Reflections in Red by K Henderson

 

 Reflections in Red , 24 x 24, oil on canvas

"Reflections in Red", was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries) in the February 2026 BoldBrush Painting competition.

 Reflections in Red , 24 x 24, oil on canvas

I enjoyed the challenge of painting the stripes and the reflections in the red glass.

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Painting Award for Peanuts and Gumballs

 My painting, "Peanuts and Gumballs by K Henderson", was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries) in the May 2025 BoldBrush Painting competition.

This painting is available for purchase

Felix Paints En Plein Air

 Felix Paints En Plein Air, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board

 

 This vintage box of colored pencils makes me smile. It shows Felix the Wonderful Cat feverishly painting En Plein Air.

In this painting the box of pencils is surrounded by coloring book images that any cat would love : a cat friend, a mouse and and fish

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Sunday Drive

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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Cauldron

Cauldron,24" x 24", oil painting

I love these old wooden "alphabet blocks". The worn corners on the carved wood shows craftmanship that you don't see in toys today.

This painting is Available  for purchase to brighten up your home.

 

 

Air Mail

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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Space Cadet

Space Cadet, oil on linen, 24 x 36

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet was another creation  born from the worlds fascination with Space in the 1950's. Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories  were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, and other media. Tom Corbett first appeared on television in October of 1950. The stories followed the adventures of Corbett and other cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the Solar Guard.

This paint set box showing Corbetts's ship, Polaris, was manufactured in 1953 by Peerless Playthings.

 

Go Fish

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.

Superman will have to wait for another day.

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Super Powers

Super Powers, 20 x 16, oil on cradled board

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Peanuts and Gumballs

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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Dark Kiss

Dark Kiss, 20 x 20, Oil on linen

 

I've painting chocolate kisses several times. I'm not sure why because the colorful foil is one of the most challenging things I've ever painted. But I'm pleased with the way this turned out.


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Strawberry Shortcake

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. 


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Foiled Again

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!

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Grape and Strawberry

Grape and Strawberry, 16 x 20, oil on cradled board

I love peanut butter sandwiches. I eat them plain or with any kind of jam of jelly!
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Midnight Snack

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

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

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' 

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Summerfall Winterspring

Summerfall Winterspring, 36" x 30", oil on canvas

 Summerfall is another of my contemporary realism oil paintings featuring my vintage toys and ceramics. The main figure is the Indian Princess marionette, Summerfall Winterspring , from the Howdy Doody television show. Also included is a vintage scarf, a chalk figure (the kind you used to be able to win at carnivals) and a mule from an 1800’s mechanical toy.

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Ride 'em Cowboy

Ride 'em Cowboy,18 x 24, oil on canvas

 

 

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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Indian Artifacts

Indian Artifacts, 16 x 20 oil on canvas

 The subject of this painting is figurines you may have found in the "Olden Days": a plastic indian, a Chalk figure like you could win at the Fair, a tin horse with a Brave on his back and a ceramic American Indian salt and pepper set.

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