Ride 'Em Cowboy - oil painting by K Henderson

 

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.

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Forever Brave oil painting by K Henderson

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 by K Henderson

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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New Print - Saturday Matinee

 Art Prints make great gifts!

Saturday Matinee by K Henderson, Giclee Art print on Paper, 8 x 10, Howdy

Doody, from original Oil Painting

Printed image is approx. 7" x 9" on 8" x 10" paper

Remember when movies cost a dime and the cowboy serials were all the rage? Ok, neither do I. But this painting Saturday Matinee brings those time back with a  Tom Mix poster, our favorite cowboy, Howdy Doody, a cowgirl sweetheart, American Indian, a horse and a six shooter. What more do you need?

This is a print from an original oil painting. 

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The Unlucky Cowboy By K Henderson

                                        The Unlucky Cowboy, 16 x 20, oil on Canvas

I just felt like doing another painting with my cowboy friend Howdy Doody.

This unlucky fellow has a broken rope, A horse shoe with the luck flowing out and a few bullet holes in his sheet music. But he just keeps on smiling. There's a lesson there somewhere.

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Little Feather by K Henderson

Little Feather, 8 x 10, oil on board

I haven't created one of my Vintage Playing Card paintings in a while and when I found this "Little Feather" character I knew he would be perfect for a Cowboy and Indian painting. Dastardly Bad Bill Bunion is a good counterpart for the young brave.

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I See by Your Outfit

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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Also available as a Giclee Print

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I Want to Ride, Ride, Ride

I Want to Ride, Ride, Ride, 24 x 18, oil on cradled board

Yes, I love my vintage toys. This painting features a Stick Horse , Marshall's Badge and Spurs. The photo of the cowboy is a friend and formal gallery owner, Thom.

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Forever Brave - Oil Painting

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

Available

See more of my Contemporary Realism paintings on My Website

Saturday Matinee - oil painting

Saturday Matinee, 24″ x 20″ oil on canvas

Remember when movies cost a dime and the cowboy serials were all the rage? Ok, neither do I. But this painting Saturday Matinee brings those time back with a  Tom Mix poster, our favorite cowboy, Howdy Doody, a cowgirl sweetheart, American Indian, a horse and a six shooter. What more do you need?

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Aces and Eights by K Henderson

Aces and Eights,12 x 9, oil on board. 

Aces and Eights is known as the Dead Man's Hand in a two-pair poker hand. The hand gets its name from the legend of it being the five-card-draw hand held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his murder (August 2, 1876). It is accepted that the hand included the aces and eights of both the black suits. There is still debate about what the 5th card was.

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Saturday Matinee by K Henderson

Saturday Matinee, 24 x 20, oil on canvas

Remember when movies cost a dime and the cowboy serials were all the rage? Ok, neither do I. But this painting Saturday Matinee brings those time back with a  Tom Mix poster, our favorite cowboy, Howdy Doody, a cowgirl sweetheart, American Indian, a horse and a six shooter. What more do you need?

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Cowboy Vintage Card

 

Cowboy, 10 x 8, oil on Board

This trompe l'oeil painting was inspired by a card from a vintage Old Maid game.  A few bullet holes were added to create authenticity.

Yippee Ki Yay!
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Little Feather Vintage Card

 

Little Feather, 8 x 10, oil on board

I haven't created one of my Vintage Playing Card paintings in a while and when I found this "Little Feather" character I knew he would be perfect for a Cowboy and Indian painting. Dastardly Bad Bill Bunion is a good counterpart for the young brave.

Available

See more of my Contemporary Realism paintings on My Website

I See by Your Outfit

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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Hopalong Cassidy by K Henderson

Hopalong Cassidy, 20" x 30", oil on canvas

This vintage game has a copyright date of 1950 from Milton Bradley. The vintage cap gun is a Pony Boy.

Hopalong Cassidy was the hero of 28 western novels, 66 movies and 52 episode for Television. Every movie and TV showed starred William Boyd. His popularity was astounding. He received 15 thousand fan letters a week. 

This game, badge and gun are from my ever growing personal collection of vintage toys.

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Coca Cola Cowboy detail #2

Coca Cola Cowboy, detail Cupcake

What goes better with a Coke than a Hostess Cupcake? Yum! I love painting cellophane.

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Coca Cola Cowboy Detail #1

Coca Cola Cowboy detail, Coke bottle

It's been a while since I've posted because I've been  working on a painting, Coca Cola Cowboy, and it's taken me longer to complete it than I expected. Since it took so long to paint it I thought I should take some time in posting it.

With that title, of course it has to have a Coke Bottle in the painting. I've had this bottle for some time now and finally got to use it in a painting. Wow! Definitely more complicated than I expected but I'll be painting it again. 

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Little Feather Vintage Card

Little Feather, 8 x 10, oil on board

I haven't created one of my Vintage Playing Card paintings in a while and when I found this "Little Feather" character I knew he would be perfect for a Cowboy and Indian painting. Dastardly Bad Bill Bunion is a good counterpart for the young brave.

See more of my contemporary realism paintings on My Website

Cowboy Vintage Card

Cowboy, 10 x 8, oil on Board

This trompe l'oeil painting was inspired by a card from a vintage Old Maid game.  A few bullet holes were added to create authenticity.

Yippee Ki Yay!

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