Sunday, December 18, 2016

Abraham's Wood Carvings


I used to spend a lot of my spare time trying different ideas to see if I could do them. I saw a lady on the cover of National Geographic magazine who was carving primitive characters and thought I might be able to do that. I tried the primitive carvings and ended up with "The Hobos" and I still have them. We lived by the railroad tracks in Gordon, Ohio and hobos stopped at our house for a drink of cold water or a basin of water to wash off with. Mother always gave them water to drink and a basin of water and a cake of lye soap to wash with and she made sure they had a plate or bowl full of whatever we were eating that day so they would have something to eat. I have seen them sitting by the railroad with a puff of smoke giving them away. They would be heating up a pot of beans or something to eat. I assume they carried cans of beans with them as they didn't have much of a sack to carry things in. My oil painting depicts one such character reading a newspaper.

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  1. UnknownSeptember 13, 2017 at 9:19 AM

    I once thought I could make enough money on oil paintings and sell them along with some of my wood carvings and then I would be a real artist supporting myself and the family. But I quickly learned that it takes an enormous effort to keep up with the trade shows and going to, setting up and taking down the artwork. So then I opted for ribbons and i have a dresser drawer full. Can't buy a single loaf of bread with any of them, so I learned why the trade is called "Starving Artists."

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