I admit, it has been awhile since I posted on my blog. I have been trying to get all my painting loaded onto Fineartamerica.com. I had to redo all the photos, since the images I had did not have high enough resolution. Lovely. That meant a new camera purchase for me. Oh well, I love doing it! I heard you...enough of my whining...lol
This new painting is of a very special person. He is my mom's husband, R.G."Bucket"Lewis. My step father. He passed away on December 3, 2012. He worked for 50 some odd years in the oil field industry. In this painting, he is on location, working on a drilling rig. He is wearing the hard hat he wore through out his career. Any one who had anything to do with the oil field industry within 3 states, knew "Bucket" Lewis. To us kids of my mom, he was always referred to as "Pap". Back in the day, when my husband was alive, he worked for pap. They were a pair of trouble makers, let me tell you. "Bucket" Lewis drilled many, many wells all over the south. He stayed on location for weeks at a time, until each job was completed. Then, would move to the next location, to begin to break ground and drill for the "black gold".
At his memorial service, the reference photo for this painting was displayed, along with the hard hat he is wearing in this painting. So when my mom wasn't looking, in the days following the service, I took a picture of the photo with my cell phone. This painting is my impression. The painting is 18x24 Oil on Stretched Canvas. I am loading it on Fine Art America, so that if some of his family or friends want a print, they can get one, and maybe I can buy more paint. :) I debated over a name for this painting..."American Worker"..."American Pride"..."Working Pride"...But in the end, my mom actually named this painting, "An Oilfield Legend". I believe the name fits beautifully. I will deliver the painting to her this weekend. I cannot wait to see her face! He took care of my mom like no other man could ever do. He was a Legend in my book!
"An Oilfield Legend"
18X24
Oil on Stretched Canvas
2 comments:
A beautiful tribute to your Dad Nina, you know he is looking down and smiling. Great job.
I have painted a few memorial portraits, and the joy and comfort they give the recipient is gratefully appreciated. You did a wonderful job and your Mom will fall in love all over again. Thanks for sharing!
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