RANCH LIFE AND ART CLASS

The pictures of these 2 horses are right outside our back door. They are from the next ranch over from Hoppy's and the fence line is just behind our Rolling Ranch House. That rancher also has cattle and several are Brahma crosses.

I love our little spot here on the Herbert Ranch. It is peaceful and quiet. It's a 360 degree view of open space with the sounds of horses and cattle, along with coyotes howling, owls hooting through the night and on occassion the squeaking sounds of the oil wells.

Wendy is Hoppy and Loy's youngest. They have 4 children and all there names start with "W".

There is Wade, Will, West and Wendy. They are all grown and have families of their own. Wendy lives near by and has a 4 year old son named Wyatt.

Wendy is a teacher here in town. I think being a teacher is one of the most toughest jobs out there and these last several years certainly one of the most dangerous job.

She invited me to go along with her and take an art class. She said this was her and Wyatt's Christmas present to me. How sweet and what a fun gift it was.

We arrived at a cute cluster of rustic cozy boutique shops. Nestled in the mists of these shops was a brightly colored artists shop. We walked in and it was a good crowd who came to paint. I estimated around 30-35 people.

There I met Wendy's friends Patty and Fallon who are sisters.

We soon found our stools and sat down. There in front of us was our easel, our canvas, a paper plate with blobs of black, yellow, red, blue and white acrylic paint along with 3 different size brushes, a cup of water and paper towels.

After a bit, the instructor went up to the front of the classroom on top of a stage where everyone could see. He stood next to the easel and told us where to put blobs of paint and what to do with it. Yikes, there was no sketching with a pencil!

For the next 2 hours we watched him do each step and than copied what he did. There were a couple of his associates walking around helping us if we needed it.

Soon our "Masterpieces" were done and I think we all should be proud of our accomplishment! It was a lot of fun. Here we are showing them off. Wendy is holding my picture in her right hand as well as hers. Patty is in the middle and Fallon is to the right.

What a fun day, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Until next time, Happy Trails...............