Margaret Aycock Representational Oil Painting in Oklahoma: August 2011

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, 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

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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