Brenda Stichter, artist

Tiny Bamboo Yesterday I was moving pretty slowly around here, and it wasn't until late in the day that I picked up my paintbrush. I had been looking at an art magazine, and this bamboo plant caught my eye, inspiring me to give painting it a try!  4" x 4" Painted with the finest quality heavy-body acrylic paint on  watercolor paper Ready to frame I have not yet decided whether I will be posting this painting on my website, but I have shared it on social media. This "buy now button" is an easy, handy-dandy way to purchase, or you could also comment or email me if you are interested in it.  I especially like the texture and details that are not as easy to see in this little painting. Also, the off center composition is appealing, and reminds me a little of Chinese or Japanese paintings. I love the simplicity of those works, and how so much can be communicated with so few brush marks. 

January Thunder, 2017  The other day, I was reminded of this painting when it came up on my social media feed. I had not posted it on my website yet, and hadn't thought much about it in a while. But I got it out and spent a little time looking at it again, and I really love some of the things I see in it! I feel like I would like to go to that place, because it seems beautiful and peaceful. It also looks slightly cold, and I find that less appealing (ha ha!)  9" x 12" Painted with the finest quality acrylic heavy-body paint on canvas panel Ready to frame Click here to view or purchase on my website. Our January has been full of some interruptions again this year, with travel plans and exhibit opportunities disappearing at the last moment.  January Thunder was painted and posted in 2017 (click here to see original blog post)  It would seem that the adjustments that year, which I don't remember, by the way, were brought to my mind by an out-of-the-ordinary January thund

Let's Go Fly a Kite Well this is sure exciting! All three of these pieces were accepted in the 92 County Art Show 2022 in the Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN. And guess what? Two of them were awarded prizes! Can you guess which one got 1st prize for painting and which was Honorable Mention for painting? Prayers & Promises   Stone Soup Well, Stone Soup won first place for painting, and Prayers & Promises won Honorable Mention for painting! Click the title for each painting to view them on my website. 

The Full Armor of God  How does one start a blog post about a painting that sold before it was finished or titled? I started working on this one in November, I think, and I knew from the get-go that I was painting about the armor that is mentioned in the New Testament.  Sold 36" x 36" Painted with artist quality heavy-body acrylic paint on 1.5” deep gallery wrapped canvas Edges painted black Click here to view on my website. This entire canvas was first covered with textured gesso and then a layer of iridescent copper paint. Much of the paint on the canvas is iridescent, and is silver, gold, copper, and micaceous oxide which is a blackish paint with a very fine sparkle. I also used black, white, and quinacridone nickel azo gold. The quin gold adds an antique look, and deepens almost every color it touches.  The first few layers were shapes and words that directly referenced the parts of armor mentioned in these passages from the New Testament, like a helmet of salvation and s