Art is a great love of mine and I have more pictures than
I can hang. Most of what I have painted is in the utility
room so that should give you an idea of how I rate my art.
I do decent flower paintings in copper pots and have done
some decent portraits ala Lautrec style. Ted is a much better
painter and carver than I am. He has done some very good
Native American painting and carving. We both putter with
pottery and jewelry making. We enjoy Dottie and Jondude's
paintings.

We are both losing our fine motor skills due to arthritis and Ted's stroke.

As I sit here, I am looking at Kelly Haney's print of
his Great Plains Cowboy. I am telling you that I would
run away with that man in a minute. Talk about Sexy! There have been a lot of prints made from it and this is
my favorite even though I own an original. He is not that
well known outside of Oklahoma for his sculpture and
paintings. His huge sculpture of the Guardian adorns the
dome on our state capitol building. Kelly, himself looks
to be a full blood Seminole Indian. He is very sharp and
has made a good living with his art. All of the Haney family are artists and flute makers. I have a small sculpture by his brother, Bill Haney, now deceased. I treasure it.

Note to Dottie and Jondude. Kelly and Bill Haney often
have traded their work for furniture and other items. Have
you tried the barter system. It certainly has worked for
them.