Award winning watercolors

George. Woogie, Wstchetaker

Allie Reynolds

Julia and Child

"JULIA AND CHILD"

"JULIA AND CHILD"

15X22 Watercolor

This painting won 4 first place awards the first two years I entered it in shows.

This is Julia Randel and on of her grandchildren. Julia was living on Matubba St about as far out as you can go before the old road turned going to Prairie.

She was a client of mine when I worked in insurance while living in Aberdeen. I consider her a friend more than a customer.

Every time I would go back to visit relatives in Aberdeen I would go by and see Julia, The day her granddaughter was sitting on the porch with her is recorded er. I knew at that time that it was an award winner.

On one visit both Julia and the house was not there.

"ALLIE REYNOLDS"

"ALLIE REYNOLDS"

22X30 Watercolor

This painting won three first place awards during it show circuit. Several asked about show circuit. Generally shows will not accept works that are two years old so about two years is the circuit. After that you might get accepted in some smaller local shows but not national regional and generally any juried show.

The painting was done for the cover of a book being written about Allie Reynolds. Allie had just been made an Honorary Crow Chief when I did this portrait and he wanted it done with the headdress on. I had already done two other portraits of him.

Allie was from Oklahoma and played baseball with the Yankees in the 50's. He was a pitcher and is the only guy to ever pitch back to back no-hitters in a world series. he still holds 5 Yankees records may never be broken. He was called "THE CHIEF" because of his Native American status. He is the only guy who's name was on the corner of Yankee Stadium that is not in the Hall of Fame, and that's a shame. No one seems to know why.

The book was not finished at his death and was never published.

"PACK RAT"

"PACK RAT"

22x30 Watercolor on hot plate illustration board.

This piece won 2 best of show, and 3 first place awards during the two years it was on the contest circuit.

This place was located between Altus and Blair Oklahoma somewhere on the back roads. I never got to go inside. I was there three different time to see inside but they were always closed.

"JAMES HERMAN, PIGEON FORD, TENNESSEE"

JAMES HERMAN

22X30 Watercolor.

This is a portrait of the guy that was greeted us as entered the gates at Pigeon Ford Silver Dollar City back in the early 80.s. He told us that he sent a Christmas card to the first people that he met from each star during the year and that we were the first form Oklahoma that year. We did get the Christmas card. He also took us to his little shack of a house near the Park.

This painting won 2 first place National awards. It won 1 Best of show regional award and 3 first place State and Local awards.