Showing posts with label Colorado scenery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colorado scenery. Show all posts

Sunday, February 23, 2014

"Homestead Barn" 12" x 16" Original Pastel Painting by Colorado Artist Margretta Smylie Perry


 "Homestead Barn"
 12" x 16"
Original Pastel Painting 
by Colorado Artist 
Margretta Smylie Perry
$275.00 + shipping
This old Colorado barn gives a real feel for the past. My family on both sides homesteaded in Colorado, and I think this must be what their barns probably looked like. We had a big barn like this when I was a child in Montana. I remember playing in the hayloft with my older sister when all of a sudden my little legs went right through. It was a good thing I had knobby knees--that's all that kept me from falling on through. My father was below us and was terrified! I still have small white scars on either sides of my knees to remind me how they "saved my bacon"! I love the look and variety of these old barns. Hopefully, folks will continue to take care of them and save them into the future.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

“Sifting Thistles” 5” x 7” Original Pastel Painting by Colorado Artist Margretta S. Perry


 
“Sifting Thistles” 
 5” x 7” 
Original Pastel Painting by Colorado Artist Margretta S. Perry
NFSThis little painting is a rendition of the Sawhill Pond area outside of Boulder, CO looking out toward the Flatirons.
I used Wallis sanded paper as the ground and a mix of soft pastels.

See this and paintings for sale at http://PerryPastels.blogspot.com