BRA No. 3 by Linda Popple

4x4 Oil on Gessobord

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I think this will be my final bra painting, at least for the time being.  So many other things to paint and I'm satisfied with my exploration of this subject for now.

BRA 2 by Linda Popple

6x6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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I submitted this painting to last week's challenge at Daily Paintworks, "White on White."  There are so many color variations in white.  

BRA by Linda Popple

4x4 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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This month's challenge is "BRA."  I submitted the challenge and I'm happy that it was chosen.  It is a different still life that most artists paint and that is one reason I thought it would be a good subject.  In addition to that reason, I chose this topic because back in June of July when we were asked to submit challenge topics my daughter-in-law had been diagnosed with breast cancer.  Bras were on my mind!  By the way, she has completed chemo and breast reconstruction and is doing great!

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE by Linda Popple

4x4 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

"Blue, Blue, My World is Blue!" is September's challenge.  Blueberries came to mind.  And Blueberry Hill was playing while I painted.  I like to eat this beautiful little berry and they are so good for us!

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Last plein air painting before going back to school.

Tip Toe Through The Garden
5 x 7
oil on canvas panel

    I painted out in the Dallas Arboretum on Sunday, It was a great place to paint. This was my final opportunity to paint out before school started on Monday and I loved it. I'll still paint out as often as I can. To me nothing beats painting outdoors, even in the heat of summer.
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Summer Heat in the Garden

Summer Heat in the Garden
8 x 10
oil on linen panel
$150

Our theme this month is upside down, There is nothing upside down in this painting, however as I paint I turn the canvas on its sides and upside down to paint. This is a painting that I completed in the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. It was a very hot day 104, I think.
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Early Morning in the Garden

Early Morning in the Garden
8 x 10
oil on linen board
$175

Our theme this month is hats, so you are probably wondering where the hat is. The answer is I'm wearing it, as I alwys do when painting in plein air. The Fort Worth Botanic Gardens are one of my very favorite places to paint in any season.
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Old Kachina Doll

5 x 7
oil on canvas

Here is another of my Hopi kachinas for the tool theme. As I said in my last post, kachina dolls are tools the Hopi Indians use to teach their children about the Hopi religion, This is an old doll that I received as a birthday present.

Ogre Woman Kachina

Ogre Woman Kachina
8 x 10
oil on canvas

For this month's challenge I'm submitting this painting of a Hopi kachina. The word kachina has many meanings,  the dolls that were originally given to their children,  the masked dancers and the spirits that the dolls and dancers represent. The dolls were played with, of course, but they were a tool to teach the children about their religion. This is a painting I did of a fairly old Ogre Woman kachina, that I bought in a gallery in Albuquerque many years ago. The Ogre Woman comes to the Hopi mesas with other ogres bringing  corn for the girls to grind and traps for the boys to catch mice.  The children are told that the girls must grind the corn well, and the boys catch the mice that eat the Hopi's grain, by the time the Ogres return, or they will take the children away, to eat (hence the scary eyes and sharp teeth.) The purpose of this is to teach the children the roles they will have as adults, the boys as hunters and the girls as grinders of corn who can prepare food for their famalies.

PLIERS & PAINT by Linda Popple

6x6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

The challenge this month for Some Texas Artists Like to Paint is "tools" suggested by Lorraine Shirkus. It's a fantastic subject and fun to find a tool that would be good to paint. My problem was narrowing down what I found! I want to visit this subject again as the tools just around the house are endless. I had to make a decision and because I use these pliers often in the studio to remove stubborn caps on paint tubes I knew this would be the first tool for me to paint. Sometimes our everyday tools are over looked. What tools do you have that you would paint?

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FULL OF EMPTY PROMISES by Linda Popple

6x6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

The challenge this month is full/empty suggested by Jean Townsend. I decided to take a saying ..... "full of empty promises" ..... and paint what exemplifies it. Bernie Madoff came to mind right away. So here is my submission to this month's challenge via a mugshot of Bernie Madoff. Thanks, Jean for a great challenge!

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