A new piece of art

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Hope everyones having a great summer! stay cool and hydrated.

NUMBER 2 IN THE CORGI BEACH ART SUMMER SERIES

Well last years walk on the beach with our Corgis Loulou& Hodge inspired this painting. What a great sunset so bright, i tried to capture it to go along with the the folk art type corgis, I don't know it was just fun to paint on the porch on these "DOG DAYS" of summer, you can laugh or sigh if you wish. so  here are some pics, and if your interested it is up for bid on ebay and will sell a it has a bid already. Stay cool, seems the country is in a bit of a heat wave. Stay hydrated also I am a firefighter/EMT and dehydration gets everyone in the summer. enough, enjoy!  Ebay link to auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320730305260&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

4X6 acrylic "BEACH SET"

a little 3 D action I think when its laying down

Don't mind the goon painting on a hot summer day on the front porch, he is harmless!

PAINTING ON A WHIM

As you may know i specialize in junk metal art, but this weekend i took the time to break out the acrylics and painted a small 2"X3" ocean pic with a welsh corgi looking out over the increasing stormy water bumbed out he cant go for a swim. i am putting it on ebay for sale and it comes with a mini easel, it is a 1 of 1 never to be reproduced original. here are some pics, tell me what you think if you would like. I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. all my best Lou

SPRING COLORS

Well here we are spring is in full bloom, literally. As my supplies of scrabp discarded metal have been depleted, I found myself wondering around my yard with my camera today. I noticed that everything is in bloom or coming close to blooming. The once dormant trees, shrubs and perennials that were subject to the grasp of old man winters icy choke hold, have come alive! There are reds, and whites, yellows and purples, pinks and orange. AMAZING! just a few short months ago i was wondering will they come back, did the harsh winter do them in? well here they are and it is no surprise they are her to please, not to mention the birds frolicking amongst them as well as butterflies and even hummingbirds. So what is the point of writing this? Well My supplies are low, as hard as I look to find discarded metal it seems there just is none to be found, but where I wonder like the trees and shrubs and perennials, will I find more discarded metal? I believe I will and when I do I will be at awe at the creations I will produce with them. so with that being said, writing with an optimistic heart I will post a few pics of the last Junk metal art piece I made, and some of the beautiful flowers that I found this afternoon. I wish you all a wonderful memorial day, and hope that it will hold a deeper meaning than hamburgers and hotdogs, that you will remember all that have served, giving of themselves, and those that gave all of themselves so we can have the freedom to start the grill and relax with family and friends.
~ Lou Sarkas

"CRANE"

"WOMAN WALKING"

Bleeding hearts? or big haired womans heads?

IRIS

"WATER COLORS"

JET UPDATE

Well as I stated I was upgrading the Jet i had made last fall out of furnace parts. As a project I just threw together it hung around outside all winter and the begining of the spring. I wanted to do something to spruce it up and give it a new look. so I primed it and painted it with copper paint. Here is a few pics of the new flight to nowhere as i called it last year when I made it.

right after i made te jet, not bad for scrap metal

i hung it out on the porch for a while

here it is with its copper upgraded paint

it is sort of "blingy" now

Thanks for looking

UPDATE: LOOKS LIKE THE JET HAS FOUND A NEW HOME IN MY GRANDSONS ROOM. I GUESS IT WILL BE HANGING FROM THE CEILING.

GOING FOR A STROLL

This is what I have decided to name today's junk art piece. Although hard to make due to much of the metal being Cast iron it worked out just fine. A decorative candle holder upside down for the dress, a spoon for the body and head, a few pieces of metal from a bike rack for arm and the umbrella pole, as well as a cover to something for the umbrella. I painted it black with clear coat. I also made a turkey out of an old pot belly stove lid holder, and some wire I had lying around. Thanks for looking and we will see what I can come up with soon. I hope to be able to find some discarded metal to inspire me.

front view

view of back

Turkey? haha

CHIMING IN!

Time, as a noun states "the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another."  Why would I post this? well for the simple fact that in a house with two gimps time seems to slip away, one thing leading to another, leaving unfinished business in its path of ignorance. and in the ignorance mothers day crept up on me like a lion in search of its next meal, Mothers day was no exception, I bought the card in advanced (which if your like me is like reading a book for two hours to find a card that has any sincere meaning) I have my plan for A surprise gift, not bought but hand made, and what happened, during mothers day I am Scrambling to finish the gift so it resembles somewhat of what i wanted it to be. All Chaotic doings aside, my wife loved it regardless of me finishing it in my usual incompetent way. the chimes are hung by string, not heavy test fishing line like i wanted, the hanger looks like a coat hanger someone wolf use in to hang a wrinkled shirt on, but they can be fixed, the main thrust is I did get it all together and it sounds beautiful( when there is wind) so here is a pic so you can see what a husband that mismanages his time will create. when it is done the way I like I will post an amended pic. I hope all mothers had a wonderful day and didn't get stuck with an  incomplete project like the one  gave my love of my life. All my best

Copper wind chimes with a splash of wind blowing by.

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