May 2012

Rob painting the hives

Road to the Beehives by Brenda Behr, 11x14" oil on panel

Red-roofed barn by Brenda Behr, oil on panel

In the spring of 2012 there was a gap in the painting Rob and I did together. We hadn’t figured out yet that we would soon be painting together on a weekly basis. That May, I don’t know who suggested to whom we head up Highway 13. I have a hunch having spotted beehives on a trip to Greenville, and knowing Rob’s wife and daughter had taken up beekeeping, I may have suggested we pack our easels and head for the hives. The fact that Kirby Rigsby, DVM, Rob’s wife, is passionate about her beekeeping hobby probably explains why Rob’s painting is not to available to be shared here. I received most only images of paintings he was interested in selling.

The barn painting was done at a second stop on Hwy 13 that day, just a stone’s throw down the highway from the beehives.