Reflections in Red

 

Reflections in Red, 24 x 24, oil on canvas

This is another painting in my Stripes series. It features vintage cranberry glass and a silver bowl. And, of course, black and white striped fabric

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Music Box

 

Music Box, 10 x 8, oil on cradled board

I love vintage tin wind-up toys. This cheery little big was begging to be painting. He looks ready to great the spring day emerging from the cigar box into the morning light.

This is from my continuing series 'Toys in a Box'

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Red and Green - Candy Cane Painting by K Henderson

 

Red and Green, 30 x 40, oil on linen

I had a great time painting this photorealism still life. The striped background with the red and green striped candy and glass atlas jars along with their reflections was a wonderful challenge. I'm pleased with the results.

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Red Globe II - K. Henderson Still Life

 

Red Globe II, oil on linen, 30 x 30 

Stripes and silver and red: My favorites! I've been working on this painting, off and on, for a while now and I'm pleased with the results.

 The still life had a brass goblet which you don't see. The gold reflections still remain in the bowl adding additional color and design.

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Hopping Crow

Hopping Crow, 10 x 8, oil on board

I wanted to take a break from my larger work and paint something small and fun. This little fellow is a tin wind-up toy from my vintage toy collection. I hope to use him in a larger painting soon.

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Strawberry Reflections

Strawberry Reflections, 30 x 30, oil on linen

I started this painting several months ago at the height of Strawberry Season. Its a pleasure to put the finishing touches on the canvas now that it is autumn and the strawberries are just a delicious memory.

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Mine is a Long and Sad Tale

Mine is a Long and Sad Tale is oil on canvas, 12 x 16.

 

Those words were spoken by the Mouse in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. This book has never been out of print since that time.

As many of you know I'm a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland. I've collected over 300 copies of this book, many with different illustrators. Yes, those are copies of the book in the painting (well, actually on of them is Through the Looking Glass). Since the book was written during the Victorian  Era I wanted to give the painting a Victorian feel.
You can see the Mouse has arrived after someone has extinguished the oil lamp and put her glasses down after spending an evening reading. The reader has stopped on the page featuring the Long and Sad tale which is written to resemble the shape of a tail.

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The mouse was created by Steve Worthington 

One Eyed Jack

 

One Eyed Jack, 8 x 10, oil on board

I've  created  a similar painting to this and I enjoyed painting it so I decided to revisit the subject. These are some vintage toys from my collection. Wooden Blocks, spinning tops, playing cards, chess, and marbles are all toys or games that have been played with by many generations of children.


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The Birds at Lovetts Gallery

Sshhh!, oil on canvas, 24 x 18

Another opening, Another show at Lovetts Gallery The Farm Shopping Center, 6528 E 51st St, Tulsa, OK 74145
(918) 664-4732
October 24, 2015

The Birds

An exhibition of original works of birds, about birds and inspired by the Hitchcock classic (though not necessarily all of the above).

Exhibition opens Saturday, October 24th, 2015, 10:00 – 5:00

Ball Jar and Marbles by K Henderson

 

Ball Jar and Marbles , 9 x 12, oil on board

Glass, Marbles and Reflections: these are three of my favorite subjects to paint. The aqua ball jar is back in the studio and will appear in a new painting soon

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You're the Tops - Oil painting still life

You're the Tops is a small painting, 8" x 10", oil on board.

The still life shows spinning tops, a marble, a block and jacks including a jack of hearts card (trust me, that's what it is) These are sitting on a chess board.


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Happy Hour - Oil on canvas

Happy Hour, oil on canvas, 20" x 24".

 This is one of my most challenging paintings.

The draped black and white striped fabric reflects off the silver and brass goblets and cocktail shaker. The transparent glasses also pick up the reflections and the ambient colors.
Wow this was a real brain teaser and required a lot of observation to get everything just right.

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Blue Vase and Silk

 

 

Blue Vase and Silk is 30" x 30" oil on canvas.

This painting took FOREVER to complete. I started it with a grisalle underpainting  (a black and white painting) and then applied layers and layers of color to the vase, each layer having to dry before the next layer was applied.
Many challenges in this painting. I had to paint the blue vase plus the fabric behind the vase  and the reflections in the vase.
And the silk! My favorite fabric. It seems to capture and reflect all the colors of the rainbow.
I can't wait to do another painting like this

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When the Dews Fall by K Henderson

 

When the Dews Fall is oil on canvas, 30" x 30". 

The cherries are in one of my favorite glasses, the sun is shining through the window and a piece of battenburg lace drapes the table.

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The Pianist

 

The Pianist, 10 x 8, oil on board

It's been a while since I've created a small painting based on a Vintage Game Card.  This card is from a game called Who's the Thief?

I like to paint these cards in groups of 3 with a similar theme. This is the third card in my Music trilogy. The other two are Tutor and The Singer

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Tutor Vintage Card by K Henderson

 

Tutor, 10 x 8, oil on canvas

Music. That is my current theme for my Vintage Card trompe l'oeil oil paintings.

First up is Tooty Tutor. He is from an Old Maid card game
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Captain Future

  Captain Future, 24 x 18, oil on cradled board 

 

Captain Future is a science fictional hero pulp character – a space-traveling scientist and adventurer – originally published in  American pulp magazines between 1940 and 1951. The character, Captain Future,was created by Better Publications editor Mort Weisinger during the 1939 World Science Fiction Convention. 


Captain Future, AKA mild mannered Curtis Newton, is accompanied in the adventures by an android named Otho, an intelligent robot called Grag, and Simon Wright who is an artificial floating case with a transplanted human brain.. Whew! What a team!

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The Adventures of Superman

 

The Adventures of Superman , 24 x 48, oil on linen

Superman's first appearance was in Action Comics #1. Superman became popular very quickly. By 1940 the amount of merchandise available increased dramatically, with jigsaw puzzles, paper dolls, bubble gum and trading cards available, as well as wooden or metal figures.

This 1940 game by Milton Bradley  is the first and rarest of the early Superman board games, which was also offered as a premium in the Superman Bubble Gum Club prize folder. The box shows Superman stopping an oncoming airplane.

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Buck Rogers Books

 

 

Buck Rogers Books, 36 x 30, oil on cradled board, detail

I love books. I collect books. I have lots of books. Oddly enough, I rarely have books in my paintings.

As a first step in remedying the situation I gathered up my Buck Rogers Big Little Books for this painting.

Buck Rogers first appeared in Phil Nowlan's science fiction tale titled Armageddon—2419, published in Amazing Stories in August of 1928. The Big Little Books were published between 1933 - 1943.


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The Mouse

The Mouse, 24" x 24", oil on canvas

This is a detail of my painting  The Mouse. The painting will be shown at CK Contemporary Gallery. Show Opening May 16.

This Mickey Mouse card game was manufactured around 1946 and was included in a 'six pack' of other card games. The box measures 2.75" x 1.875".

I love the old yellowed tape and the beat up edges. Mickey Doesn't mind. He just keeps on smiling. Did you know that Mickey Mouse had his 86th birthday in 2014?

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Atomic Pistol

 

Atomic Pistol, 24 x 36, oil on linen

In February of 1934, after the Buck Rogers comic strip and radio show had developed a significant following and a strong market potential for Buck Rogers' toys, Daisy introduced their first Buck Rogers gun, the XZ-31 Rocket Pistol followed in  1935 with the XZ-38 Disintegrator Pistol

After World War II, Daisy used the existing tools and dies from the Disintegrator Pistol to create the U-235 Atomic Pistol, this gun reflected the current fascination with atomic energy and was available with a blue finish, unfinished steel or gold. 

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Calling All Cars

 

Calling All Cars, 24 x 48, oil on linen

This is another painting in my Vintage Board Games Series. 'Calling All Cars' game was manufactured in conjunction with the radio program of the same name, which aired from 1933-1939 on CBS.

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Wonderful Cat

 

Wonderful Cat, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board 

 

I came across this Felix the Cat Crayon Box  while engaged in my never ending search for vintage toys. The colors of the box and the pencils screamed out "Paint Me!" so I did. I don't know if any of the pencils are original to the box but I don't really care.

This Trompe  L'oeil shows a box of colored pencils manufactured by the American Lead Pencil Company. These were called School Crayon Boxes although these are obviously pencils. Felix the Cat is painting up a storm!

By the way, Felix is one old cat! He first appeared around 1919 and is still going strong!

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One Lonely Night

One Lonely Night, 40 x 30, oil on linen

I love pulp fiction. I love the hard boiled detectives, the femme fatales and the witty dialogue. Mostly I love the cover art of the books.

This well used book cover decorates a crime novel written by Mickey Spillane. It features his most famous character,detective Mike Hammer

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The Case of the Sulky Girl

 

The Case of the Sulky Girl, 24 x 18, oil on linen

The Case of the Sulky Girl is  Erle Stanley Gardner's second Perry Mason novel. It was written in 1933.

I loved painting the packing tape on this painting. And if you look close on the painting you will see that all the Plain Brown Wrapper packages are addressed to fictitious detectives. This one is address to Miles Archer, Sam Spade's partner. (Sorry, you can't see it is this detail)

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Space Cadet

Space Cadet, oil on linen, 24 x 36

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet was another creation  born from the worlds fascination with Space in the 1950's. Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories  were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, and other media. Tom Corbett first appeared on television in October of 1950. The stories followed the adventures of Corbett and other cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the Solar Guard.

This paint set box showing Corbetts's ship, Polaris, was manufactured in 1953 by Peerless Playthings. 

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The Merry Puppet

The Merry Puppet, 20 x 40, oil on linen

The Adventures of Pinocchio written by Carlo Collodi 1883 is one of the creepiest children's stories I've ever read. I love it!

The mild Walt Disney movie animation was released in theaters in 1940.  It was initially a box office disaster.

In 1939 Milton Bradley created this board game based on Disney's motion picture.The box top depicts images of Pinocchio and his protector Jiminy Cricket.

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Boom or Bust Game

 

Boom or Bust,  36 x 36, oil on linen

 

I love the graphics an colors of this game. Parker Brothers manufactured this financial game in 1951

Players move around the board according to the throw of the Dice. Properties such as beauty Shop, Department store, etc are bought and sold at prices that rise and fall quite unexpectedly, depending on whether the conditions are NORMAL, BOOM times or BUST (Depression times) The game is quick- moving and amusing. The game ends when all but one player becomes bankrupt.  

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Car Key by K Henderson

 

Car Key, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board by K Henderson

I think this is my favorite car from my toy car collection. It's a 1948 Chevy. I love the details and that bright blue color.

This is from my Toys in a Box series which features vintage toys 'displayed' in a wooden box.

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Felix Paints En Plein Air by K Henderson

 

Felix Paints En Plein Air, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board

This vintage box of colored pencils makes me smile. It shows Felix the Wonderful Cat feverishly painting En Plein Air.

In this painting the box of pencils is surrounded by coloring book images that any cat would love : a cat friend, a mouse and and fish

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Peanuts and Gumballs - still life

 

Peanuts and Gumballs is 18" x 24" oil on canvas.

This is one of my most brightly colored and most ambitious paintings. I love the bright pink gumballs and the texture in the peanut shells.

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Sshhh!

Sshhh!, oil on canvas, 24 x 18

I have been invited to participate in a Bird Themed art show. While looking for inspiration I came upon a small black and white vintage photo of a woman in a bird costume. My second inspiration was a Scarlet Macaw. Combine the two (and lots of painting and re-painting) this is the result.

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