A Mule A Day poster!

I have created a new poster from some of my 'A Mule A Day' paintings!

This poster is 12x18 on high quality gloss paper and will be signed if requested.

The Mule is only $15, plus $7 shipping for the continental U.S. It will be shipped flat. Please contact me if you are not in the U.S. for further shipping info. (sues.art@gmail.com)

This makes a great Christmas or birthday gift for mule lovers as it shows the versatility of the mule with its many quirks and personalities. Don't delay!

My paintings to be exhibited......

Sue Kroll paints A Mule A Day..........
My Mule-a-Days will be accompanying me to Palm Springs WestFest March 24-27. If you are in the area, please come by and see all my western paintings on exhibition as well as the mules. The West Fest will be right next to the rodeo!!! http://www.palmspringswestfest.com/
Palm Springs WestFest - Frank Bogert Memorial Rodeo

WooHoooo! A Mule A Day has reached 50 paintings!

Thank you all for following my A Mule A Day paintings. I have now reached 50 paintings and I am continuing on. You can follow this series on http://mule-a-day-paintings.blogspot.com/

All paintings are listed in my Etsy store. http://suesart.etsy.com/

I am still taking commissions. If you have a mule you would like to immortalize, please email me sues.art@gmail.com


Thank you all for making this such a success.

A Mule A Day Paintings

I have begun a series of mule paintings, a new one each day. While I am doing this, I will be leaving this blog and concentrating on my Mule A Day Paintings blog.

Please come visit my new blog and see what great creatures these mules can be, from comical, to serious, to fun loving, to......well, just come by and take a peek!

http://mule-a-day-paintings.blogspot.com/, become a follower and see the new ones as they are posted!

Carhart and Blondie, or Fuzzy Butts, a new painting!

18x24, acrylic on canvas, this new painting will also be going with me to Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts, April 20-25, space 26D. This is from a reference photo taken by Patti Barrett who graciously gave me permission to paint from it.

If you would like more info on this painting, please contact me at sues.art@gmail.com http://sues-art.com

"Bestfriends", a new acrylic painting

This is 19x21 acrylic on hardboard and will be going with me to the Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts April 20-25. It will be for sale there as well as on my site. If you cannot get to the Arts Festival, drop me a line with any questions you may have about this painting.

sues.art@gmail.com http://www.sues-art.com

Southwest Arts Festival, Indio, CA

I have been invited to show my acrylic paintings at the Southwest Arts Festival, Indio, California, on January 29-31, 2010. I would love to meet you! If you are in the area, come by and say Hi!!

Virtual pARTy, my entry

I have entered a Virtual pARTy with the above watercolor. It is 5x7 and is titled "Determination" and is being offered for $125. It will be matted with a black mat, ready for an 8x10 frame. Postage is included in price.

What is a Virtual pARTy? ...."On a given day an image will be shared, along with the subsequent artwork painted by the pARTy hosts. Participants are then invited to create art from the referenced image. Anything goes, but the artwork must have been started and finished within a 24 hour period..."

To see the reference photo, which was graciously donated by Juliet Harrison (http://www.julietrharrisonphotography.com/) please visit the Virtual pARTy website (http://www.the-virtual-party.blogspot.com/).

If you wish to purchase my entry, please contact me. Thank you! sues.art@gmail.com

This has SOLD!! Thank you very much for your purchase!

Silver Jewelry!!!

I have decided to add my silver jewelry to my artwork for sale. I absolutely love working with silver, it is calming and relaxing, plus you end up with a gorgeous piece of wearable art. For a tidbit of what I will have, please see http://www.sues-art.com/jewelry.html. This is just a small spattering of what I have, still working on getting it on all my site.

Getting caught up.....

It has been a while since I added to my blog. I will try to update as much as I can.

I was able to go to Cowboy Christmas in Las Vegas to see The Horse Gift mural mosaic in person in early December. It is such a huge painting! You just cannot appreciate it until you see it in person. Outstanding! I got to meet Phil and Paul, fellow artists and producers of the mural. Such nice, sweet guys. If this mural is in your area, please make an effort to see it. My panel is #188. :)

Last year was one helluva ride for me, produced lots of paintings, sold many of them, sold commissions, did the Horse mural, participated in Art festivals, was invited to display my works at Central Park Art locally and at Calico Ghost Town Art Gallery, .....just had so much fun!

This year, however, is a basic downer. My son has decided to move to OK because of the recession, he lost his construction job and in his town there is no work, so he is selling his house and moving. Instead of a 'quick' 5 hour drive, it will be 19 hours from here. Not a weekend endeavor anymore. Because of my cat rescue and our horse and mule, we cannot leave for more than a weekend so I fear we will not see each other and my grandson for a very long time. While trying to better my art by taking classes, I caught the instructor's cold and during it I fractured 2 ribs from coughing. Very painful still, so my mobility is limited. I also lost out on 2 art festivals I really wanted to attend. THEN, my computer took a dive and it took over 6 weeks to get another! My gosh, 6 weeks without being to socialize with my online friends and contacts was a hard thing to take!

However, now my ribs are easing up, I have the new computer, sent 5 new paintings to Calico, so hopefully all the bad things are now behind me. Whew!

I hope you are well and things are great with you.

Taking A Break

This is Taking A Break. A working cowboy is off his horse for a short break....., probably talking to friends, looking at stats, whatever a cowboy does on a break. Acrylics on hardboard, 11x14.

Purchase or inquiries can be made by contacting me at sues.art@gmail.com.

Calico Western Art Show, Calico Art Gallery

Just returned from a very successful weekend at Calico Ghost Town. During the venue, the promoters had an art show and my Panic was entered into Acrylics. It won! And it also won the People's Choice! I am so very excited. The awards are really great tile-on-wood plaques and will have a place of honor in my home.

The Calico Art Gallery also asked to be able to represent me in their gallery and have taken 5 paintings and prints to display. The paintings they have are: Panic, Getting Ready, Desert Canaries, Naptime, and Reassurance. These can be seen on this page on my site.... http://www.sues-art.com/calico.html

I am also finishing up another 'Boots and Spurs' painting and a mustang wearily walking in a high wind. These will be finished and available in a few days.

Calico Ghost Town, Western Art Show

"Back Off", acrylic, 14x18.

"Looking", 8x8 Acrylic

"Tidbit" 6x7.5, acrylic.

If anyone is in the area, I will be at Calico Ghost Town, Yermo, California, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Halloween weekend) selling my wares. I will have 10 original paintings and prints for sale. Come by and say Hi!

The above paintings are for sale on my site as well as the show in Calico.

Storm Horses: "Panic"

This is my newest painting, acrylic, 14x24 on Hardboard. Something has spooked the horses, ....the wind is blowing, the dust swirling....., and they are running for their lives. This painting is for sale on my site http://www.sues-art.com

This is number 2 in my Storm Horses series. The first one was finished and sold to a friend several years ago. I love horses running during a storm and will probably do more within this series.

New Painting, Western Series

This is my newest finished painting. It is called Dustbath, 11x14, acrylics on HardBoard. A mustang has decided he needs a bath to rid himself of the itchies.

Other paintings I am working on are Desert Burros, two wild burros in the Nevadan wilderness. Another on my easel is of burros again in the same barren landscape. How the real wild burros are able to eke out an existance is beyond me, they have my admiration.

Dustbath is available for sale now, original and prints, and the burro paintings will be available within a few days.

Le Cadeau du Cheval, The Horse Gift, unveiled!!

The Horse Gift Mural Mosaic was unveiled a few minutes ago (1 p.m.) at Spruce Meadows in Canada. This is a gorgeous mural that will be travelling all over Canada and the U.S. My panel is #188. Many thanks to Phil Alain, Lewis Lavoie, & Paul Lavoie for allowing me to be a part of this fantastic mural.

To see the mural in an interactive grid, please visit the mural mosaic site. There you can click on each individual panel to see it larger and to see the panel before it was painted by the artist. http://www.muralmosaic.com/Cadeau.html Remember, my panel is 188. ;>)

Early Autumn Hunger

Here is another installment in my Western Art Series. This is a mature bull elk feeling the hunger of autumn, calling for the ladies. Acrylic, 9x12, on Hardboard. If you wish to purchase this or any other painting, please email me. I have others on my site for sale too, feel free to browse. Prints will be available soon for almost all of my works.

http://www.sues-art.com/ * sues.art@gmail.com

Western Art Series, "Reassurance"

In keeping with my western art series, I have just finished "Reassurance," two mustangs grooming and reassuring each other during a potentially stressing time in the desert. This painting is 18x24, acrylic on hardboard and will be entered into competition in early August. If you wish to purchase this, or any of my paintings, please email me at sues.art@gmail.com.

Number one in my series is "Waiting His Turn", a roper is awaiting his turn in the team roping challenge. It can be seen further down in my blog.

New Western art painting series ......

I have begun a new series with my art. It will encompass all aspects of Western art including rodeo action, relaxed shots, horses at leisure, even cows.

The first in my series is "Waiting His Turn," a team roper is watching the action and waiting his turn to go.

This is acrylic on HB, 11x14. If you wish to purchase this, please contact me at sues.art@gmail.com. You can see my other works at http://www.sues-art.com.

Thank you for visiting my blog!!

8 Minutes of Peace

This is my entry in the '8 Minutes of Peace' contest. Because of the World Olympics being held in Bejing on 08-08-08, it is being proposed that we pause for 8 minutes on the 8th day of each month at 8 p.m. in our own time zones to offer peace in some form to our neighbours.

My entry, I hope, represents that 8 minutes. The two halves of the world being seen at one time forming an 8 being supported by one man and one woman of different races indicating unity and peace.

For more about 8 Minutes of Peace, please check out their website. Sometimes it takes a bit to load if you are on dialup, but the message is worth hearing about. http://www.8minutesofpeace.com/

I hope you will find it in your heart to help your neighbours in some form at 8 p.m.