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AL GRITTEN
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Al Gritten is a painter who works under the banner of Big Spring Studio.  He is a retired pastor, a writer and currently is an adjunct college instructor, as well. He studied for a Bachelor of Fine Art at the University of Illinois where his focus was on painting.  He also has a BA from Middle Tennessee State University where he majored in Philosophy and minored in History.  His M.Div. is from Memphis Theological Seminary with Masters Degrees in theology and church history.  As part of his undergrad and graduate work he lived on several Native American reservations to study their spirituality.  This time has impacted much of his art.

Al has worked as an illustrator, a cartoonist, and an advertising artist, as well as, in sales and in ministry.  He is married with two grown children and one grandchild who also loves to draw and paint.  Besides painting he enjoys camping, gardening, golf, reading and music.  He plays guitar and 
mandolin.  ​His work can be found at www.agritten.com on Facebook at Big Spring Studio and on Instagram @algritten.  He has received awards for his work from Crowder College, the Annual Thomas Hart Benton show, and is currently an active member of artCentral, the Neosho Arts Council, the Joplin Regional Artists Coalition and Mid-America Pastel Society.
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1 AL GRITTEN A Dream of You I Didn't Know I Dreamed 22x15 watercolor $225 framed
2 AL GRITTEN Amaryllis 30x30 oil $400 framed
3 AL GRITTEN Autumn Cattails 15x22 watercolor $250 framed
4 AL GRITTEN Black Rose 16x12 pastel $110 framed
5 AL GRITTEN Blue Rose 12x12 oil $125 unframed
6 AL GRITTEN By Any Other Name 11x14 watercolor $150 framed
8 AL GRITTEN Cloud Nine 12x12 acrylic $150 unframed
​9 AL GRITTEN Easter 48x36 oil $500 unframed
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10 AL GRITTEN First Star I See Tonight 12x16 pastel $150 framed
11 AL GRITTEN Gods Eye 24X36 oil $375 unframed
12 AL GRITTEN Here Comes The Sun 16x12 pastel $175 framed
13 AL GRITTEN Lily 8x1|36x12|8x1 oil $400 framed (tri-panel)
14 AL GRITTEN Lonesome Prairie 15x22 watercolor $175 framed
15 AL GRITTEN Maelstrom 12x12 acrylic $100 unframed
16 AL GRITTEN Marble Jar 12x16 pastel $175 framed
17 AL GRITTEN Medicine 16x12 pastel $250 framed
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18 AL GRITTEN Morning After 14x11 watercolor $110 framed - SOLD!
19 AL GRITTEN Navajo Pot 14x11 pastel $100 framed
20 AL GRITTEN Painted Skull 22x15 watercolor $140 framed
21 AL GRITTEN Peace 20x20 oil $150 unframed
22 AL GRITTEN Pieces of April 11x14 watercolor $200 framed
23 AL GRITTEN Pinecones 15x22 watercolor $150 framed
24 AL GRITTEN Pink Ladies 14x11 pastel $150 framed
​25 AL GRITTEN Prometheus 8x10 oil $150 framed
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26 AL GRITTEN Riding the Storm Out 12x12 oil $140 unframed
27 AL GRITTEN Ruth After Gleaning 24x18 pastel $275 framed
28 AL GRITTEN Tarnished 24x18 pastel $225 framed
29 AL GRITTEN Too late to Pray for Rain 24x18 pastel $225 framed
30 AL GRITTEN Trinity 22x15 watercolor $225 framed
31 AL GRITTEN Variations in Violet  11x8.5 pastel $175 framed
32 AL GRITTEN Where Have All the Flowers Gone 12x12 oil $250 unframed
33 AL GRITTEN Whiskey Painting | Daffodils 5x4 watercolor & whiskey $55  framed
34 AL GRITTEN Whiskey Painting | Nesting Ground 5x4 watercolor & whiskey $55 framed - SOLD!
35 AL GRITTEN Whiskey Painting | Snow Caps 4x5 watercolor & whiskey $55 - SOLD!
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SANDRA PARRILL
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​A native of Michigan, Sandra Parrill has made Joplin, Missouri, her home for the last 50 years. She spent several years in the retail horticultural trade in Joplin, and she owned a bead store, creating award-winning hand-crafted jewelry and teaching classes. As a passionate and prolific artist, today Sandra is a contributing member in group exhibits for artCentral and the Joplin Regional Artists Coalition.
 
Art has been Sandra’s passion since she was old enough to hold a crayon and color her world. She has made many forays into many mediums on her artistic journey through life, but drawing and painting have always been her first loves.  Sandra seeks to draw out the souls of her subjects, revealing hidden secrets and dreams through the pens and brushes she holds in her fingers. Many of her paintings reflect her love of the natural world and endangered native species. The house and 
land she shares with her husband are lovingly known as Chaos. At facebook.com/sandra.parrill you can see a plethora of images of Sandra’s amazing gardens.
 
As a writer, Sandra pens a weekly garden column for the Joplin Globe. She was awarded first place as Best Newspaper Column of 2018 by the Missouri Writer’s Guild. 
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1 SANDRA PARRILL Almost Midnight Under the Eye of Providence 12x12 acrylic $375 unframed
2 SANDRA PARRILL Angel Wing Butterfly on Chicory 10x8 acrylic $185 framed
3 SANDRA PARRILL Baby Goat Love 8x8 pencil $150 framed
4 SANDRA PARRILL Beauty and the Bumble 14x11 acrylic $375 framed
5 SANDRA PARRILL Bee Dreams 14x11 acrylic  $425 framed
6 SANDRA PARRILL Behind the Mask 12x12 acrylic $375 unframed
7 SANDRA PARRILL Cave Point | Door County | Wisconsin 8x10 acrylic $385 framed
8 SANDRA PARRILL Christmas Rose 10x10 acrylic $225 unframed
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   9 SANDRA PARRILL Clearwing Moth 10x8 acrylic $150 framed - SOLD!
10 SANDRA PARRILL Creekin' 8x6 pencil $85 framed
11 SANDRA PARRILL Dance Partners 11x14 acrylic $385 framed
12 SANDRA PARRILL Dandelion Power 12x12 acrylic $225 unframed - SOLD!
13 SANDRA PARRILL Dogwood Spring 20x16 acrylic $325 framed
14 SANDRA PARRILL Elegance 14x11 acrylic $385 framed
15 SANDRA PARRILL Eglantine and Butterfly 16x12 acrylic $325 unframed
​16 SANDRA PARRILL Erythronium 8x10 acrylic $225 unframed
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​17  SANDRA PARRILL Ghost of the Atchafalaya 14x11 acrylic $385 framed
18 SANDRA PARRILL Glory of the Morning 20x16 acrylic $290 unframed
19 SANDRA PARRILL Got the Blues 15x12 acrylic $385 framed
20 SANDRA PARRILL King of the Forest 10x8 acrylic $285 framed
21 SANDRA PARRILL Ladies of the Night 16x12 acrylic $385 framed
22 SANDRA PARRILL Lord God Bird of the Big Woods 14x11 acrylic $385 framed
23 SANDRA PARRILL Monarch on Thistle 12x10 acrylic $325 framed - SOLD!
​24 SANDRA PARRILL Mourning Cloak 7x5 acrylic $125 framed
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25  SANDRA PARRILL Regal Oak Moth 10x8 acrylic $225 unframed
26 SANDRA PARRILL Red Admiral 10x8 acrylic $225 framed
27 SANDRA PARRILL Sight for a Thousand Eyes 12x12 acrylic $350 framed
28 SANDRA PARRILL Summer Beauties 14x11 acrylic $250 framed
29 SANDRA PARRILL Sphinx Moth on Woodland Phlox 10x8 acrylic $225 framed
30 SANDRA PARRILL Sweet Caroline 12x10 acrylic $375 framed
31 SANDRA PARRILL The Mother of the Woods 14x12 acrylic $385 framed
​32 SANDRA PARRILL This Human is Mine 8x6 pencil $85 framed
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33 SANDRA PARRILL Trillium Joy in the Birch Woods 16x12 acrylic $385 framed
34 SANDRA PARRILL Tripping through the Trilliums 16x12 acrylic $385 framed
35 SANDRA PARRILL Christmas Rose 7x5 acrylic $60 unframed
36 SANDRA PARRILL Dragonfly 7x5  acrylic $60 unframed
37 SANDRA PARRILL February Gold 7x5 acrylic $60 unframed
38 SANDRA PARRILL In the Eyes of a Bee 7x5 acrylic $60 unframed - SOLD!
39 SANDRA PARRILL Sweet Violets 7x5 acrylic $60 unframed - SOLD!