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LIFE CHANGES

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 8/15/2009 3:36:58 PM
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I am traveling most of the time with Jim this summer.  It is a very busy time but I have paintings in progress and will post new art as it is birthed.  Thanks for checking in...........SJo

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Beautiful Louisiana

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 6/30/2009 3:40:58 PM
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My family lived on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana when I was in the 6th grade. Before moving to Grand Isle, we lived in Houma for a while and I was the only blond, blue eyed person in the school and people stared.  That was a little scary for me because I had not learned to come out of the woodwork where I normally stayed.  I remember surf fishing for flounder and evacuating for two or more hurricanes during the time we were there,  and highways in front of us covered with crawdads!  but I didn't recall the beauty of the state.  

In those days I didn't eat seafood so missed out on one of the benefits of the coast.  There was a wonderful seafood restaurant on the island where we lived (Grand Isle) and the rest of the family loved to feast on all good things caught locally while I ate cheeseburgers and nothing but.

Jim and I traveled the width and almost the length of the state last week and we were amazed at how beautiful it is everywhere as well as the outstanding friendliness and warmth of the people.  Hopefully I will be able to produce paintings out of these Louisiana treks eventually.

I do have three paintings in progress and hope to give an update on the one called "Passages" from the last blog as it has changed considerably.  SJo

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Great Shows and Wonderful Glows

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 3/30/2009 11:25:48 PM
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"Passages" oil on canvas 12x34
The exhibit at the Barnard's Mill Museum and Art Gallery was very enjoyable and I had a great room in which to hang.  I was blessed to reconnect with a number of friends and collectors.  We operated my studio/gallery in Glen Rose, Texas for about 10 years.  We were located in a wonderful, hundred year old building built of local fossilized stone.  A volunteer Bluebonnet plant filled the planter outside the front entrance the year before we left, and now the seeds have traveled and are blooming in the cracks in the sidewalk in front of the door.  It was a great place, with many visitors; squirrels that would climb down the stone walls occasionally, lizards of all sizes, a wren that built a nest in a planter inside the gallery, and the occasion small to medium sized snake.  A young opossum came calling one night while I was working late.  So many stories from those wonderful years......

I drove to the Dinosaur Valley State Park on Sunday morning to visit my river, the Paluxy, before the Sunday families arrived at the park.  What a beauty in the glow of the morning light.  What wonderful sounds as I stood in the midst of three small waterfalls listening to the flow with my eyes closed.

The painting in progress is more remembrance than real as so many times in the past I sat on a rock in the middle of the river as nightfall moved in, or at midnight, listening and taking in the peace.  This painting will be perhaps more dreamlike in it's completion - a collage of memories and experiences on my river.  SJo

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Show at historic Barnard's Mill and Art Museum

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 3/27/2009 7:56:29 PM
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"Making History 2 - oil on panel 11x18

This new painting is of an area on the Paluxy River at Glen Rose, Texas. I have done at least three paintings of and near this wonderful place over the years. It doesn’t seem to change much with time even with the periodic river risings.

“Making History 2” will be included along with seven other of my paintings in an invitational show this Saturday evening at the historic Barnard’s Mill Art Museum in Glen Rose. The museum owns four of my paintings in their permanent collection which they acquired several years ago. I will be showing along with six other artists.


Jim and I would love to see you there -

The Somervell History Foundation

Presents

Art on the Paluxy

wine and Hors d’oeuvres

Art Show and Sale

Saturday, March 28, 2009 p.m.

Historic Barnard’s Mill and Art Museum

307 SW Barnard Street

Glen Rose, Texas 76043


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Great Yellow Bottle

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 2/10/2009 9:02:00 PM
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"Great Yellow Bottle" - oil 6x6
The great yellow bottle was given to me by my niece.  It leans just a little - enough to make you wonder who missed it - the bottle maker or the artist.  It wasn't me.

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Purple Onions

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 2/10/2009 8:47:53 PM
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"Purple Onions" - oil 6x6
These onions were purchased as part of a salad and stir-fry.  My sister, also an artist from Tulsa, saw these purple onions in all their brilliance and extraordinary color, and said, "we have to paint those".  They were wonderful and found good light placed on my painting table in the studio.  Gorgeous.  SJo

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Getting Started

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 2/10/2009 6:59:36 PM
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Getting Started - oil 6x6
Apologies are in order since I boldly said I was doing a regular blog.  Life happened, and I have been very negligent.
"Getting Started" is a depiction of what often happens in my studio.  I am surrounded by windows, (too many, really) which make a wonderful environment for rooting plants.  As always I am intrigued with sunlight pouring through the antique ink bottle, and the beginnings of new roots.  Enjoy SJo

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Really Red Bottle

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 12/17/2008 11:27:47 PM
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Really Red Bottle 6x6 oil
I always look for bottles when in antique stores and yard sales.  Transparent glass appeals to me, especially when it is colored.  This strange little bottle sought me out and called my name.  I experiment with red from time to time because it seems to be so limiting, that when I pull it off, I am always excited.  Red affects everything around it and dominates in a strong way.
My daughter flies in from New York tomorrow morning and fun and much other celebration stuff is ahead.  We are looking forward to seeing her - it's been a while.
Christmas is 7 days away.  Last minute purchases can be made on my website, shipped and received in time.  Be blessed - SJo


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Yeehaw - a taste of Texas 6x6 oil

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 12/10/2008 12:10:52 AM
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Yeehaw 6x6 Oil
My good friend was cleaning out a quart jar of odds and ends one evening as we sat at her dining table. She tossed these over and said "you can have them if you want them." Want them? Of course I wanted them. We had just gotten our Texas driver's license and our Texas plates, so we truly felt like we had returned home. I named this 6x6 painting "Yeehaw" in honor of the occasion.
     
     "Yeehaw" can be purchased on my website by card through PayPal for $100 plus shipping. Or give me a call at 423-737-4692 to purchase by check. Good night .....SJo



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Glow

by Sherry Jo Horton Fine Art on 12/6/2008 2:13:08 PM
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"Glow" oil 6x6
"Glow" was the 2nd 6"x 6" I painted after returning to Texas.  I have a collection of various kinds and colors and shapes of bottles. I collect them from antique shops, junk shops, garage sales, and ancient trash piles. Jim brought a wonderful black wine bottle from Russia some years ago.  It sits in a special place awaiting it's turn to step up to the block and be painted.  I occasionally even purchase new ones. They all catch light, reflect light, refract light, and cast a marvelous glow of color on their surroundings as well as cast shadows.

It is my plan to post what will be, hopefully, worthwhile verbiage, but for now I consider it to be amazing that I have actually begun.  The trick now, which I am not sure about, is to actually have viewers see and read this blog.   SJo

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