Art by CRAllen

Kansas has had some rough weather this month. They have had lots of rain causing flooding and of course if you live in KS, and OK there are always the tornadoes. It seems they just can’t get a break. So that had me thinking of the peace I feel thinking…

I bought these oil pastels about two or three years ago. I never really played with them or use them seriously until today. My husband cut MDF board for me to paint so this seemed a perfect substrate for oil pastel painting. I like to tap and dig into the…

I recently started a few paintings of Arizona cactus. I like the color and the shadows. I set up a small area of my office, since I work from home, to accommodate my painting obsession. When I am not  online doing my work from home I can turn my chair…

Still working on this piece. It’s a little bit Branson and a little bit home.  I can imagine my husband Jon and I sitting here and listening to the sound of the water flowing around the rocks  

The challenge was to paint something depicting emotion. The word was “dejected,” and I thought, “what???” I named this one “Dejected” Oil pastels on paper. 5×8. I challenge you to paint, draw, photograph something depicting an emotion, sad, happy, disappointed would be a good one. Go outside the box and…

I busted out my Gelly Pens and black drawing paper. I just started by printing out a name of my friend or family, then used the pens to make outlines, flowers, designs, circles and lines. I did quite a few of these so when I wrote a name, I prayed…

I have been drawing, painting and creating since my father placed a pencil or crayon in my hand at a very young age. My father was an artist in his own right. He learned art painting and leatherworking while in the hospital recovering from tuberculosis back in the 50s. He…

Did you ever bring the boyfriend to meet the aunts? In A Hispanic household many call their aunts, “Tia.” This is an endearment and a show of respect. Kinda tells you that in some families, your aunt and uncles are in high regard. Thus the pecking order for cousins were…