Old Coffee Pot

Old Coffee Pot
plein air oil  12" x 9"
$295.00 + $10. s/h
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This piece was done in the afternoon of the first day of the South Park Plein Air Arts Celebration.  I painted yesterday's posted piece in the morning, then lunch was delivered to us out on the ranch.  We're not talking about a simple sandwich, we're talking pulled pork barbecue, cole slaw, fruit, cookies.  As I said, this is a GREAT plein air event!

Anyway, as time progressed, obviously the ranch owners purchased modern appliances and kitchen utensils.  The old favorites weren't thrown away, they were set up around the barns and out buildings. Every one of them called out to me to become a painting!

Cowboy Coffee

Cowboy Coffee
Oil 10" x 8"
$195.00 + $10. s/h

This is a plein air still life.  I set this old Cowboy Coffee Pot up outside on gravel in the sun.  I love the way so many colors are in the metal.  I let the gravel just be light values.

Cowboy Coffee

Cowboy Coffee
8" x 10"  Oil
$195.00 + $10. s/h

I posted this old cowboy coffee pot last summer but at that time it wasn't for sale;  I had it set aside for a show.  I didn't put it in the show, so now it is available.

This was a plein air piece that I did last summer at the Medano Zapata Ranch Artist's Gathering.  

Cowboy Coffee

Cowboy Coffee
10" x 8"  Oil
Temporarily on hold...However, please contact me if interested

I have not been up to posting or painting this week.  What with the devastating fires here in Colorado Springs, my mind has been elsewhere.  I find the constant smoke bothersome, my eyes hurt, we're told to keep our doors and windows shut, the record breaking heat has been hard.  However, I am so grateful that we are safe and that no lives have been lost in the fire.  My heart goes out to all those who have lost their homes.  It's been a sad, tragic, awful 6 days.  The fire is not expected to be fully contained until mid-July.

This is another painting I did while at the Medano-Zapata Ranch.  The pot was sitting on the hearth in the dining room, so I set it up outside in the sun.  I wondered how many cups of coffee have been poured for all the generations of ranchers and cowboys.  Who knows, between this and the European Coffee Maker I posted last month from Venice I might search for other coffee pots and start a coffee series.

European Coffee Maker

European Coffee Maker
8" x 6"  Oil
$100.00 + $10. s/h

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My husband and I just got back from an incredible, once in a life time trip!  Those of you who follow my blog know that we love to travel.  So, to celebrate our birthdays and 30th anniversary, we decided to take a trip.  Peter wanted to go on a transatlantic crossing and I wanted to go to Italy for 3 weeks.  Since relationships need a lot of compromising, we did both!  I posted off and on during the trip as we had internet access and time, and will try to catch up with more paintings and trip photos.

This was one of five coffee makers in the apartment we rented in Lido in Venice.  (We found the apartment on VRBO, vacation rental by owner).  I loved the colors and reflections of all the coffee makers.  And, got to love European coffee!

We rented the upstairs apartment.  Lido is a beautiful island in Venice.  We liked having a bit of peace and quiet after the crowds across the water.

Loved all of the beautiful reflections in the Venetian canals.

Everything in Venice has to be delivered and picked up by boat.