My hsuband wants me to do his mother's portrait and then he can give a copy to both of his sisters for Christmas.
I also want to do my husbands portrait.  I enjoy doing portraits now since I have got back into doing them.

I have another painting that I am working on and have not finished yet and I have a lot in mind that I want to do.
I have two covered bridges that I want to do that I visited in Maryland when I went to see my brother and sister-in-law a few years ago.  Also I want to do more floral paintings as well as some domestic animals such as dogs.  I also want to do a still life or maybe a seascape since I have not done these in a long time.  I really enjoy doing lots of different subjects.

I had cataract eye surgery on Monday August 23rd and doing fine.  I also had a birthday this month.

My two granddaughters have learned to drive and the oldest granddaughter will have her license in a week or so.
The youngest granddaughter can drive but will get her permit and then her license when she turns sixteen.
They are both growing up to be young ladies.

This is an original oil painting by Ruth Housley of self. It is on a portrait canvas and is more of a vinette. I did not do the full bust of myself. The background color was a gray-green.

This is an original oil painting by Ruth Housley of my oldest granddaughter Rachel. She is a junior in high school in Plano. She has her driving license and has a car that her other grandmother gave her.
She is also an artist and does a lot of animated cartoon type art.

I finished a portrait of my youngest granddaughter Ariel.  She is a sophomore in high school in Plano.  She has been in gymnastics, a cheerleader, a Girl Scout, and is now in the Rainbow Girls.  She is an active girl.

I have enjoyed doing my granddaughters portrait and want to do more.  I took classes for doing portaits several years ago and really want to use the knowledge from what I learned in the classes. I mainly did pastel when I took the classes but have been
painting in oils for about thirty one years.

This is an original oil painting by Ruth Housley on portrait canvas.   I wanted to paint Dogwood and Lilies together but when I started to do it the Lord told me to put a cross in the painting so therefore I did not have room for the lilies. I will do another painting later with lilies in it.

Luke 14:27 "And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple."

This is an original oil painting by Ruth Housley on Gallery Wrap Canvas and the size is 14x11. I wanted to paint a small church among all the trees and the large one in the foreground and put the light so it would focus on the church.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life."

This is an original oil painting of a Border Collie that I did for my brother.  He has worked with them for several years.
Border Collies are a sheep herding dog but also to get the geese off of the public water ponds and lakes because they make a mess especially on the sidewalks.

This is an original oil painting by Ruth Housley on canvas. I was inspired to do this painting since my parents had a print of the Portrait of Christ that was hanging in our home when I grew up.
This one is a little different because I wanted to use red and purple in the background colors.
The scripture for this artwork is from Matthew 28:20 "And behold, I am with you always even until the end of the age."

John 6:35 "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never go thirsty."

This is an original oil painting by Ruth Housley of "Corry" for my brother and sister-in-law. This dog has been dead for a while. It had heart problems and had to take medication.
It was a very good dog and my brother and sister-in-law miss it very much and never did get another dog.

"The Lion and Lambs"

I had the inspiration to do this painting after I had a friend at an art show ask me if I have ever painted a Lion and Lamb.  I told her I did not but I was going to.
I wanted it to look like an African scene with the Lion and the Lambs and added the two trees on the left where the Lion is laying down with the lambs.  I also wanted to have lions in the background to tie it all together and the trees in the background are like the ones in the foreground.  They are native to that part of the country.  I also wanted to add the trees and mountains in the far background for
added interest.

Isaiah 11:6 "The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and young lion and the
fatling together; and a little child shall lead them."


"Glade Creek Grist Mill"

I was inspired to paint this grist mill because I do like to paint old barns and grist mills.  This grist mill is very old and located
in the Babcock State Park in West Virginia.  There have been many photographers as well as artists who have viewed this
old grist mill and viewed by many people.

I had a lot of photos of this grist mill and made a composite so I could do it a little different than most of the photos I have seen of this grist mill.

Psalms 24:1" The earth is the Lords, and the fullness thereof, the world and they that dwelleth therein."

Until next time, I will be working on another painting and thanks for viewing my art and my newsletter.
I have several paintings in mind that I want to do.