Margaret Aycock Representational Oil Painting in Oklahoma: July 2008

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..

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Beautiful Girl 16x20 oil on canvas by Margaret Aycock

This is one of several portrait sketches that I have in my ebay gallery right now. I paint portraits once a week with a group of artists. I have put a few of them on auction and the more finished ones live in my ebay gallery. I was very pleased with this one. To go to the gallery click here To access my blog click here

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Moonflower Fiddle by Margaret Aycock

Now for something completely different... A friend of mine builds and repairs violins. He asked for me to paint this blank and give it back to him to dress up properly. It will get all the goodies from him and be a beautiful, playable instrument soon. For more of my work check it out here and if you would like to go to my blog click here

Monday, July 07, 2008

Carolina Surfer 20x24 Oil Painting by Margaret Aycock

My brother, Bill is a surfer and since I am stuck out here in the middle of nowhere ( Oklahoma ) I had to rely on him to send me some great pics of him surfing. I miss the beach and this is about as close as I am going to get this year w the gas prices being what they are. Anyways this is a bit new for me so any feedback would be appreciated. I put this for sale as a giclee on ebay and then worked on it two more times today since I posted that picture and one more time since I posted this picture! The wave is a little higher and more rounded now. Let me know what you think. I will post the final pic on ebay tomorrow... You can check out my ebay site to see my more traditional work by clicking here.. ebay to find out more about me and my work go to my blog

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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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