Walker Horse II

16x16x.75 Inches Canvas

Oil Painting Original by Cheri Wollenberg

This is an original oil painting that I did of a horse from a photo that I snapped several years ago.  I still love to paint a horse every once in a while.  I drew them a lot when I was a child and never really owned one until I was married.  By the time we got her I was raising kids and didn't have time to ride her.  This life is short for sure!  We must do some things we enjoy and love on our families as much as possible!  This bay colored horse is listed in my Etsy store.  Have look if you like.

 

Red Sandstone Mesa Formation At Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu,New Mexico

 Red Sandstone Mesa Formation At Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico

 

This painting features a sandstone Mesa with beautiful layers of beiges, clay reds, purples of all different shades. The juniper trees with their blue green foliage and the scattering of sandstone rocks everywhere in the foreground and mid-ground creates layers of distances. Sage plants are scattered in the ditches and eroded crevices in the earth as well. I loved this area in Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico. I have written more about my trip to this area on my blog.

Mixed Roses In Turquoise Vase Still Life

16x20x.75 Original Still Life

 Floral Painting by Cheri Wollenberg

Red, yellow, pink and white roses can adorn your home for as long as you want with this wall art original painting. It is full of color and the flowers will not fade.  This still life is an original painting by me, Cheri Wollenberg.  I set the still life up with roses from my own rose bushes.  The painting is 16x20 inches in size.  The edges of the canvas have been painted black so that one would not have to frame it and hanging hardware is installed on the back. It is ready to bring cheer to any room in your home.

Old Homestead Near Cordell, Oklahoma

Old Homestead Near Cordell, Oklahoma

9x12 Oil On Stretched Canvas

by Cheri Wollenberg

This small 9x12 original painting is of an old homestead near Cordell, Oklahoma.  I've painted it several times in different sizes.  It always interested me.  In spite of the badly deteriorating state it was in it seemed to have a beautiful story behind it.  We would see it consistently every year when we traveled west toward the Texas panhandle on our trips to New Mexico.  Once it was old and gray and almost falling down, but the next summer it had been white-washed and sort of pushed back into a vertical position.  Once it looked as if it had been used as a Halloween haunted house:)  I was always so curious about this old home.  I wondered if it had been made to look good for a movie, magazine story or if it was dressed up because of Route 66 promotional materials.  Whatever....I loved this old home.  I'm very curious about past stories,  and I truly wish I were a writer and I could bring it to life by my own creative thoughts, but this will certainly not happen!!! (LOL)  If you are from Cordell, Oklahoma and have some comments please feel free to comment here on my blog or my FB page:https://www.facebook.com/ArtbyCheriWollenberg/

This small painting is listed in my Etsy store.  You can follow this link to see it.

Fresh Apple Trio

Fresh Apple Trio

9x12 Original Oil on Canvas

Cheri Wollenberg

Several years ago a friend and art student of mine brought about a bushel of apples to art class. We painted some of them from life and documented many still lifes.   This painting is actually from a photo. I love to do paintings from life but many times I like to use photos. This painting is one reason why! Apples are not harvested in the place I live. I wanted to paint some red things....partially because it is a favorite subject color and partially because of Valentines Day. Valentines Day reminds me of red. This painting is listed in my Etsy Store.  Have a look.  You may want to gift it to a teacher:)

Old Ford PickupTruck Painting

Old Ford Pickup Truck

16x20 Original Oil On Stretched Canvas

by Cheri Wollenberg

This original oil painting features an old, vintage pickup truck that I painted from a photo.  I took the photo while on a trip to New Mexico about 10 years ago.  It had been parked and may be forgotten by now.  It reminded me of days when my father loved the Ford brand.  Nearly all of his vehicles were Fords.  This painting would make a great gift for someone as a birthday or Father's Day gift.  Christmas gifts can always be promised at a later date since postal delivery is not a promised at this point in 2018, but, nevertheless, delivered later.  You can find this painting in my Etsy shop by clicking here.

A Pumpkin Just In Time

Whimsical Pumpkin Painting

With Pink Polka Dot Background

6x6 Original Oil Painting on Canvas

Cheri Wollenberg 2018

I suppose it's never too late to start again!  Life brings many diversions but time rolls on.  This small pumpkin will be a post starting again!  I haven't posted for a while now, but hopefully I'll make a habit of it again.  This small, autumn still life painting was a warm-up project you might say.  Sometimes when I've not been able to paint for a week or so I want to experience physical sensations of smell, touch, sight and problem solving to prepare me for a larger project (LOL).  This happens to be one of those.  It is listed in my Etsy store.  Take a look here.

Bird Nest Series - Bird Nest I Blue Eggs

Sometimes we artists need to take time to be with our families, do our day jobs (even if we are retired), or catch up with our friends in community and church apart from FaceBook. So, we have to take sabbaticals from blogging.  I've missed writing about the inspiration that causes me to paint.  I've still been painting, but it seems that writing about it falls to the wayside.  Anyway, I've decided I need to write about inspiration, process and product again in the paintings I do.  My first set of posts will be my Bird Nest Series.  All of these are copyrighted by me.  Click link below or here to see in my Etsy Store.

Bird Nest I - Blue Eggs

6x6 Wrap Around Canvas

Original Oil Painting by Cheri Wollenberg

Edges of painting have been painted black.  Many people prefer not to frame.  This makes a clean edge for a painting so that it can be either displayed as wall art or on small easels, or as you see above.