Juror's Choice Award - Breckenridge Fine Art show

Yippee! I found out today that I have been awarded the Jurors Choice award at the 18th Annual Juried Competition & Show at the Breckenridge Fine Art Center. I had 2 paintings in the show and the award was for my still life "I've Just got to be a Cowgirl"

This painting has cowgirls, a cowboy and a horse (ok, its a mule) . What more could you want in a western painting?

NOAPS

I got two of my paintings accepted into the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society 'Best of America' show. The show travels to 3 different locations in Missouri starting Sept 27 and ending Nov 17.

Born to this Land, 20 x 16, oil on canvas is one of the paintings accepted.  The other is Blue Skies which is one of my favorite striped still lifes

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Open letter to friends family and customers:
I recently sent out my newsletters to my customers, friends and business associates as I've done for quite some time. Unfortunately, as an AOL customer, you didn't receive the newsletter. AOL has blocked me from sending emails to their members.

If you have an alternate non-AOL address please send it to me. Otherwise, please stay in touch through my blog. I'm sorry that I will no longer be able to have private communications with you through your AOL accounts. So far I can still receive AOL emails. I am just unable to respond to you
K. Henderson
http://khendersonart.blogspot.com/

Marbles - Work in Progress

I'm getting paintings ready for a show in Santa Fe's Gallery 822 on Canyon Road. These paintings are my American Indain work and can be seen on My Other Blog

In the mean time, here's a painting I have put aside but hope to get back to soon. This painting of marbles and a ball jar is 9" x 12" oil on board

Breckenridge 18th Annual Juried Competition & Show

I got both of my paintings accepted into the Breckenridge 18th Annual Juried Competition & Show. 

The Paintings are I've Just Got to be a Cowgirl and Homestead (pictured on this post)

Richeson People Choice Award

I just got an email from the Richeson 75 art competition. I thought I'd share part of it with you

The recent Richeson 75 International Art competition "Still Life and Floral" has concluded. The internet truly has made the world a smaller place and all of us benefit from the interaction.  AND we're giving those people a voice by letting them vote for a People's Choice award! The voting was brisk for the winner of the Still Life & Floral People's Choice award and we have a first-time situation in that there was a tie for first place! The tie was actually between two paintings by the SAME artist! Congratulations to K. Henderson for "Grapes" and "Red Globes"

Yes! That's me. And I promise I only voted once. A big Thanks to all who voted for my paintings

You can view the show here

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
I've never done a still life quite like this. I was experimenting with sharp and soft edges. The items in the foreground are fairly hard edged while those in the back are softer. I'm pretty happy with my results but Edges are something I will continue to work on

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