Yellow Jacket Barn

6" x 6" oil on panel
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We just got back from a trip to Durango, Co. to visit our son.  Every time we've driven down there, I've looked at this barn and thought it would make a great painting.  This trip I had the opportunity!

My husband and son decided they were going to learn about wild turkeys.  So, after studying wild turkeys on the internet, they decided to go looking for them.  Turkeys come out at sunrise, so we were up before the crack of dawn and driving away!  Little did I know that the "spot" was right by this barn, near the town of Yellow Jacket.  So, while they were off in the woods, I set up across a field from this barn.  Yellow Jacket is not really a town, it's one empty building, but, there is a town sign by the side of the road.  I hope to do a large piece from this study.

While much of the rest of the country is having a warm spring, it was a very cool morning.  I was out here about 7 and it was barely 40.  I was painting in my winter jacket and hat.

To get to Durango, you have to drive over Wolf Creek Pass.  Thought I'd include pictures of the pass this week!

Three Sheds In A Row

6" x 8" oil on panel

$75.00 + $10.00 s/h

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I'm not sure what just happened, but while I was typing away, this all disappeared and said it was successfully posted (3 times.) So, sorry if you got something that wasn't supposed to get there.

These ranch sheds are all different shades and kinds of metal. Even with the sun on them, two of them still appear cool. I was tempted to push them to warm colors, but, maybe next time. It shows the personality of the rancher to have them lined up so neatly.

Barn Color Study

6" x 8" oil on panel
$75.00 + $10. s/h
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This is another color study of the barns and sheds on the ranch with the aqua roofs. The sun created a glow on the side of the buildings and really accentuated the roof colors. Each of the ranch building roofs is a slightly different aqua hue, obviously due to the sheds all being built in different decades. But how wonderful that these ranchers loved color enough to think about the roof shingles.
We had a wonderful graduation weekend. Saturday was probably the only weekend day in 8 weekends that was beautiful and sunny. It made the day even more special. Thanks to all of you who sent congratulations. Now, back to painting, gardening, and being out of doors.

Color Study

6" x 8" oil on panel
$75.00 + $10. s/h
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Yesterday my husband and I went to the mountains fishing. Every time we drive up there we go past this ranch. It was overcast and partly cloudy, but the little sun that there was shone right on the barn roof and back of the house. You have to love a family that has an acqua roof.

Western Shed

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel
$75.00 + $10. s/h
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This is another shed from our recent trip to Durango, Co. This one was weathered, faded wood with a blue/gray metal roof. I pushed the colors and like the results.

Wolf Creek Ranch

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel
$75.00 + $10. s/h
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We just got back from a trip to Durango, Co to visit our son and see his geology thesis presentation. Any reason to go to Durango is a good reason. It's a quaint western town and a beautiful part of the country. It's about a 6 hour drive from here and a good part of that is past ranches, open land and National Forests. This ranch drew me because it had red barns, many are just weathered wood, and lots of fences: five. But that was too many for a small canvas , so I only included two. And, looking at it, I wonder if I lost some of the appeal. Maybe I should use this as a study for a large piece.