"You can tell me" Progress on Watercolor of Boy & Horse by Debbie Flood

Today I painted, starting this new watercolor of this boy, feeling low, and his horse trying to find out what is wrong.
I remember those days, being a kid, and it seemed like no one cared or understood your side of the story! Being with the horses or the dog always seemed to help. They just seem to understand.
I've titled this one You can tell me. It is approximately 10 x 11 inches.
I'll keep you posted as it progresses.
Thank you for viewing and reading.

Debbie

'Secret Getaway' Equine Watercolor by Debbie Flood

This is one of my latest Watercolors. Secret getaway. You know, when I had horses growing up, I was always making a get away on my pony or horse. Such a wonderful feeling to jump on and go. It takes one to another place and time of imagination and stresses just melt away.
For me, now, I don't have the horse to jump on to 'getaway'. I probably couldn't jump on one now, if my life depended on it! But what does take me away, is creating works like this in my studio. The light in this bounces all around, the colors are bold, and the horse is sculpted in the paint. It takes me away every time I look at it.
Secret getaway is 11 x 13 inches and being offered for $1,200.00.
For more of my equine watercolors, visit my website at http://www.debfloodart.com

Thank you!
Debbie Flood

Rumbles in the Sky Western Watercolor by Debbie Flood, Accepted into the Red River Valley Museum 2011

I'm very please to announce that my watercolor painting Rumbles in the sky has been accepted into the Red River Valley International Juried Art Exhibition May 6 - June 10, 2011 at the Red River Valley Museum in Vernon, TX.
This painting is very large, with the Arches 300 lb Watercolor Paper it is on, measuring 21 x 30.  And framed in a Gold Wood Frame.
This painting will also be offered for purchase for $2,500.00 through the Museum Exhibit.
This exhibit also hosts the "Celebrate The Western Trail" and the 128th anniversary of the Doans May Picnic!

The Opening is "Denim & Diamonds Gala" Saturday May 7th. You can visit the Museum Website by clicking here: http://www.redrivervalleymuseum.org

~Debbie

If I Only Had A Brain, Watercolor for the Straw Hat Series

I finished If I only had a brain. 16 x 15 Watercolor, $1,200.00. This painting was painted for the Straw Hat Series.
This well pump came from my grandmother, and now my brother has it, and the hat belongs to my father.
Keeping it 'all in the family'.
This poor hat....there he sits...on such a deep subject (The Well), and no brain inside of him to be able to think such deep thoughts! He's in quite a predicament! It doesn't look like he's going to acquire a brain anytime soon either. Out in the vastness of nowhere...sitting on such a deep subject.

The Straw Hat series started with my father's hat and him and my youngest boy playing with it. From the 1st painting I did, of my father, in the watercolor titled: Contented, I soon realized that I wanted to do a series and put the placement of human conditions and emotions to the hat. It soon became, not about the people who might be wearing the hats, but about the conditions we are able to place upon objects that are not alive, but we still have empathy for. It's about the emotions and thoughts that humans harbor. Being able to bring those emotions through, in an object that isn't living, in a painting, is the challenge! Will you, the viewer, feel these things when viewing the painting? Will you know how the hat feels? Will you even notice? And the real question,: Do you or I notice in real life, when it is a human that has these feelings? How often do we over look what is really going on in someone's life?
These are just a few things that my Straw Hat Series is teaching me, and I hope to open the eyes of others to these things as well.
You can view more Straw Hat Paintings by visiting my website at this address: 
http://www.debfloodart.com/debbieflood_008.htm
Debbie

Paso Fino Western Watercolor Progress by Debbie Flood

Most of this last week, has been fighting off a virus! In me, not the computer. My husband has been sick also, staying home from work for the last two days. Hopefully this flu and head cold stuff will move along and we can get back to normal.
I seemed to only have one day that I couldn't function and get to the studio, Most of the time I have managed to get in a few hours of painting time.
I am showing you here, the progress of the Western Paso Fino horse and rider. I think the influence of a fever pushed me to paint this as a hot day in the canyon! I decided to title this one Hot on the Trail. It is still in progress, as I am not sure if I want to develop certain areas more or not. I'll know when I feel a little better and can make rational decisions!

If you haven't noticed yet, I have added a button up in the right top corner of this blog. It is for signing up your email to receive my blog updates! The whole blog post comes into your email, with the image. This way, you won't miss a single post! I signed up on a blog this way, of an artist who's work I love, because I didn't want to miss any of his paintings! I thought that was really cool, so I am offering the same for those of you who would like this feature.

Thank you,
Debbie Flood
www.debfloodart.com

Where The Eagle Soars Watercolor Appaloosa, Desert, Finished by Debbie Flood

I finally have finished Where The Eagle Soars. This intensely colored, luscious, watercolor is 19 x 16. Available for $1,500.00
Inquire to debflood@debfloodart.com

I've been very busy working on new works. I started this Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil (with no water) on Mi Teintes gray toned paper. See the image below: (Please excuse the cast shadow across the image. It was taken late in the day.)

I also have the start of this watercolor, of a Silver Bay Paso Fino. The reference shot comes from my Mother. She sent me a CD of images from an Equine Event she attended in Florida a few years ago. I've taken liberty to place the horse and rider in a Western setting. See the image below. ( Please excuse shadows on this image, as it was taken late in the day.)

Thank you for following along, with my art and studio updates.
I'm getting very excited about my trip to New Mexico for my Gallery Opening June 24th! If these new works are still in my possession by then, they will be shipped out to the Gallery for the Opening Exhibit.
June isn't that far away now. Time to really hunker down on getting my paper work ready for the Gallery and what pieces will go.

~Debbie

'Where The Eagle Soars' Desert Appaloosa Western Watercolor Progress by Debbie Flood

Work has started on the sky. While working on the sky, I noticed a white, ghost like, Eagle flying low to the canyon in the sky. I enhanced that presence a bit and decided to title the painting Where The Eagle Soars.

I have been enjoying the colors in this painting so much, that last week I made a paint chip color reference, of the horse, and took it to my house paint store! They were able to match the color and I painted my Living Room wall! I really like it! I still have the Balcony wall, above it, to paint, and the back door to match.
But before getting to that, I have many paintings that need to be finished and started, and finished, for the up coming Summer Gallery exhibits out West!

I'm also building the web pages for the Online Exhibit: Spring into Summer Equus 2011 for the International Equine Artists Member Exhibit. That exhibit goes live April 1st!
Also, for this Membership, I am building a full page group ad that will be in the Western Art Collector Magazine, May Issue, The Art of the Horse!

And speaking of ads, don't miss my ad in the April Issue of the SouthWest Art Magazine. It is in with the Contemporary Fine Art International group ad.

I also have an ad in the Horses In Art Magazine, Spring Issue, and this one is part of a 2 1/2 page spread group ad with the International Equine Artists along with a press release for the group.
I guess you could say, I'm a bit busy, but that is how I like it! And it is all around the world of Art!

Talk to you later,
Debbie