Wandering through the Ranch House | Sharon Holmes

• The Art of Butter

  Oil, Hard board Panel, 9 x 12 x 1. At one time, Butter truly was an art form. Milk the cow, Spin and Spin and spin the churn, massage and mash all the liquid out of the lump and then it was time to decide what mold to u…

• Cookie Cutters

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 20 x .25. What would holidays be with out cookies. Imagine Grandma with her littles all around her. Teaching them the art of rolling out a layer of cookie dough. Imagine the smell in the kitchen. Grandp…

• Morning Butter

  Oil, Panel, 20 x 16 x .25. Early in the morning, He brings in the fresh milk. To have butter on the fresh biscuits, it has to be churned. The sun feels good after a chilly night.

• Daisy Churn

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12 x .25. I love history and the idea of seeing how people live or have lived. This daisy churn belonged to my father, the pitchers to my grandmother and I aquired the butter mold for the painting becaus…

• The Ranch House Bedroom by Wandering through the Ranch House

  Oil on Canvas, Canvas, 16 x 20 x .5. Take a stroll with me through the ranch house of my ancestors. Water had to be carried from the well. Washing up and a morning shave happened right here on the top of the dresser. Wh…

• Blueberry Pear Tart (2)

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8 x 1

• Purple Robes and Pitcher

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 20. This painting hangs in the office of a Baptist Pastor. He asked me to paint something representational of his calling. Nothing is more representational to caring for the flock God has given him to c…