Friday, November 24, 2006

Oil Can

“Oil Can”
8” x 6”
Unframed - Oil on prepared Masonite
Laura Marie Anderson © November 24, 2006

I have been sick for some days now, a very bad head cold. Wednesday I got up the energy to set up my paints and a small silver teapot. This morning it was still sitting there. I switched it out this afternoon with:

This Oil Can brings back memories of the old treadle Singer sewing machine I used as a child. Every now and then it needed some oil as did dad’s hair clippers. That sewing machine brought us many hours of entertainment, as well as pride in the pieces of clothing that we would make. I remember my red, black and white pinstriped plaid hip hugger bell bottom pants, now those were styling.

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