Margaret Aycock Representational Oil Painting in Oklahoma: December 2006

Welcome to my blog where I post recent photos of my work and journal about my life as an artist. I live and work in Tulsa Oklahoma. It is from my early life in the mountains that I developed a love of the natural world which now includes vast prairies and endless skies. To contact me about a purchase all in lowercase letters you can write me at margee And then my last name @Gmail. Opening the web version of this blog gives the opportunity to purchase any of my how to books/videos, etc..

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Red Tomato

I figured I could squeeze one more tomato painting out of this little tomato before it goes bad or I eat it. These little paintings always look better in real life as my camera just doesn't capture them as well as I would like. This one is 6x6 on stretched canvas. It is an oil painting as all of mine are. It just got added to my ebay auction and can be bid on through there by clicking here or on the other midwest-fine-art.com button on the side of the blog. Questions or comments feel free to write to me.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

What a Nice Set of Tomatoes! SOLD

I still can't seem to capture digitaly these tiny paintings . This is a 6x6 painting in oil. The tomatoes are pretty bright red with a cool white background. The brush strokes are quite visible. A nice little impressionist painting for your collection at a very good price. It will be on auction this week beginning at $49. If it doesn't sell or if you wish to buy it now, the price is $75. You can bid on my ebay site or buy it now through my email address. ebay is midwest-fine-art.com

Thursday, December 14, 2006

6"x6 Little White Cup for a "Little $"Under $50 starting bid

One of these days I will take a photo that actually looks as good as the painting.... The painting is really nice. the white in light is lighter and in shadow is bluer grey. You can see the brush strokes. Very Impressionistic looking. A little cup of coffee to start your day. Bid starts at $49. You can write with your bid to artistswaygallery@yahoo.com. I will do a buy it now for $75.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Little Fairy... 8x10 oil on canvas....SOLD

I just wanted to try something different. This is all done in a wash of burnt sienna. This is an oil painting on an 8x10 stretched canvas. I thought she looked like a little fairy with flowers in her hair. If you buy her, you get to name her! Opening bid is $49. You can email me with questions or bids or go to my ebay site to bid.

SOLD

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Little White Pitcher

One of my garage sale finds. I have this up on ebay this week for bid. Bid starts at $49 with free shipping. Afterwards if there are no bids the buy it now price will be $75 from my blog and can be purchased by writing to me at artistswaygallery@yahoo.com

Sunday, December 03, 2006

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This is a 6x6 oil painting on stretched canvas painted in the impressionist style. Starting bid is $50 and bidding will continue for one week beginning on Monday, December 3rd. You may bid through my email address or if you are in ebay, It will be available there as well. Happy Bidding! If there are no bids that week, the price will be $75 for purchase through this web site.

Art Student Supply List

Supplies are as follows: Oil Paints: Specifically Windsor Newton brand Winton 200 ML size. Student grade is preferable and if it says ‘hue’ after the color that is fine, and preferable too; Alizarin Crimson, Cad. Red, Cad. Orange, Cad. Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue, Sap Green, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium white, Burnt Sienna.

Assortment of boar bristle brushes from ¼” to 1: (feel free to get the cheap ones,) I like filberts but flats are ok too.

canvas : depends on what we are painting. Usually no larger than 16x20

Pallet; either purchase large pallet or 12 x 16 cardboard cover with freezer paper purchase Reynolds freezer paper in the grocery store where plastic wraps, foil are found.

A pallet box is optional but saves money in the long run.

I will supply easel, spirits, rags

Step by Step Still Life

Notice, no detail till nearly finished. Start with blocking in main color areas, make sure to cover every inch of the canvas with something. Also notice you don't have to paint everything in in perfect detail. We paint how the eye sees.... When you are looking at one specific thing, everything else looses its detail. I like to pick an area or two where I paint a flower or flowers in well and let the viewer make up the rest with their own eyes. If I paint one cherry blossom well, the viewer now knows that all those other white, flowery things are cherry blossoms, for example.

Painting the Impressionist Still Life with Margaret Aycock

"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone. And, as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Marianne Williamson from "Reflections on a Course in Miracles" My hope is that my painting will be that shining light.

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