Crybaby Mama by Brenda York

14x11" oil on canvas,

OK, day two of school. Jeez! So here I am…just what I wanted and pleaded for all December—QUIET! But it’s too damn quiet. No interruptions, no lunches to make, no constant grocery store runs and no kids around. I miss’em. So this is a painting of me, and my empty nest. Shhh….

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Calvin And Marlene Wet Their Whistle by Brenda York

24x18" oil on canvas, visit my website for more info

Well, I pulled this one "out of the vault" once I realized there was no way I would finish the new painting I'm working on in time to post it. It's one of my favorites painted earlier this year and seems just right for a hot summer day. Calvin and Marlene have the right idea. Summa time and the livin' is easy...

 

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Prince Liftoff by Brenda York

8x6" oil on canvas, sold

OK, it's the fourth year in a row and you'd think I'd get used to it by now. My son is taking off for his last year of school at the University of Arizona. I have mixed feelings. To say the least. He loves school, the college life, the desert and living on his own. And I'm happy about all of that...really. It's just that...I kinda like havin' him around. Eating and napping and eating some more. Always with the food, this one. When he's not eating he's talking about it and planning meals and grocery lists. Surprising that he's such a skinny guy. Well, it's my fourth year and I'm still whining about this leaving business. So once again, my son, I will tell you to spread your wings but remember your roots. (And answer your cell phone when I call!)

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Sweet Tart by Brenda York

10x8" oil on canvas, SOLD

When I was a kid one of my favorite candies was Sweet Tarts. Just thinking about it makes my jaws tingle. I loved the contrast of the sweet fruitiness and the biting, acidic sour taste. Almost painful to eat a whole package. But eat them, I did. Knowing that my tongue would be raw for days afterward did not stop me. Kind of a metaphor for life, I guess. Sweet and sour--hard to appreciate one without the other. And so I try to apply this thinking to the next phase of this wacky life journey--one kid just left for his last year of college (we hope) and his younger sister practically has one foot out the door already. She can't wait for her turn at leaving for college. And that's what this painting is about: the sweetness of having your own space again and the absolute blue funk of dropping off your "baby" at school six hours away. Sweet and sour. Shadows and light. You need one to fully appreciate the other.


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