Marybeth Heikes

Paintings in Watercolor & Mixed Media

Posts Tagged “Sheep”

Year of the Sheep

Year of the Sheep

September 22, 2015

This was inspired by our playful and ornery goats. And because the year 2015 is the Chinese Year of the Sheep/Goat, this was perfect! In the past I have done some Chinese zodiac animals in ink and decided it was time to try them using collage papers. Working from my sketch and some of my […] more »

Iowa Series #65 (Red Sheep, Blue Sheep)

Iowa Series #65 (Red Sheep, Blue Sheep)

July 4, 2009

My inspiration for this piece came from traveling through the Iowa countryside the summer of 1995. I wanted to document local barns because I realized they are rapidly disappearing from the landscape and are interesting structures with lots of character. This particular barn is located near Seymour, Iowa. I’m not sure if it’s still there. […] more »