The Grand National Rodeo Western Art Show & Sale opens this Friday, April 4.

The following six paintings are my contribution to the show. They include four small format paintings (After the Bath, Autumn Fields, Dinner With Friends and Working Class) and two miniature paintings (Flints Hills Landscape Study #81 2007 and Flint Hills Landscape Study #82 2007). The two miniatures are, in fact, a couple of ACEO landscapes created as part of my personal painting challenge for 2007.

Two of the paintings were designed and completed for this show.

This collection represents my first entry into a show of this caliber anywhere. Hopefully, they are only the first!

And now I invite you take a few moments to browse the paintings and imagine, if you will, the sounds of rodeo and livestock classes and all the sights and scents that go with such an event!

Enjoy!

After the Bath
5×7
Original Oil on Canvas Panel

Autumn Field
9×12
Original Oil on Raphael Linen Panel

Dinner With Friends
8×10
Original Oil on Raphael Linen Panel

Flint Hills ~ Landscape Study #81 2007
3.5×2.5
Original Oil on Triple Gessoed Mat Board

Flint Hills ~ Landscape Study #82 2007
3.5×2.5
Original Oil on Triple Gessoed Mat Board

Working Class - A Portrait
9×9
Original Oil on Artfix Linen

As of this writing, these paintings are available for sale. Purchase may be arranged by contacting show organizer Deena Barton by telephone at 951/574-2944 until April 12, 2008.

Additional information on the event in general may be obtained by visiting the Grand National Web site for rodeo information.

©Copyright 2008 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.