Splish Splash #023

This was a challenge. I don't think I've ever painted running, splashing water like this before.

Soft pastel, 8" x 10"

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Baxter 022

This is one of my favorite paintings for this project so far. It was a delight to paint from this cool image of newborn Baxter cradling a baseball.

Soft pastel, 5" x 7"

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Masterstroke 021

At Carol Marine's workshops, she graciously encourages participants to get close. I took full advantage of this opportunity to soak in everything Carol was saying and doing. Any closer and my nose would have been touching the canvas! I also had my One Hundred Hands project in mind. This is Carol doing a demo...it just happens to be the painting I came home with.

Soft pastel, 5" x 7", $65 + shipping To purchase please contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

The Chosen One 020

This is Remi who found something to amuse himself while his Gram hung clothes out to dry. It was fun to paint the fluffy dandelions against the deep watercolor background.

Soft pastel, 5" x 7", $65 + shipping To purchase please contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

Camera Shy 019

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Pride and Joy 018

This is Egill, Óli's pride and Bína's joy. His grandma Bína is seen in painting #008, Threads of Love.

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I Did It! 017

I'm posting the seventeenth painting on May 17th, the day our son turns 17...how perfect!

The photo is from the day of Luke's 8th grade graduation 3 years ago.

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Peek a Boo 016

This is our neighbor having fun with her visiting Grandma.

Soft pastel, 5" x 7", $65 + shipping

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I'm Melting! 015

Everyone enjoys those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer!

Soft pastel, 5" x 7", $65 + shipping

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Catch of the Day 014

I loved this amusing photo. It shows fishing off a wharf in Whitianga, New Zealand. The baby fish is a Trevally. It was released and is hopefully now swimming around as an adult.
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Hands of Time 013

This is a friend's cherished dad in the last weeks of his life. It was an emotional one to paint...but in the best way.

Soft pastel, 5" x 7", $65 + shipping

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Party Girls 012

Our daughter Sadie celebrated her 14th birthday recently with a sleepover. Once her friends saw some of the paintings and heard more about this project, they were eager to participate. They got to work choosing colors and manicuring each other for their 'photo shoot.' Thanks girls...for being great sports and wonderful guests! The original painting is a gift for Sadie.

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Together 011

This is Liza and Hugh. They are very much 'together' and will be married at the end of May. Liza's mom purchased this painting as a wedding gift to them.
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# 57 010

Number 57 posing for his Freshman Football photo.

Soft pastel, 5" x 7", $65 + shipping

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More Gilmour 009

This is our daughter Molly, with her morning coffee in her favorite mug.
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The Threads of Love / Kaerleiksthraedir 008

(spelled Kærleiksþræðir in Icelandic)

This is Bína in Iceland. She was stitching this piece for her yet to be born first grandchild, a grandson, who would eventually be named Egill.

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Making Strides 007

Mary sent in this image of her goddaughter and her boyfriend at a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Mary's best friend, her goddaughter's mother, is a cancer survivor. Mary says, "Whenever I think of hands, I think of this picture and the love it represents." I think that says it all.

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Meeting Grampa 006

My friend is the proud grandfather of two grand boys. This is Teague when he was 7 months old. Soon he will turn 6 years old. If you look closely, you can see the reflection of his Grampa Bruce in his eye.

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To Market 005

Photographer, Barbara Motter, sent this photo of a trip she took to China 25 years ago. When I began this project, it hadn't occurred to me that I might be painting hands from all over the world!
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Human Touch 004

This is Sophie, an art appreciator, outside the Museum of  Modern Art in Houston, Texas. I was delighted to receive this photo. How perfect for One Hundred Hands!

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The Author 003

My dear friend, Kathy Mallat, is a children's book author and illustrator as well as a fine artist.

She recently had an exhibit at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine. There was a lovely reception where folks eagerly lined up for Kath to sign her books.

Soft pastel, 5" x 7", $65 + shipping

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First Day 002

Ever since our three children began school, I've taken their photo next to our front door. It's been a fun way to watch their physical growth through the years. This was taken on our son Lucas' first day of high school.

Soft pastel, 5" x 7", $65 + shipping

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Choice Pick 001

This is my sweet neighbor, two at the time, who already has very discerning taste about organic flowers and produce. Her hands and her mind are ever curious.
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