Marybeth Heikes

Paintings in Watercolor & Mixed Media

Posts Tagged “Pig”

New Pig Collages

New Pig Collages

May 26, 2009

I find that a pig theme adds a humorous touch to my artwork. Ever since I witnessed a runaway pig at the Iowa State Fair, pigs have been a featured design in my collages. I usually start with a contour pencil design, and now I use [...] more »

Patriotic Pig

Patriotic Pig

May 25, 2009

I began with a deep purple background to contrast with the emerald green of the pig. Then I put a numeral 1 on his haunches; I couldn’t figure out how to finish, then had the idea to cut up flag stamps and glued on the bottom. more »

Kansas City Pig

Kansas City Pig

February 5, 2008

Another of the famous pig series I began in 2001. I have discovered that people associate pigs with Iowa and the situations in which I present them make people laugh. Always a good thing! more »