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Sunday, December 15, 2013

CowGirl Clarabelle Vintage Card by K Henderson


CowGirl Clarabelle, 10 x 8, oil on board

This is the third painting  in my most recent Old Maid Cards trilogy. The theme of these three is Cowboys and Indians.

The three paintings can be seen and purchased at Lovetts Gallery

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Friday, December 13, 2013

Corny Cowboy by K Henderson


Corny Cowboy, 10 x 8, oil on board

This is the second  in my most recent Old Maid Cards trilogy. The theme of these three is Cowboys and Indians.

The three paintings can be seen and purchased at Lovetts Gallery

See more of my Contemporary Realism on My Website


Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Shining Star by K Henderson


Shining Star, 10 x 8, oil on Board

This is the first in my most recent Old Maid Cards trilogy. The theme of these three is Cowboys and Indians.

The three paintings can be seen and purchased at Lovetts Gallery

See more of my Contemporary Realism on My Website

Monday, December 9, 2013

Buck Rogers by K Henderson


Buck Rogers, 36 x 30, oil on cradled board

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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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Rubens Crayola No. 18 by K Henderson


Rubens Crayola No. 18, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board

I have a few boxes of Rubens Crayola and this one is the oldest. Although I don't know the exact date of this box, the Rubens No. 18 (my box only has 17 crayolas) first came out in 1905.

The Rubens Crayola line, started in 1903 was directly targeted at artists and designed to compete with the Raphael brand of crayons from Europe.

I love the picture of Peter Paul Rubens and the filigree. The paper wrap on each crayon also has the word 'Rubens' and the face of  Ruben although he is facing towards the right instead of the left as on the box. These vintage crayons are over 100 years old and  in great shape.

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