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Our Beloved Hills: March 2009
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Wednesday, 18 March 2009. Standing on the same porch are David and Sarah Hyre, the parents of Opie. The stone house was contracted by his father Jonathan Hyre,. With local stone masons. The Civil War interrupted the construction, but was resumed afterwards. Plagued with labor troubles, sentiment against him because of his stand during the war, and the lack of funds, Jonathan abandoned the project. This left the house an incomplete shell. My husbands brother Mike Hyre gave us the bronze metal. He said...
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Kim Bennett's Studio: Just for fun - Rainbow Quiz
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009. Just for fun - Rainbow Quiz. Your rainbow is shaded orange. What is says about you: You are a strong person. You appreciate a challenge. Others are amazed at how you don't give up. Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com. Posted by Kim Bennett. It would be great to hear from you. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe in a reader. Enter your email address:. The Private Lives of the Impressionists. New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook. Paintings By Betty Hyre.
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Kim Bennett's Studio: March 2009
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Monday, 2 March 2009. Just Another Quick Study. OK this is an unfinished study but thought I would show this to you before adding the final touches. During the time, I was more concerned with the skin around the eye area but planning to adjust the eye when the final section is added. It was an interesting technique and hopefully I will have the chance to work with it again. Is 4 X 4 inches ( 10.16 x 10.16cm ). Acrylic on Watercolour paper. Posted by Kim Bennett. Labels: Paintings by Kim. Hope in Every Day.
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Kim Bennett's Studio: April 2009
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Sunday, 26 April 2009. Relax and Enjoy the Process. Still Life With Melon. 6 x 12 inches (15.24 x 30.48 cm), Acrylic on MDF. In February 2009, I was working on a painting that was to be entered in an exhibition. The challenge was, to select a painting from a list of master artist and do our own interpretation of it. I selected a still life from the impressionist painter Monet. In doing so, several attempts were made on the same surface. When things. Cathedral” (1892 – 1894). What he did w...Yes, we learn...
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Our Beloved Hills: Just One of the Kids
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008. Just One of the Kids. Three weeks in June I had spent a wonderful time with family and friends in America. The weather was lovely and warm too. It was the first time for me to meet my niece. Riley who is two. I spent a couple of days with her and her mum. I also spent time with my first niece Gracie, she had just turned four and we had two ice cream cakes for her party. Yum, my favourite! Colour pencils aren't just for kids! Teaching art to children is great! Wearing short dres...
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Our Beloved Hills: Fredda Mae "Stewart" Hyre
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Sunday, 15 February 2009. Fredda Mae "Stewart" Hyre. A few Stories about Granny Freda. Freda acted embarrassed about marring a younger man. She was 4 months older than Opie. Her mother had three milking cows. The Black cow would continuously swat you with her tail. To prevent this, before milking, grandma would tie the cows tail to its’ leg. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Truth is we missed being creative together. Betty Hyre CDA and Kim Bennett. West Virginia, USA. In 2001, I became a member of...
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Kim Bennett's Studio: Portrait of Hooter
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Thursday, 6 August 2009. Well there is a warning that artist should not paint a portrait of someone close to them. Oh well, so I decided to break the rules. There is still another layer of Umber to go but I decided to let it dry before working any further. This time I am working from a photograph. It is of a self portrait. We are worlds apart distantly but I like being around him because music sounds so much better when he's there. Posted by Kim Bennett. Labels: Work in progress. 7 August 2009 at 03:06.
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Our Beloved Hills: April 2009
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Thursday, 9 April 2009. Recollection of a Blueberry. Huckleberries at Dolly Sods, photographed by Gene Hyre. I had ran across this this photograph while looking for references for a landscape painting. I had been looking for it to show someone but it had been stashed away somewhere in my e-mails. This photo was taken by my Dad. In all seriousness, I found it interesting that my recollection of a blueberry was different from actual observation of a blueberry. My recollection of a blueberry :. My first tho...
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Our Beloved Hills: February 2009
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Thursday, 19 February 2009. View of Opies' Farm. In 1931, Opie moved back to the family farm to help his aging father. Opie and Fredda remained and worked the farm on Shatto Road outside of Ripley, West Virginia until. The late 1970s. He was a self sufficient and progressive farmer. Wednesday, 18 February 2009. Opie Franklin Hyre was born the family farm in 1889. He was the youngest of five children. Monday, 16 February 2009. I swiped this off my daughters blog. She is a much better writer than I am.
