concrete pots

A couple of weeks ago, I got interested in cast concrete as a sculpture medium.  I
seem to have stumbled onto a styrofoam - sand cast - grind process that works
well and poses minimal health risks. Here are some small planters I made that
are going on sale tomorrow in a holiday craft show.

last rose

I'm happy about the background and the rose which hit sort of an expressive
abstraction.  Cropped the image to improve the composition. 8.5" x 9"

Coleus

Another small, spot-lit indoor arrangement.  8.5" x 9".

Persimmons and limes

Pretty quick kitchen table set up. Worked lots of medium into the paint on a separate
palette before mixing colors.  8.5" x 9"

Peas

I'm happy about this because I started from a loose underpainting and didn't
move to detail too soon. 15" x 10"

near St. Jo

Roadside view of a field in the Red River hill country west of Muenster and north of St.
Jo, Texas. Despite an approaching line of black squall clouds, I pulled over and setup
knowing I was going to get wet. This was painted in about 15 minutes.  I quit when I was
too soaked to work on it anymore.  It's rough and I had just sampled a Texas tempranillo
at a local vineyard, but it makes me want to try a looser, more intuitive, first guess
approach.  8" x 12"

Nance Farm

1850's farmhouse in Desoto Texas. Once on 640 acres, now cut down to 2 acres
surrounded by tract housing. Painting was started on location. 12" x 15"