Art Of The Ozarks

Now I’m the tech guy around here and I love my iPhone. My art leans more towards making noise on guitars than taking photos or painting like the rest of the gang. Come to think of it, just seeing what Maryanne does and creates blows my mind as I just can’t see how it all goes together.

Sometimes something comes along that looks exceptions cool. The Apple App store is doing really well and there are tens of thousands of apps in there already. So many in fact that I’ve given up trying to keep track.

Some of these apps are a little silly and some of them are quite entertaining. Occasionally a few will come along that change the way the device is looked at. One of these I think is Netsketch, one of the fairly new drawing/ sketching apps for the iPhone.

I know Maryanne has been after an excuse to get one and maybe this will be the thing to put her over the edge. Or is that push Ken over the edge as he has to teach Maryanne how to use the iPhone.

Stef Kardos who I believe is a Disney artist, has already done some great work. With the application installed what you have is an incredibly portable tablet that you can paint on using your fingers. Some of her output is phenomenal.

Now who says art and technology can’t get along?

Netsketch is available from the Apple App store

Kind Regards,
Shane

The calming serenity of the ocean’s evening tide. Original in oils (no longer available) by Mary Ann in 1997. Visit our Maryken Art store to see The Ocean’s Evening Tide on several quality products.

Prints available:

  9×12 framed: $41.95 (frame size: 13″ x 16″)  [quickshop:Ocean's Evening Tide 9x12 framed:price:41.95:shipping:0:shipping2:0:end]

  10×14 framed: $44.95  (Frame size: 19″ x 15″)  [quickshop:Ocean's Evening Tide 10x14 framed:price:0:shipping:0:shipping2:0:end]

Please contact us if you have any questions on shipping or framing.

One of those “the best pictures are in your own back yard” scenes, except this was on our front porch.

Found the nest in a Jasmine tree we relocated from inside the house only days earlier in late May. Mama probably regretted her choice of location, but the chicks didn’t care and posed whenever I turned on the camera.

Visit our Maryken Art store to see Spring Trumpeters on several quality products.

Print – 12″ x 8″ (8″ x 8″ for Square Photos)

High quality print on Archival Quality paper.
Delivered by Normal Post free of charge Worldwide.

Price : $20.00

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Print – 18″ x 12″ (12″ x 12″ for Square Photos)

High quality print on Archival Quality paper.
Delivered by Overnight Express free of charge within Australia.
Delivered by Standard International Post free of charge Worldwide.

Price : $60.00

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Print – 24″ x 16″ (16″ x 16″ for Square Photos)

High quality print on Archival Quality paper.
Delivered by Overnight Express free of charge within Australia.
Delivered by Standard International Post free of charge Worldwide.

Price : $95.00

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Print – 30″ x 20″ (20″ x 20″ for Square Photos)

High quality print on Archival Quality paper.
Delivered by Overnight Express free of charge within Australia.
Delivered by Standard International Post free of charge Worldwide.

Price : $185.00

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Looks like this farm family has the start of a beautiful morning that is beginning at the kitchen table. Original in pastels by Mary Ann in 1997. Visit our Maryken Art store to see Morning Start on several quality products.

Price is $3500 which includes insured shipping within the Continental USA. Framing is available at additional cost.

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Please contact us if you have any questions on shipping or framing.

Sunset Photo Taken in Bluff Utah as the Moon was rising.

Print – 12″ x 8″ (8″ x 8 ” for Square Photos)

$9.95 High quality print on Archival Quality paper.
Delivered by Normal Post free of charge Worldwide.

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Enjoy the majestic scene of Freedom created by Mary Ann in 1994, depicting the beauty and greatness of the United States of America.

Original is in oils on 24×36 inch canvas.

Limited edition 16×24 inch lithograph prints have sold throughout the country and is part of the West Point Museum collection at the United States Military Academy, New York.

Price is $149 inc shipping in Continental USA   [quickshop:Freedom Limited Edition Lithograph:price:149:shipping:0:shipping2:0:end]

Contact Us if you would like the Artist to sign the print and add a personalized comment.

Also, see Freedom on several several quality products offered at our Maryken Art store.

We’ve just come back from a great road trip through 8 states, taking photos the whole way.

The highlight was dawn at Monument Valley, UT. Stacey got some great sunrise shots and is looking through the hundreds of great shots looking for some real pearls.

I’m in the process of redoing the site here as I’m not altogether happy with the wordpress/ gallery2 hybrid. If anyone has any suggestions of how to integrate the photos/ art and shopping cart into a locally hosted platform please leave a comment.

I’m very much looking forward to uploading more content, I have some great new photos of "FREEDOM" by Mary Ann, and she is also finishing off new paintings. Ken also tells me he has some nice shots to upload.

It’s looking to be an exciting couple of months here at ArtOfTheOzarks and I hope you enjoy the art.

Kind Regards,

Shane Lowry

Ken has got the new Cafepress Store up and running. You can get greeting cards and mugs of Freedom and other photos/ art.

It’s a really quick and easy way to get your hands on a little piece of "Freedom" and several other pieces by both Ken and Mary Ann.

You can check it out HERE