Margaret Aycock Representational Oil Painting in Oklahoma: October 2013

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, October 30, 2013

Cowgirl Dreams

To Bid

This was inspired by a vintage print of a cowgirl. See her in the background?

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Provence Country Road

While in Provence this spring I took a lot of great photos of the area around the convent. When I returned home I used several of them to create new works and to teach the process of painting to my adult students. This is one of the finished pieces which is on ebay auction this week for you to bid on. CLICK HERE to visit my auction ( around 25 pieces on auction this week )
or CLICK HERE to visit my blog where you can read about my life as an artist and perhaps purchase my new book on painting the landscape en plein air.

Monday, October 28, 2013

My TCC class project

For this project we all started out with the same photo of a lovely, costumed woman. I demonstrate the process that we will all follow to complete the painting but allow each student to choose the model's surroundings and since I have a class full of animal lovers, they also chose an animal that would sit upon her lap. This is turning out to be a lot of fun. We are nearing completion.

Painting in the great outdoors in Oklahoma

We had a delightful plein air workshop at the RossMar Ranch this weekend. I had 10 eager painters with me. The weather held out for the whole day although it was a bit nippy in the morning. Thanks to my layers of long underwear and multiple shirts, sweaters and jackets, I was prepared for what ever the day had to offer. I demonstrated one oil sketch in the morning and one in the afternoon. We will take both back into the studio this Thursday and will work with any students who want to complete their paintings. ( Mine included as they are not quite ready for prime time :-)

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Lots of paintings on Auction this Week, New ones added daily

Another week of new auctions on ebay. I will be putting tons of paintings on auction this week, both large and very small ones. This one is small, 8x8. It was done as a demo in a workshop that I lead at the Tulsa Arts and Humanities Council a few months ago.
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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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