"At Peace "
Acrylic on canvas / Framed
26 3/4" X 22 1/2"
$800 + S & H
"A Beautiful Night"
Acrylic on wood / hand made Frame
31 3/4" X 56"
$3500.00 + S/H
"Fancy Dancer"
Acrylic on canvas
16" X 20"
$600 + S/H
Billy Roper
Folk Artist - Visual Storyteller
"Mother and Child"
Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Canvas, Unframed
18' X 24"
$600 + S/H
Title: A Beautiful Night 2007
Billy Roper, Jasper GA 30143 Beautiful Summer Weather
Do you know them summer or winter nights that the whole world seems to be stars and moon light? I have seen lots of them. But, one that I saw not long before this picture was painted was like that it was late in the night I was up bumping around the house. The window in the kitchen in our house seemed to be floating in the moon light on nights like that the stars seem to be holes in the night sky. It is so pretty it seems to be holy.
When we lived in Suches GA there was where we lived very few lights to dim the stars on cold nights the stars would be so many it would seem like the sky was white.
I would sit in the old car we had and listen to this religion program that come on at nine o'clock then sit there long after it was over. Just listening and looking at night things. There was always lots to see in the sky. Planes, shooting stars and such.
That seems so long ago now it seems like another life time. Our baby was just tiny, I worked at a saw mill toting slabs. We eat what we raised, in that car at night was the only radio we had skipping on and off the station, at that time at night and later I would plan and dream.
Dreams that now have long ago come true. Don't ever under estimate the power of dreams.
It is true as you dream so are you. I would talk of things way in the future my wife would talk of how are we going to pay the bills. Looking back now, the dreams come true and the bills got paid.
We are our true selves when we look at the stars and feel great and small. Only humans make or cause us to feel small in a bad way I think.
From the time I was a child I have been a dreamer. But, also I was always willing to pay the price for them dreams and I have paid for them too, I have paid the price.
To be yourself takes all of you. But, why would anybody settle for less. The question is this some day when I float amongst the stars and eternity would I do it again?
I don't know I am a very leaky vessel to try to hold a star.
Billy Roper
"A Beautiful Night" Writing from back
"Fancy Dancer"
Reverso
"Restless Spirit"
Acrylic on Canvas, Framed
16 1/2" X 28 1/2"
$600.00 + S/H
"Restless Spirit"
Writing from back
"Poor People's Angel"
Acrylic on Canvas
14" X 18"
$400 + S/H
"Poor People's Angel"
Writing from back
"Sunwarmer"
Acrylic on canvas
12" X 16"
$400 + S/H
"Little Bird"
Acrylic on canvas
16" X 20"
$200 + S/H
"Little Bird"
Writing from back
"Counselor"
Acrylic on canvas
11" X 14"
SOLD
"Counselor"
Writing from back
"Poor Peoples Angel"
Acrylic on canvas
16" x 20"
$275
"Poor Peoples Angel"
Writing from back
'Mother and Child'
Writing from back
'Wild Roses'
Acrylic on Canvas
18" X 24"
$200 + S/H
"Wild Roses"
Writing from Back
"When Society says No"
Acrylic on canvas
20" X 24"
$600 + S/H
"When Society says No"
Reverso
