"Happy to Help"
Size 10 x 6 inches
Black & white photograph hand-colored with alkyd-oil glazes
Farm children often begin simple chores at age four, like feeding the chickens and gathering eggs. This child, though only two, seems happy to help.
I like chickens, which bring back memories of my grandmother Gertrude's Iowa farm, where I had the blessing of spending some childhood summers. Grandma's kindly face and the bustle of farm animals greeted me each morning. For the kittens, I poured milk into dishes under the lilac bushes. Then I brushed my pony's coat. How I treasure those memories!
Some people have asked me to create small original works that would be more affordable than oil paintings. In 2004, therefore, I began to use oil glazes on black and white photographs, a process that takes less time than a full painting. I select a photo that I have taken. First I seal it, to protect it from the oil glazes. I then apply from four to twelve glazes of color and add texture by hand.
For your information in regard to the uniqueness of these images, since 2004 until now I have painted on thirty-four photographs. Unique art to bring warmth and beauty to your home, one of a kind. Even if I hand-color another "Happy to Help," it will differ from this one since each color will be mixed and applied by hand.
IMPORTANT NOTE, CUSTOM ART
If you like, you may send me a sample of colors you would like for me to use in painting on the black&white photograph.
Color: Some computer screens may modify the color of the art. Some may make the image lighter or darker than it is. It has Homestead Americana coloring of soft gold and beige.
FRAMING: Matting and framing is on your own.
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