Monday, September 19, 2011

SOLD My Secret Garden

Sometimes you need only go as far as your own back yard to find subject matter for your paining.  This painting was done when the roses were in full bloom and the cool shadows from the garage apartment stretched across my back yard.  The shadows only made the sunlit roses look brilliant.  Anyways here is the painting I did of my own little " Secret Garden."
To bid on this painting in my ebay auction today click here

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Golden Dusk 6x6 oil on canvas

When ever I have a big auction on ebay, I like to put a few surprises out there.  Apparently no one found a couple of my surprises yet as this one is priced at $15 to start w no reserve and there are no bids yet.  It is a 6x6 oil on canvas painted at the grounds at Gilcrease Museum at dusk.  There are a few other daily paintings at even lower starting bids.  See if you can find them. If you want to bid on this one and have access to my ebay gallery, click here  I have about 80 paintings on auction this week.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Queen Anne's Lace at the Foot Hills of the Blue Ridge Mountians 16x20

This is a painting that I did from sketches and photos taken during our trip to visit my sister in North Carolina this summer.  I actually did this as a demo for my adult painting class and included a more dramatic sky.  I have it listed on ebay this week.  If you wish to bid, click here to visit my ebay auction site where I have a lot of daily paintings on auction this week.  A lot of small 6x6 paintings that look great in groups.

Friday, September 02, 2011

SOLD Pretty in Pink 8x8 oil

I used to belong to a portrait group before I started my job as a painting teacher.  I loved the group.  We would hire a model, chip in $3 each and have a finished painting after 3 hours.  This painting started out as a 16x20 and got whittled down to this size as given only 3 hours to finish a portrait is one thing, but a figure, is a whole different ball game.  I had a pretty decent figure but it had some problems and obviously, I got tired of dealing with the problems and cropped it down to the place where there were no problems.  It is on my ebay auction this week for a mere $35 bid!  To bid, click here


Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Spring Creek, oil and sunblock on canvas

I tried to get a group together to go to the creek with me and ended up with just my husband and me ( he is that cute figure at the edge of the water )  We had all the makings of a relaxing afternoon; books to read, a fresh canvas, paints and mineral spirits.  I ended up knocking the spirits over and found that sunblock lotion does a pretty dang good job as a medium and brush cleaner:-)  This is a little 8x10 sketch that I did that day.  I will have it in my ebay gallery.  I have a ton of paintings on auction this week.  Feel free to check them out.  click here to go to my ebay gallery

Saturday, August 13, 2011

SOLD Finding Shells

One of my favorite subjects, sisters, families on the shore.  When I can't make it out to the coast, I still try to paint from my past vacations there.  This one is 8x8 oil on canvas and is on auction this week in my ebay gallery.  To bid on it, or check out my other auction paintings click here



Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Iris series 6x6 each

This is one in my Iris series.  It is a 6x6 oil on stretched canvas.  I have a lot of daily paintings on ebay this week.  To bid on the  blue violet iris  click here



Tuesday, August 09, 2011

12x12 Citrus on Wrapped Canvas

One of my students brought a handful of lemons and limes to class the other day and I did a little 6x6 painting of them which lead to this.... a larger painting which is scheduled to head to OKC for a big annual fundraiser.  But first....... I decided to see if it would sell on ebay.  If you would like to bid on this before it heads to OKC for a much higher start bid... They require that all pieces start at $250.... check out the ebay auction where there is no reserve.  click here to visit my auction

Monday, August 08, 2011

The New Tulsa Sound at Living Arts this month $2400

Thanks to my involvement with this daily painting group, I have been in the practice of painting smaller paintings which served me well when asked to do a piece for the up coming "Oh Tulsa" Show at Living Arts In Tulsa OK.  This one is called " The New Tulsa Sound" and features many of the young musicians who are making a living in the music field in Tulsa.  Two of them are my sons, Jesse and Dylan Aycock ( Top and Bottom Left ) 
This is for sale right now as a whole piece through Living Arts for $2400.  If it doesn't sell as a whole, I am planning on selling individual paintings for $225 ea.
To see more of my work, click here to go to my ebay gallery http://midwest-fine-art.com



Wednesday, August 03, 2011

CITRUS 6x6 oil $120

It is way too hot to go outside so I decided to paint some COOL fruit.  I really enjoyed painting these and loved the outcome.  I tried some new techniques on the foreground and think I was successful.  This is on my ebay gallery .  To see this and other daily paintings on ebay click here  

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Yellow Field at Gilcrease Museum 6x6

I am posting a LOT of my little daily paintings on ebay this week.  This is one of them.  All of them are no reserve auctions and this one starts at only $15!  It was done on site at the Gilcrease Museum.  It is 6x6 oil on canvas.  If you want to place a bid and see the rest of my auctions on ebay click here  

Friday, July 22, 2011

French Convent

This is one of my new favorite paintings.  My best friends have a daughter who has lived for around 18 years at a convent in France.  They brought back beautiful pictures of the lavender fields and vineyards that are tended by the sisters there.  I have done several paintings from them.  This is my latest ones which I did as a demonstration for my adult oil painting class.  I have also recently put it on auction through ebay ( where it can also be purchased through my ebay gallery at full price if there are no bids on the auction )  If you would like to place a bid or visit my auction where I have a lot of small, affordable for anyone type paintings, and some higher priced ones as well, click here


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

SOLD Blond Girl in Black Top 8x10 oil

I just got the great news that I will be the featured artist, next summer, in the  Oklahoma State Capital Gallery.  To celebrate I am posting a lot of my larger paintings on my ebay auction along with some very very low priced studies in oil on canvas.  All are no reserve auctions.  I will be posting at least one painting each day for the next 3 days at .01 - $10. range.  This one begins at $28 so check it out and bid here


Saturday, July 09, 2011

Gilcrease Museum Family Days in the Fall

I will be helping Gilcrease Museum create some fun, family projects this fall.  Some of the programs will be on Saturdays ( held in the children's classroom just down from the gift shop )and others will be held on Sundays in the Vista Room.  The Mathews building, once finished, downtown, will house some of the events as well.  To be announced.  We will have a lot of free, fun, family activities just around the corner.  Check the museum schedule for times.  click here to visit the museum

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Margaret's Paintings to grace the State Capital's Gallery in 2012

I am proud and pleased to announce that I have been selected to show my work at the Oklahoma State Capital Bldg in the summer/fall of 2012. I am very excited about this opportunity and hope to have some wonderful new work featuring some of my favorite places and people in Oklahoma.

Looking for Shells 8x8 oil $100

Since I won't be getting as far east as the beach this year, I have to rely on paintings to take me there.  This is one of several little beach paintings on auction this week through my ebay gallery.  I also have a few $5 starting bid daily paintings on auction.  See if you can find them and get your bid in.  I never have a reserve on any of my auctions so high bid, even if that is $5, wins the painting.
To visit this particular painting click here

Thursday, May 26, 2011

New! Art Tiles


I just got hooked on a new thing and I love it!  I am creating art tiles out of jpgs of my paintings.  The tiles are vivid in color.  They are 6x8 and can be hung or they have a support in the back that allows placement on a table top.  I have them all in my ebay gallery

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

SOLD Hot Peppers starting bid $39

We like it hot around my house and my garden supplies lots of fodder for great little studies like this one. This little painting is one of about 15 daily paintings that I just listed on auction this week on ebay. This one has a very low starting bid ( w no reserve ) of $39. I have around 8 items starting at one penny so see if you can find them and get your bids in. The penny auctions are fun for me and I know they make it interesting for my buyers so have fun bidding. ( no reserve on those either )
To go to my ebay gallery click here

Saturday, May 14, 2011

SOLD Just for Fun

I had several new students who wanted to complete a painting in a day and several other students who were working on a still life.  Since I teach demonstration style I was getting a lot of exercise that day.  So here is the little painting that my new students worked from ( painted by me ) Just for fun, I posted this on ebay this week for one penny.  If you want to get a bid in, please join the fun and bid here
Please check out the other auctions that I have going this week.  There are about 25 of them I think.  This is the very best deal though.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

White Iris, 6x6 oil on canvas

I CAN'T PAINT FAST ENOUGH!!!!  My garden is in full bloom and I do mean full.  Everything that could possibly be in season has decided to bloom.  Irises with peonies with roses, primroses and more.  I don't know where to turn or what to paint.  They all came at once and now they are all disappearing at the same time.  :-(  I have listed several new little Iris paintings on ebay this week and put this one on auction ( along w the others ) If you would like to bid click here to go to my ebay gallery
To find out more about me and my work, or to order one of my teaching videos or my new book on oil painting ( w tons of color pics and great instruction ) click here to visit my blog.