Margaret Aycock Representational Oil Painting in Oklahoma: March 2020

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..

Friday, March 27, 2020

Covid 19 relief fund sale

Ok, so I am going to kill several birds with one stone here.  I am going to post a painting a day as I make the brave attempt to clean my studio.  I am going to slash the price well below retail.  If you purchase the painting I am not requiring it, but any extra cash you want to donate will be appreciated.  I am then going to split any sales with the Red Dirt Relief Fund and the Tulsa Restaurant Employee Relief Fund.  This could be fun!  If you need shipping please include $20 more, otherwise arrange with me for pick up or delivery.  If anyone has a brilliant idea on how to work this better, let me know but I am thinking the first person to say, " I want to buy this painting," gets it.  They can pay for it through pay pal ...sending money to friends and family so that Paypal doesn't take a cut.  Some of these paintings will be sketches and some will be demos and some will be finished paintings.  some were done years ago and some, last month.  Help me clear the studio while helping Tulsans in need..  Please pass along to your pals.... unless you want to be the first to purchase ;-) I will be adding a couple of paintings each day.

Tornado 16x20 oil on stretched canvas..   $130

Nude 8x10 oil on stretched canvas....     $85

Sunflowers  8x10 oil on stretched canvas  $125

Bison on the Tall Grass 16x20 oil on canvas  $195  SOLD!

Listening to Music Still Life  oil on canvas 16x20   $195

Arkansas River in Colorado  9x11 oil on canvas   $ $125

Beach GirlsMy take on a master  11x14  oil  $120  SOLD!

These are the paintings as of today: If you want to purchase you can let me know using the contact on this website.  As days go by I will add more.

Sunday, March 22, 2020

SOLD! Pandemic 2020

This is how I am dealing with things. The good news is that I actually like my tornado dreams. They always involve a lot of drama of course, but always end with me finding a great hiding place to ride out the storm. I am usually a heroine who saves others along with myself. Let's hope this whole thing turns out the same. Stay safe out there folks.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Pears

6x6 oil painting on canvas. This was done earlier this year when the pear tree was covered with pears. A great excuse to hang out in the back yard. This painting is $150 and can be purchased directly from me. To visit my artist blog : http://margaretaycock.com

Fireflies show starts this week. Juried Women over 55 Art Show in Tulsa

This show has been moved to digital.

Tuesday, March 03, 2020

Creek paintings

I think my favorite way to paint is small and quick and onsite. These were all painted on 8x10 canvases en plein aire in Oklahoma. The Flint River, Bird Creek, Chickasaw national Park and Spring Creek. Actually it is often hard to let go of these as they are like someone taking your favorite photograph of your favorite day out of your photo album. Fortunately the ones that are no longer with me have gone to good homes :-)

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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