"Comanche Grass II" acrylic painting by Rebecca Zook

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"Comanche Grass II"
8" x 10.5"
Acrylic on Masonite
Location: Artist Studio
$275

Framed:Yes

Rebecca Zook Fine Art
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Country Spring Harmony by Judy Crowe

Country Spring Harmony  11x14 oil on linen panel

Hi Friends, I have been working, just not blogging.  Wow I can't believe it's easy to let time pass by but I have purposely been trying to limit my time on the computer-to paint more.  Painting is becoming my number one priority.  I am hoping to enter some new shows and some shows that I haven't had the work to enter in recent years.  Since my son left in January, I have tried to clear my schedule for everything except painting.  I have tried to be more critical of my work also so that I don't put images out there that I 'm not happy with.  I hope to get better--- as we all do I suppose.

This painting was done a couple of weeks ago on a country road outside of Magnolia Texas.  It was a little overcast, the sun was in and out, but this scene caught me eye.  Even with clouds, it was pretty.  I hope I captured the morning.  These are Texas bluebonnets.  Bluebonnets can be a picky flower are a little hard to paint if you want to keep them loose.  I prefer simplicity and color over detail.

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"Texas Textures" acrylic painting by fine artist Rebecca Zook

In some ways I've been given a unique opportunity in this life. I've been forced to face mortality on two fronts. First my own when doctors were completely baffled by my symptoms and my health slowly declined over a 3-year period. Death was a very real possibility. Secondly, the sudden passing of my husband earlier this year in a traffic accident. The range of emotions I've experienced and my need to understand them have given me great insight into myself. Facing my own mortality went a long way in preparing me emotionally before losing my husband. I honestly don't think I would have survived it with my sanity intact if I hadn't already learned that I had emotional strength (I had previously thought myself weak). I had hope. I had a belief that not only did a future exist, but a future where I could be happy again.

I initially thought that my lesson was to appreciate the NOW. To take each day as it came and make the minutes count. I still think this is valid, but for me personally, I need more. I could drive myself crazy worrying about time wasted and only succeed in making myself sicker in the process. Time where I could be doing something more important. Time where I could be making a difference. What I need is to continue to believe in a future. To work toward long-term goals. This is where I have always excelled and I believe it was my saving grace. It will also allow me be less obsessive about the day-to-day. I can relinquish control over each second of each minute. Though precious, those seconds can be grasped so tightly and infused with such importance that they lose their joy.

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"Texas Textures"

-Granbury Area, Texas

Acrylic on Board

16" x 12"

note: dimensions are unframed size

price includes frame

$595

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"Texas Spring 2" -Granbury Area, Texas

I've done exactly one bluebonnet painting in my life. I know it's THE Texas wildflower, and I love them, but really, they don't last long. The paintbrushes last longer, but the coreopsis and other yellow flowers not only bloom through Spring, but tough out the heat of a Texas Summer. I think my heart truly lies with them.

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"Texas Spring 2"
-Granbury Area, Texas
Water-Soluble Oils on Board
10.5" x 8"
note: dimensions are unframed size
comes framed
$275.00

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