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Art by Lou Hoover; Oil Painter, Plein Aire Painter, Memphis, TN: www.louhoover.com

Art by Lou Hoover; Oil Painter, Plein Aire Painter, Memphis, TN: www.louhoover.com

Art by Lou Hoover; Oil Painter, Plein Aire Painter, Memphis, TN: www.louhoover.com

Art by Lou Hoover; Oil Painter, Plein Aire Painter, Memphis, TN: www.louhoover.com

 

  

Gallery                      *click on images below for larger view

 


View from San Gimingnano by Lou Hoover

View From San Gimingnano
 16x20, Oil, $560
 


Drama by Lou Hoover

Drama
 12x24, Oil, $500
 

 

 


Sunflowers I by Lou Hoover

Sunflowers I
 16x20, Oil, $560
 


Sunflowers II by Lou Hoover

Sunflowers II
 16x20, Oil, $560
 

 

 


Water Lilies by Lou Hoover

Water Lilies
 12x24, Oil, $500
 

This is my cat, Kit Kat.  Funny, funny cat.  He prefers to come in and out of my bedroom window.  I suppose the door is way too common.

This is another one of Wanda’s pics. This country road could be anywhere in the south, but, I think it is in Mississippi and around the bend is Sunday dinner just waiting for me to come home.


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Fall in the Country
30x20, Oil, $1000
 


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    Peter
     16x20, Oil, $560
     

I have no idea where this bunny came from.  He just looks so amiable.  Aren’t all bunnies named Peter?

Along Walnut Grove on the north side as you are driving through Shelby Farms there are all these bird’s nests.  I love the architecture....the thin branches holding up the nest.  This was a cold and clear day with a winter blue sky.
 


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Bird's Nest
 16x20, Oil, $560
 

This is truly the South…hot sun beating down on cotton.

World famous Taylor, MS.  Catfish, Jazz and Artist!


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Taylor
48x24, Oil, $2,000
 


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Taylor Dog
 24x20, Oil, $840
 

 I like dogs. I like dogs more than people. This dog called to me.

This is the dog park at Shelby Farms in Shelby County, TN. My dog Allie and I go here a lot. She was so helpful in getting pics, I wanted to do this one for her.


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Allie's Favorite Place
 36x12, Oil, SOLD
 


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After the Harvest
 16x12, Oil, $335
 

This field is in a place called Little Texas, in the Delta not far from Tunica. My husband, my dog Allie and I, went for a ride on a Sunday afternoon looking for quintessential Mississippi.

This lady is fishing in Liddon Lake near Corinth, MS. I took this pic a few years ago and cannot remember her name. I asked her permission to take her picture and to later paint her.  She agreed with as little interest in me as possible. I think she just wanted me to shut up and quit annoying the fish.


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Fishing Lady
 30x15, Oil, $785
 


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Hi, My Name is Jack
 20x24, Oil, SOLD
 

This little guy actually lives in France.  He is the pet of Madame Jourdon in Neon.

This pump is in Taylor, MS. It looks like it hasn’t worked in decades, but it rather defines the town.


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DX Pump
 24x48, Oil, SOLD
 


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Near Holly Springs
 36x12, Oil, $750
 

This spot is right to the south off of Highway 78 just before taking the exit to Oxford. I saw it the other day in the winter and it looks totally different.

This is on that dirt road to Sardis.  I hope they fix the gate before moving the stock to a new pasture.


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Hidden Pasture
 30x20, Oil, SOLD
 


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Moo!
 20x24, Oil, $840
 

This lady lives in Taylor, MS.  With that sun shining on her, she looks like a jazz diva getting ready for a solo.

This is the road to Sardis Wildlife Refuge. Allie and I had a very good day together. It is a really good thing we like each other’s company, because life was at a minimum.


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Sunken Country Road
24x20, Oil, $840
 


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King of the 9th Ward
30x20, Oil, SOLD
 

April of 2006 the girls in my family went to New Orleans for my daughter, Shelby, to present a paper at a conference. We ended up taking a tour, with a guide named Shelby, of Katrina damage. This rooster is living in the ruins of the 9th Ward.

Sardis Lake is huge...really, really huge.  On this particular trip for pics, I had Allie with me. She was the only domesticated sign of life I saw for hours.


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 Sardis Fall
16x12, Oil, $335
 


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Sardis Wildlife Refuge
36x18, Oil, $1,100
 

Not a human in sight. I felt really alone, but my dog Allie, kept me from being lonely.

I am sure this cow wanted to tell me something. She may have wanted to ask where all the other humans went.


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The Grass is Always Greener
 36x18, Oil, SOLD
 


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Winter Glow
30x20, Oil, $1,000
 

This pic is from my friend, Wanda. I just loved that winter sun on those bare trees. It looks like spring overflow to me.

This is just right up the road from Little Texas. It has always fascinated me the way that one field is spent after the harvest and just next-door, lush Winter wheat is emerald green.


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 Winter Wheat
36x12, Oil, $750
 


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Fall Bursts
 18x36, Oil, $1,100
 

I just loved how  that bright orange bounces off the darks.

OK, totally made up.  I used a pic that belonged to Laurie, of an old country house.  My sister, Jane, named it for me.


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Church of the Divine Spirit
30x20, Oil, $1,000
 

No story here, the pic belongs to my friend, Wanda.  I liked the color palette and thought it seemed rural and peaceful.

 

 

 

 

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