.  Cousin Don still lives there and commissioned this painting to give to his daughter.  Four generations!  The huge old pecan tree in front still produces loads of tiny native East Texas pecans every year.   Thanks for visiting! website:  juliewileman.com blog:  juliebethwileman.blogspot.com

Oil on Canvas Panel (Museum Grade) 6x6 Purchase Information Ten years ago, my family moved from the Washington, DC area to a farm in a rural part of Texas.  Of course, we wanted chickens.  Thrilled to learn that roosters are not necessary for eggs, we happily purchased a variety of young hens and soon began to enjoy the "fruits of their labor." One day, a friend of my husband's announced that he knew someone who had too many roosters.  Would we be willing to take one?  Halfheartedly, we said we might be interested.  A week or two passed.  Then, our lives changed.  Upon returning from a day of errands, we saw a newcomer among our flock--a scrawny, white leghorn rooster. This bird had issues.  It was mean.  And it didn't sleep.  The crowing began around 2 AM and lasted throughout the night -- ten minutes of the most maniacal screeching followed by twenty minutes of an uneasy quiet.  Then the peace would be broken again wi...