"You First"



Have you ever had a bad day? I went to a ranch recently to do some plein air studies for a studio painting with a Western theme. I happened to run across this young longhorn steer who really wasn't impressed with visitors. I managed to do a quick study, but didn't get too close to this one! I could tell his mood was challenging to anyone that crossed his path. Notice his tail swishing..the next thing would be the ears laid back. That is the time to "run for it."    

 $ 100....8 x 10" ..double matted (gray w/ red liner), framed with barn wood.   Please contact me if interested at  http://www.vonniekohn.com/

                          









"The Real Doll"-portrait of French, German dolls with "the real doll"

I have been painting furiously for an upcoming fine art show at the Dutch Art Gallery in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of Texas. The dates are Nov 1st-Dec 31st. I would like to invite all to come and enjoy. Note that one of my paintings (right) will be in the show. This painting had it's moments! The trick was to paint the eyes of the dolls to look like glass, while the "real doll" had human eyes. A couple of times I had to paint out the eyes & start over...not an easy feat, considering that the colors in gouache are not easily duplicated! Also, I could only paint one doll a day...so this was not one of those "painting-a-day" moments...


Gouache, 14 x 18, custom framed to 24 x 30 (If interested in glicees or note cards, http://www.vonniekohn.com/)


On another note, did you notice a new website listed in the upper right corner.. http://www.contemporaryfineartinternational.com/ ? This is a 'sister' website to the Artists of Texas. I am fortunate to be listed among this wonderful group. Please check them out.

"Buffalo Spirit"

This is the 2nd in series of Small Works. Graphite on Bristol Smooth paper, mounted on Black Gallery Wrap Canvas, eliminates need for framing.

Image size: 5 x 5", gallery wrapped canvas 6 x 6"
Price: $ 39.50 Paypal or check

Please contact me through my website if interested...

www.vonniekohn.com

"Rocky Mountain High"

I have begun a series of small graphite drawings on mounted on black gessoed canvas. This canvas is gallery wrapped, eliminating the need for framing. This a tribute to our many trips to the Rocky Mountains...a white-tailed deer. Image is 5 x 5", gallery wrap is 6 x 6".

$ 39.50 + shipping

Please contact me if interested through my website:

www.vonniekohn.com

"Teamwork"

I LOVE horses. I've been riding them & painting them since I was a child. I happened to pass by these two beauties while at a local community outdoor festival. I had been watching them for awhile & finally walked up to the owner to ask permission to photograph them. They have been "partners" for several years now. It takes time and patience to train the right animals to work together in perfect sync. These two fit the role they have been asked to perform.

12 x 16 Original oil on canvas..please contact me if you are interested in purchasing. My website is: www.vonniekohn.com

"Dream Catcher Series I-Sweet Dreams"

I have an Apache cradleboard that was a gift many years ago. I've wanted to include this wonderful gift in a painting to commemorate the daily life of Native Americans. As a result I have decided to start a new series entitled "Dream Catcher Series." This is the first painting in that series which is the still-life portrait of an infant boy. The colors of the cradleboard are typical of the Apache tribe; the beadwork is for a boy. Included are his first moccasins, his medicine bag, and the gourd rattle used in the Naming Ceremony for his name. The Dream Catcher is usually hung over the cradleboard to encourage good dreams. In this case, the symbols in the background typify his first hunt. Red is usually the color of war, but can also signify a hunting party. Native American children are encouraged from an early age to practice their skills as a hunter in order to take a place of responsibility as a provider for the tribe. If you are interested in this painting, please contact me either here or on my website: http://www.vonniekohn.com/

24 x 30 Oil on Linen canvas

Musings of a work-in-progress

It has been awhile since my last posting, however, I have been busy with a posthumous portrait commission of Gov. S.W.T. Lanham, a Confederate general during the civil war. He was also one of the governors of Texas who was one of the founding fathers of the University of Texas, and a long list of other contributions to our great state. I will post a work-in-progress soon. It is a larger work..24 x 30..and being painted in oil on triple primed canvas. I normally paint the negative space first, but started this as a demonstration for one of my art classes to instruct in the process of value painting of flesh tones. Now I have the challenge of adding the background & adjusting the flesh tones that are influenced by their surroundings...arghhhh!

On another note, I have also become a member of a fine organization called "The Artists of Texas". You will find them at http://artistsoftexas.org Please visit this site and enjoy the works of other great artists too.