Scratchboard Art!!!! MOONLIT

I have begun using a new medium that I am totally in love with! It is very addicting and is so different than slapping paint on canvas. The image is scratched from the surface instead of painted on. You can color it with transparent acrylic inks and then scratch it again until you get everything just right.

Here is my first attempt and it went quite well. It is totally scratched with no color added. It is called Moonlit and is available for purchase. Please contact me at sues.art@gmail.com .

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

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!!

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.