Turnips by Ann Hoffpauir

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                                                       Turnips

  Ah, veggies!  How many of you have had your mother say “eat your vegetables”.  But turnips …. well, I like’em.  These turnips are from my neighbor’s vegetable garden.  I like the purple on their tops with a light pale yellow on their bottoms.  A natural nature color compliment.  Turnips are a fun and interesting  subject to paint.

  This painting is an oil size 8x10 on canvas panel.  If interested in this painting and a good recipe, email me at ahoffpauir26@yahoo.com.  www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

Chipping Sparrow by Ann Hoffpauir

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I had to look up this little bird to know what kind it was. When I first noticed it, I thought it was just another house sparrow. As I worked in my yard though, it didn't fly away as readily as house sparrows do. I thought

"what the heck is wrong with this bird, is it sick, old or something"? The more I observed this bird I realized not only it wasn't a house sparrow, because it's character was somewhat timid, sweet and social. Later I had refilled a bird feeder and left it on my back porch for a few days. Well, the birds found it and they were probably thinking "the dang bird lady is never gonna hang the feeder up, so lets eat here ya"ll"! So...unnoticed to the birds, I took their picture from inside the window that was only about six feet from that feeder.

I had several different species of birds visit that feeder while it was on the porch. A lot of good close up photos too!

This painting is size 7x5 oil on canvas panel. It is available for $75.00. Thank you for viewing.

Male Cardinal by Ann Hoffpauir

Male cardinals are very showy and handsome. These birds are in my yard year round and I enjoy watching them. As they fly from limb to limb or across the sky one can't help but look to see those beautiful birds because of their bright vivid color.

The male cardinal help raise their young. They bring food to the female as she incubates the eggs. Males also bring food to the nest after the babies hatch and even help feed them when they are adult size. Yep, teaching their kids how to take care of themselves out in this hugh world.

As I am writing this, I can see my neighbor is cutting the grass in his pasture to bale hay. Ah, I like the smell of fresh mown hay. The cattle egrets are following the tractors to catch and eat insects. I gotta go now and photograph all that action. Paintings are waiting to happen!

This painting is size 5x7 oil on canvas panel. It's available for $75.00.

Thank you for viewing.

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Female Cardinal by Ann Hoffpauir

Cardinals are visitors to my yard all year round. There are several bird feeders placed where I can get a good view of the many types of birds that come to feed at them. The cardinal is the most frequent visitior. They are not shy birds. They only fly a few feet away when I come to get the feeder to refill it.

A few years ago after I had refilled a feeder, I went back to my porch and stood and watched the birds come back to feed. There was a male cardinal on the feeder and he would take his beak and push the seeds out over the side. I thought "well dang, no wonder the seeds are going so fast". As I watched though, there were more cardinals and other birds on the ground under the feeder. They looked like adult birds. I realized after awhile, they were immature birds and the male was encouraging them to eat the seeds. These young birds would try to fly up and land on the feeder. I suppose that ledge on the feeder looked like a scary precipice to land on for those young birds. It took awhile but they did it.

This painting is size 7x5 oil on canvas panel. The price is $75.00. Thank you for viewing.

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Orchids and Bromeliad by Ann Hoffpauir

This is a floral painting that contains exotic plants, orchids and bromeliad. I am fortunate to live in a town that hosts one of the country's best botanical gardens, Shangri La. The founder of these gardens has long passed, but his legacy lives on in this beautiful place. Wildlife, flora and fauna abound in these gardens. Painting ideas are everywhere at almost any time of year.

This floral still life oil painting is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 on canvas panel.

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Hydrangea by Ann Hoffpauir

Hydrangea is a very beautiful and showy plant when in bloom. Depending on the soil they are growing in, acid or alkaline, the blooms are either pink or blue, or so people say. I do know mine turned pink although I bought plants that had blue blooms at the time. These plants do require more water I think. They have large leaves and they start to droop if not watered enough. Mine bit the dust because of our Texas drought and being away for awhile didn't help at all.

The plant I painted, I purchased recently. It is an oil painted on a 6x6 canvas panel. It is available for $75.00. Thank you for viewing.

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China Roses by Ann Hoffpauir

Here is a small painting of roses. These China roses I painted are from my yard. I purchased this plant from the Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham, Texas several years ago. At the time they had a plethora of plants. I haven't been there for some time. I wonder how they are faring during this Texas drought. This particulsar rose is not a very good cut flower as the petals start to fall off a day after cutting. Boy, this forces you to get the subject down quick. The good thing about antique roses is, they are low maintenance and not as prone to insects and disease. This floral painting is an 8x10 oil on canvas panel. The price is $200.00. Thank you for viewing my art.

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Floral Miniature by Ann Hoffpauir

This little painting is of a sprig of lavender colored flowers. I am painting a series of different types of flowers. The types of flowers are so vast and varied. From a single bud that forms a single bloom to a cluster of several blossoms growing close toghther on the same stem. Painting subjects abound everywhere from grocery stores to my own back yard. The painting is size 5x7 oil on canvas panel. The price is $75.00.

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Barbara's Gift

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.comThis is a miniature pitcher and bowl set from a dear friend. It's of an off white color and I tried to depict that. I have painted several white objects. It's a great color to try and capture because of all of the other colors white absorbs. This still life oil is painted on gessoed paper board and a size 5x7. The price is $75.00.

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Radiance by Ann Hoffpauir

http://www.ArtworkbyAnnI am a fan of all things western. Especially horses. There's a certain spirit about them that beckons to me. To be wild and run free. I wanted to portray this horse in such a way, almost mystical. I left the background diffused, out of focus. The horse with the flowing mane and tail, radiant, wild and free.

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Gotta Stubborn One by Ann Hoffpauir

This painting was done from several photos taken at a cattle round up. I have gone to a few of these round ups and there is always a steer or an older cow that just doesn't want to go through the shutes. I suppose they don't like getting shots either. This steer was giving the cowhands a hard time. I think the only one that liked it was the dog. Cow dogs love their job. He really did a good job of helping to get that steer back. The horses too. Just the pressure of the riders knee against the horses side or a slight tug on the reins and the horse knows what to do. It didn't take long to get this steer back toward the pen to go through the shute.

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This painting was done over the weekend. I had gone to a cattle roundup and took tons of photos. It was late spring/early summer, felt mostly like summer. There were cowboys and cowgirls, yep, cowgirls too. It was time to inoculate them and put an insecticidal oil on them. While the cattle were being given their shots these two bulls are off in the background horsing around or I should say being bullish. I had gotten some interesting shots of these two bulls. They were completely oblivious to all that was gouing on with the other cattle. That's probably a good thing. Those two fellas are huge. Just goes to show, boys will be boys, no matter what form of life.

Ann Hoffpauir-painting in progress

Well, here is my last painting session on this piece. I did more of the detail work on the longhorns by touching up on the body, faces and horns and leaving the undertone to show through on the underside of the belly, legs and faces. The undertone is thinly applied in the beginning process. By leaving some of the undertone showing I think it brings a glow to the painting. The light areas are applied with thicker paint. The "white" on the longhorns is actually a very pale orange and a pale blue. These colors make the animals appear very white in those areas. Longhorns are majestic looking animals to me. These particular longhorns appear very docile and the sun has warmed them enough that they look sleepy. Kinda like people. At least for me. It's like on a cool crisp day and your outside in a lawn chair enjoying the day and the sun warms you...I get so sleepy. I think that's what happening to these longhorns. The one on the right looks a little perturbed though, something roused him from his potential nap. Now the hard part, naming this painting.

Ann Hoffpauir-painting in progress

My next painting session, my coffee break lasted long enough and I guess that load of clothes can wait to be folded. I am starting to define the cows more and the midground and the foreground.

I am still leaving some visible undertones showing. I like having those colors peek through the fiished painting. I also added a few white wispy clouds. I think this will be a bright sunny day ya'll.

New Pasture-Longhorns by Ann Hoffpauir

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These longhorn cattle remind me of the cowboy way of life in Texas. Moving cattle to a new pasture.

This painting is entered in the American Plains Artists show.

Hopefully it gets accepted into the juried show.

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This little painting is done from my creamer collection. It was fun for me to do this painting from things that are sentimental. I will be working on some small creamers. This one is a 7"x5".

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