Here they are, Belle and Molly Moo Hettinger perpetually hopeful that the pot of chili will suffer some form of mishap and they will benefit! I really like how this one turned out. It was so much fun to do and tells a story. Thanks to everyone who commented and made suggestions on a title. It was a difficult decision on which to use!
Yes, people, this is what I do on my day off from my "real" job! Weird I know, but I do think it is just a continuation of coloring with the big old 64 crayola crayon set that I used to do as a kid. No one else at the house right now, so I can just move the easel into the kitchen, crank up the heat and some 80's classic rock and I am happy to just fiddle around here for a few hours.
Prayers are needed for Bob Haubeil (the grandpa of my coworker Brook Leach) as he is facing difficult health issues. He invited me to use their Huntington Hills property as inspiration, and I have done two paintings based on this scenic location. (Anticipating Spring was the other.) I have always loved the look of soybean fields when they are turning golden yellow and wanted to highlight that in a painting. Across the bean field was a single tree standing out against the shadowed backdrop of the hill. I told Mr. Haubeil that I really liked the look of that Cottonwood tree. He said "Well m'am, that's nice, but it's not a Cottonwood, it's a Sycamore." Maybe I need to call this painting The SYCAMORE tree!
