Art for the day

©Duane Kirby Jensen - Sisters - 2007 Ink on Paper - Intended for the private collection of Horace Augustine but will probably end up in the private collection of Betty Refour

When I first started messing around with Photoshop my mom sent me this black and white photo of her and her sister. My aunt had died years earlier and the only photo she could find of the two of them together other than when they were children was this. The photo was tattered, faded and scratched and she wanted me to restore it. I was like "sure no problem"....as I looked in the phone book under "Photo Restoration". I took it somewhere and had it done, it was way too important for me to tackle myself.

Not long ago one of my cousins asked me to paint the photo as a present for his Dad, their brother, but I already had someone in mind that I wanted to paint it. I showed my cousin Duane's work on Myspace and we agreed that we would ask Duane to paint it in his unique style. Duane agreed and this is what he came up with.

Ladies, we will forever miss your beauty, charm and grace along with your words of wisdom and encouragement. We were lucky to have had you in our lives.

Thanks Duane for giving us another memento to cherish. My mom's favorite color was blue.

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©Rose Refour - The Swan - ink and colored pencil

My sister Rose loves swans. She has a collection of them including two plastic ones that she puts out on the lawn during the summer. They have to be in a precise location and if anyone moves them she races outside and gives the culprit a look that says "How dare you touch my swans!" as she snatches them and puts them back in their place. There are plants in them and if anyone tries to water them she becomes upset. When you come to visit make sure you stay away from the swans.

We will probably add this image to our line of cards.

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©Betty Refour - Water - Acrylic on 16 x 20 canvas

This is a commission that I did. Hope everyone is having a great summer.

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This is a painting I did using acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization.

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I put together a short video of some of Rose's work. Thanks for watching and have a great day.

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This is a painting that I did that is available on eBay. Have a great day everybody, thanks for stopping by.

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Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com

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This is a painting that just returned from a show at a local gallery. This would be great for a gift with the holidays fast approaching.

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© Rose Refour - Untitled - Ink on Paper

Rose sold her first piece of original art yesterday! It was an ATC. Whenever something of hers sells I am always so excited. Most of the time she looks at me like "what's all the excitement about?" but once she said "Let's go shopping!". Well yesterday she didn't make any comment but then a short time later she came and handed me a list. On it were the following items: royal blue headband, brown belt, fingernail polish, turkey, white short sleeve blouse. I think she wants to go shopping again:)

Have a great day everybody, thanks for stopping by. We will probably put this drawing on a card in case anyone is interested.