Brenda Stichter, artist

My Boyfriend's Back My Boyfriend's Back (and You're Gonna Be in Trouble)  Do you remember this song from the Chiffons? I think it was from the 50s or the 60s. I chose this unlikely title because (drum roll please)  Finally! My Beloved Husband is home from a week and a half in Paraguay, South America, and I am so glad he's home! My plan was to be very productive in the studio while he was away, but alas, I think the Muse went to South America with him. I was productive in the sense of putting gesso on canvases, studying art from other artists, rearranging and organizing tools and studio space... But while I did have studio time every day, and I now have probably 10 starts on paintings, I could not bring anything to the point where I was even kind of happy with my progress.  160.00 plus shipping and handling 8" x 10" Painted with artist quality heavy-body acrylic paint on acid-free, heavy weight Fabriano watercolor paper Ready to frame Click here to view or purc...

Trying to Get All My Ducks in a Row This coming week I am planning to do an artist residency, of sorts, which will be a little like a "stay-cation". I am hoping for minimal cooking, cleaning, and computer time, and a LOT of painting. $2000.00 plus shipping and handling 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 or purchase on my website. When I texted a photo of this painting to one of my art mentors (kind of), he said, "... too many little squares..." , and when someone saw it in person, they said, "I love the little squares!" Clearly, art is subjective!  Psalm 91:12  Teach us to number our days carefully  so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts. This painting is so different from most of my work, and I really like how it came out - so much so that I have already "painted" a companion piece for it in my head. Now I just need to get myself...

Some Glad Morning On one of my morning walks, I took a photo of this wild rose with a few tightly closed buds. I loved the darker foreground with the brightly lit distant view. I decided I wanted to try to paint the scene using a palette knife on a wood panel, and I loved playing with the design of the painting. $240.00 plus shipping and handling 12" x 9" Painted with artist quality heavy-body acrylic paint on wood panel Black floater frame Click here to view or purchase on my website. Maybe you recognize where the title for this work comes from. There is a joy-filled hymn (or gospel song) called I'll Fly Away, and these are the opening words. It is a song that many love to sing, and it has such delightful harmonies, but it is a song with a message that may surprise some.  Here are the full lyrics: Some Glad Morning When This Life Is O'er, I’ll Fly Away; To A Home On God’s Celestial Shore, I’ll Fly Away. Chorus: I’ll Fly Away, O Glory, I’ll Fly Away; When I Die, Hall...