It was Neither More Nor Less Than a Pig, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board
The title comes from a line in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
The porcelain was a bigger challenge than I thought it would be.
The Chocolate pig now lives in my freezer. He was such a good model.
"Space cowboy by K Henderson", was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries) in the August 2026 BoldBrush Painting competition.
I have a collection of vintage board games. This painting features some of my Cowboy and Space games.
I See by Your Outfit, 30 x 20, oil on canvas
The title of this painting comes from a line in the song "Cowboy's Lament": I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy
This
Trompe L'Oeil painting has everything you need to be a cowboy (or
cowgirl). First, you have your fringed shirt with a sheriff's badge. Add
your boots, gloves and a scarf signed by the King of the Cowboys, Roy
Rogers. You can't go anywhere without your horse,your six shooter and
favorite Dime Novel. Take along your pardner, Howdy Doody, and you're ready to hit the trail. Yee Haw!
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This Trompe L'oeil painting is all about 'Having a wonderful Time, Wish you were here'.
A hula girl, postcard of a tropical beach, a candy palm tree and a cookie airplane all sum up that summer holiday.
This
is another painting in my Flight series. I have a fondness for well
played with vintage toys. This airplane has almost all of the paint worn
off as well as a missing propeller.
The Trompe L'Oeil painting also has a torn pulp magazine cover, an airmail letter dated 1946, and airmail stamps.
I love old books! I buy them at library book sales, thrift stores, get
them as gifts or pick then up where ever I can find them. I love them
in pristine condition or old and torn. This book, The Flyers by George Barr McCutcheon , was published in 1907 and was read by many at the Muskogee, OK, Public
Library before it was retired and purchased by me about 23years ago.
Don't you love the little portrait on the cover? It's a separate print pasted to the blue, embossed cloth cover.
What can I say? This is a painting of stacked cookies and their reflection.
I love those windmill cookies, don't you? Yum!
A Big Delight, 6 x 6, oil on cradled board
I'm fascinated by artists who paint on small canvases. Every once in a while I decide to give it a try.
I
love Junk Food and Hostess Cupcakes, "A Big Delight in Every Bite", are
something I indulge in on occasion. I love the shiny chocolate frosting
with the white squiggles, the creamy center and the airy cake. The
different textures in this snack food make it worth memorializing in a
painting.
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I got a vintage Pinocchio paper doll earlier this year and fell in love
with the Long Nose Mask. I've been waiting for the opportunity to
build a painting around it. Then when I found an Edwardian Era paper
mask, the trompe l'oeil still life came together.
Also included in the still life is a Joker with a mask, a wooden Block
(M is for mask), and a cover from Black Mask pulp magazine. The
magazine also has a bottle of poison on it (covered by the ribbon)so I
added a bottle to the mix. The ribbon? I just liked it and wanted to
paint it.
Licorice Allsorts, oil on cradled board, 16 x 20
I love licorice! Any kind, any where, any time. Allsorts is my favorite. Not only is it tasty but it's also beautiful. It's truly Eye Candy.
I enjoyed painting the glass lid. The abstract shapes of the reflections and highlights made it a real challenge.
Tin Rabbit, 24 x 36, oil on linen
I always enjoy painting my vintage toys. And this is my first attempt
at painting transparent plastic. That is a subject I will be painting
again. The foiled eggs? Well, I think I've had my fill of them for
awhile but I am pleased with they way they turned out.
I was interested in this
composition because of the contrasts in the painting: the light and the
dark, the shiny metallic seal and the flat surface of the wooden seal.
One seal in confined in the box and the other is free with the floating
ball.
I love black and white striped fabric and red glass.The fish are just for fun.
The title is, of course, from Dr. Suess' One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
This tin wind up toy represents one of the crows from the 1941
Disney animated film Dumbo.The toy was produced eight years after the
film's release to correspond with its 1949 re-release. It was produced
in Japan, but under the Marx Toys.
This vintage toy is one of my favorites and has a place of honor on my desk next to my easel.
Reflections in Red , 24 x 24, oil on canvas
"Reflections in Red", was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries) in the February 2026 BoldBrush Painting competition.
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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Gumballs and Crystal study, 6 x 6, oil on cradled board
I
don't usually paint this small but I'm fascinated by artists that do. I
thought I would give it a try and do a study for a larger painting. I'm
glad I did because I've decided to change the lighting for the Big
Painting. But this was fun.
Stripes
and silver and red: My favorites! The still
life had a brass goblet in it but I decided not to paint it. The gold
reflections still remain in the bowl adding additional color and design.
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Space Cowboy oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 |
I love vintage toys and games. I love western themed art. This combines both.
Hope you like it.
Yes, I love vintage toys. These tin wind up cats and lead dog are set up
on a reflective surface. The Black Cat cigarette tin completes the
composition.
Contact me if you want to add this painting to your collection.
My painting, "One Eyed Jack", was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries) in the November 2025 BoldBrush Painting competition.
I did a similar painting to this last year 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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This painting was great fun to create. It has my vintage blocks,
marbles, a ceramic cow, a marionette and a photo of a cow. It's
everything a Cow Lover would want in a painting.
Cherry Cake is 9" x 12"
Here is the finished painting.‘Ride ‘em Cowboys’ is 18″ x 24″, oil on canvas.The challenge of this painting was to put enough detail in the scarf in the background so that it would be interesting but not so much detail that it would become the focal point and overwhelm the painting. I left the colors muted and low key.
Jack-in-the-Box is oil on masonite, 16″ x
18″.
You
gotta love Cowgirls! The title comes from the pulp fiction book cover
in the background. Red is my favorite color and this painting has plenty
of it!
The painting includes vintage ceramic cowgirls, a dog (or
is it a coyote?) cactus, a six-shooter and an Indian blanket to keep
the cowgirl warm at night.
You
gotta love Cowgirls! The title comes from the pulp fiction book cover
in the background. Red is my favorite color and this painting has plenty
of it!
The painting includes vintage ceramic cowgirls, a dog (or
is it a coyote?) cactus, a six-shooter and an Indian blanket to keep
the cowgirl warm at night.
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Cherry Turnover, oil on canvas, 18 x 24
I love to paint pastry. I love to eat pastry. A marriage made in heaven.
The flaky pastry and the red cherries provide the perfect contrast against the antique bone china and the linen napkin. Available |
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Wings Like a Dove, oil on board , 9″ x 12″.
The painting is light reflecting through a transparent glass dove. It
is surrounded by colored marbles. I loved painting the light on the
glass and the reflections on the surface. |
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Forever Brave, 12 x 9, oil on board
This little guy is one of my favorite vintage ceramic figures . He's a little warrior with a tomahawk. He is standing in front of a wool blanket. Can you tell that I love the color Red? As I've said before, I love painting the different textures. The roughness of the wool, the shiny hardest of the ceramic and the satin reflections on the table all come together to make a nice contrast |
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Summerfall Winterspring, 36" x 30", oil on canvas
Summerfall Winterspring is another of my contemporary realism oil paintings featuring my vintage toys and ceramics. The main figure is
the Indian Princess marionette, Summerfall Winterspring, from the Howdy
Doody television show. Also included is a vintage scarf, a chalk figure
(the kind you used to be able to win at carnivals) and a mule from an
1800’s mechanical toy.
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| Blue Skies, 18 x 24, oil on canvas
Stripes and Reflections! My two favorite subjects to paint. I took many reference photos for this painting. I set up this still life on the deck of my house. The reflections show the Blue New Mexico Sky, my pink stucco house and black and white striped fabric. The vehicle for the reflections is an antique silver creamer that belonged to my mother. |
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Strawberry Delight ,11" x 14"
This oil painting shows strawberries in a cut glass dish on a piece of battenburg lace.
For such a small painting, it was really a challenge. I like painting glass and I really had to keep focused to get all the geometric shapes just right. Available |
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Indian Artifacts, 16 x 20 oil on canvas
The subject of this painting is figurines you may have found in the
"Olden Days": a plastic Indian, a Chalk figure like you could win at the
Fair, a tin horse with a Brave on his back and a ceramic American
Indian salt and pepper set.
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I've Just Got to be a Cowgirl, 20" x 16"
Cowgirls! This painting has cowgirls, a cowboy and a horse (ok, its a mule) . What more could you want in a western painting?
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The Hive and The Honey Bee, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 You may or may not know that we keep a few hives of honey bees. This painting shows my love for the little critters. The still life includes a honey bear, a few vintage bee keeping books, and a ceramic honey jar. Also in the painting is a mechanical bee toy from my vintage toy collection. She walks and flaps her wings when you wind her up. The painting wouldn't be complete without a honey bee flying by.
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