This painting has sold but Giclee Prints are available in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/KHendersonFineArt
I was just informed that my painting Gumballs and Peppermint is a top finalist in Plein Air magazine's October contest. The final awards will be announce next week.
I have entered their contest 5 times this year and been honored with awards each time. As I said, truly blessed.
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide, oil on cradled board, 18 x 24
Remember when Disney used to make good movies? In Pinocchio Jiminy Cricket tried to lead Pinocchio down the right path by telling him to "give a little whistle and let your conscience be your guide."
This tin wide up Jiminy and the plastic Pinocchio are from my collection of vintage toys. As I'm downsizing these days my vintage toys will be the last thing to go!
Available at Lovetts Gallery Holiday Open House Show
I just felt like doing another painting with my cowboy friend Howdy Doody.
This unlucky fellow has a broken rope, A horse shoe with the luck flowing out and a few bullet holes in his sheet music. But he just keeps on smiling. There's a lesson there somewhere.
Available at Lovetts Gallery Holiday Open House Show
Available on my Etsy site https://www.etsy.com/shop/KHendersonFineArt
I was fortunate enough to be chosen as a featured artist on the Artsy Shark Website. I hope you enjoy the article https://www.artsyshark.com/2025/09/08/featured-artist-k-henderson/
A happy and innocent looking mouse has spilled a jar of colorful gumballs. He has one in a bag ready to make his get away.
Update:Hurray! My painting "Like a Thief in the Night" was juried into the International Guild of Realism Fall Salon Online Exhibition Oct 15-Dec20, 2025. More info later.
Wow! I was awarded 2 place Overall in the April Plein Air Magazine contest but I thought this was an online show and it didn't occur to me that I would be in the magazine. So I was surprised when I got a copy of the Sept issue and there was my painting "The Making of a Cowboy" on page 80!
I love unexpected blessings. But aren't all blessings unexpected?
Eye Candy , 24 x 36, oil on linen
I love the colors in Licorice Allsorts candy
Finalist June 2025 PleinAir Salon Art Competition
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I ran across this image of a painting I did a while back. I created the painting for a show with a companion piece called Humility. I'll be posting that piece soon.
I love the idea of the rooster wearing peacock feathers. That says it all.
This painting has sold but prints may be available soon.
This is the second in my "Exhortation" series. It features words of encouragement spelled out in vintage, colorful Alphabet blocks.
Available now for your home
Rejoice, 8 x 10 on cradled board
UPDATE: "Rejoice", was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries) in the June 2025 BoldBrush Painting competition.
Again I say Rejoice! I thought this would be a quick painting but there were other plans for me. I'm happy with the results. This is the first in my new series of small oil paintings using Alphabet blocks. I call this new series "Exhortations"
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| Felix Paints En Plein Air, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board |
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| Coca Cola Cowboy, 30 x 30, oil on linen
With that title, of course it has to have a Coke Bottle in the painting.
I've had this bottle for some time now and finally got to use it in a
painting. Wow! Definitely more complicated than I expected but I'll be
painting it again.
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| Sunday Drive,30 x 40, oil on linen Toys! I love them. This Sunday Drive of the future includes tin rocket ships, robots, a poster from Forbidden Planet and an alien landscape. The rocks are all from my yard. This is another in my Flight series |
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| Two Marbles, 8" x 10", oil on panel
It's been a while since I painted marbles but here's my newest interpretation. I love the bright colors and the way the the light shines through. Vintage toys are one of my favorite things to paint. This painting is available. Contact me for more information |
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| Air Mail, 24 x 20, oil on cradled board
This
is another painting in my Flight series. I have a fondness for well
played with vintage toys. This airplane has almost all of the paint worn
off as well as a missing propeller.
The Trompe L'Oeil painting also has a torn pulp magazine cover, an airmail letter dated 1946, and airmail stamps. |
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| Straight Arrow,oil on linen, 30" x 40"
One of my favorite board Games! I grew up in an era where kids played "cowboys and Indians". |
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| Space Cadet, oil on linen, 24 x 36
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| Orbit, 20 x 30, oil on linen
Here's my latest Trompe L'oeil painting in my Vintage Board Game series. This game was manufactured by Parker Brothers in 1959.
My Orbit game is in pretty good shape. Fortunately, I have 2 very beat up Monopoly games that I used for inspiration for the tape, dents and dings. Available |
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| Deadliest Enemy,24 x 30, oil on linen
This is another oil painting in my Vintage Game Series. The Box is from
the 1965 'Superman Game, Superman's Deadliest Enemy'. Looks like
Superman is getting ready to do battle with Lex Luthor.
The game board in the background is from the 1954 game 'Calling Superman'. |
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| Go Fish, 10 x 8, oil on board
I was digging through my card games with the intention of painting a
Superman Card Box when I came across this great, vintage 1951 Go Fish
game. I love the wear and tear on this box and the happy face of the
fish.
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| Licorice Allsorts,oil on cradled board, 16 x 20
I love licorice! Any kind, any where, any time. Allsorts is my favorite. Not only is it tasty but it's also beautiful. It's truly Eye Candy.
I enjoyed painting the glass lid. The abstract shapes of the reflections and highlights made it a real challenge. Available |
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| Peanuts and Gumballs, 18" x 24" oil on canvas.
This
is one of my most brightly colored and most ambitious paintings. I love
the bright pink gumballs and the texture in the peanut shells.
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| Baked Goods,24 x 30, oil on linen
I love this vintage Bakery box. I who doesn't love pastries?
It was hard to decide which kind of pastry to include since all pastry is wonderful. I decided on Berliners (bismarcks, jelly donuts, Pączki, what do you call them?) I also included a favorite knife and linen napkin. Available |
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| Strawberry Shortcake, 36 x 36, oil on linen
This
is one of my Annual Strawberry Painting.
I must say that the strawberries were the easiest part of the painting to complete. The whipped cream with all its ebb and flow and the biscuit with its nooks and crannies were time consuming to get Just Right. Available |
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| Foiled Again,40 x 30, oil on linen
What can I say? This is a painting of stacked cookies and their reflection.
I love those windmill cookies, don't you? Yum! Available |
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| Grape and Strawberry, 16 x 20, oil on cradled board
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I love peanut butter sandwiches. I eat them plain or with any kind of jam of jelly!
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| Midnight Snack,30 x 40, oil on linen |
I could probably eat this combination of food 3 times a day, everyday.
Did you know that "Oreo" was first trademarked in 1912? And the rest is history!
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| Eye Candy,30 x 40, oil on linen |
This painting was been selected as a finalist in the 2011/2012 Art Renewal Center Salon Competition.
This is an international, online show and had over 2,100 entries. 500 paintings were selected as finalists.
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| Pink Kiss, 20 x 20, oil on canvas Here's another Chocolate Kiss painting. This one was a bit of a challenge because I wanted the reflection to be less vibrant than the main subject and I struggled to get the color 'Just Right' SOLD |
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| Apricot Jam, 8 x 10, oil on board |
This small Painting was awarded Best of Show at the International Biscuit Festival in Knoxville, TN
I loved painting the texture of the biscuit against the shiny smooth jam.
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| Summerfall Winterspring, 36" x 30", oil on canvas
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| I See By Your Outfit, 30 x 20, oil on canvas |
The title of this painting comes from a line in the song "Cowboy's Lament": I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy
This
Trompe L'Oeil painting has everything you need to be a cowboy (or
cowgirl). First, you have your fringed shirt with a sheriff's badge. Add
your boots, gloves and a scarf signed by the King of the Cowboys, Roy
Rogers. You can't go anywhere without your horse,your six shooter and
favorite Dime Novel. Take along your pardner, Howdy Doody, and you're ready to hit the trail. Yee Haw!
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| Ride 'em Cowboy,18 x 24, oil on canvas |
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Ok, my secret is out. I love vintage cowboy figurines. Alright, it
wasn't much of a secret. I collect them. I display them. I love them.
The background features a silk scarf with a wonderful picture of a
cowboy on a horse. Each ceramic cowboy has his own palomino horse and a
cactus to show us he is in the Southwest.
I like the hard, shiny figurines against the soft texture of the scarf and rug.
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| No Man's Girl ,oil on canvas, 30″ x 40"
You
gotta love Cowgirls! The title comes from the pulp fiction book cover
in the background. Red is my favorite color and this painting has plenty
of it!
The painting includes vintage ceramic cowgirls, a dog (or is it a coyote?) cactus, a six-shooter and an Indian blanket to keep the cowgirl warm at night. You gotta love Cowgirls! The title comes from the pulp fiction book cover in the background. Red is my favorite color and this painting has plenty of it! The painting includes vintage ceramic cowgirls, a dog (or is it a coyote?) cactus, a six-shooter and an Indian blanket to keep the cowgirl warm at night. Available |
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| Last of the Mohicans, 9" x 12", oil on board |
The Last of the Mohicans. As we all know I love old books, toys and other fun things. The vintage American Indian ceramic figurines are part of my collection and make me smile every time I look at them. And these books have an average age of 100 years. Yes, Last of the Mohicans is one of them.
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| Indian Artifacts, 16 x 20 oil on canvas |
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| I've Just Gotta Be a Cowgirl, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 | |
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| Forever Brave, 12 x 9, oil on board |
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| A Cowboy's Life, oil on cradled board, 18 x 24 |
I had so much fun with this trompe l'oeil painting! Howdy is at rest with his horses and his gal.
I hope you are enjoying my "Toys in a Box" series as much as I am because there are more to come.
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| Saturday Matinee, 24 x 20, oil on canvas |
