More beautiful harmonies and lovely steel
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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..
Monday, June 23, 2014
Let there be Lonely, The Secret Sisters, Jesse Aycock at the Ryman in Nashville
Ready for some sweet harmony?
Let there be Lonely
Let there be Lonely
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Great Read and Great Movie
I especially love a good coming of age story where the characters learn important life lessons and make tough decisions that support their enlightenment. Two such tales crossed my path this month, one being a great book on CD... I can highly recommend checking this out from your local library and see if traffic jams and long drives across town don't turn into a pleasure ride.
So, if you are looking for a great read, try The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Just finished it. ( she wrote "The Secret Life of Bees ) I foresee this book turning into a great movie as well. It is fiction but based on a lot of facts and based on the stories of 2 real life women even though I see it as a coming of age type of book... my favorite. It takes place mostly in South Carolina during both the abolition movement and women's rights. A beautiful, disturbing, and ultimately, joyful tale. ( I must have the happy ending! )
Sooo looking for a good movie too? We just went to Maleficent last night and didn't expect nearly the great story telling that we got. A lovely tale of betrayal, hate, jealousy, power redeemed by love and forgiveness.
So, if you are looking for a great read, try The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Just finished it. ( she wrote "The Secret Life of Bees ) I foresee this book turning into a great movie as well. It is fiction but based on a lot of facts and based on the stories of 2 real life women even though I see it as a coming of age type of book... my favorite. It takes place mostly in South Carolina during both the abolition movement and women's rights. A beautiful, disturbing, and ultimately, joyful tale. ( I must have the happy ending! )
Sooo looking for a good movie too? We just went to Maleficent last night and didn't expect nearly the great story telling that we got. A lovely tale of betrayal, hate, jealousy, power redeemed by love and forgiveness.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Roses in a Jelly Jar
One of my favorite paintings that was started and finished in about 4 hours. This is on auction right now on ebay. To bid and see numerous other paintings on auction this week click here
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Peonies
This is one of this year's crop of peony paintings. It is on ebay this week, on auction. What a joy it is to paint them. To bid on this or visit my ebay gallery click here This is one of my favorites. Also new in my gallery are some recent paintings by my husband, Scott. Check them out.
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Prairie Girl
As you can see, this painting has taken several forms. She started out with two arms, then only one arm and finally no arms. I wanted her to kind of be part of the landscape and the figure kept getting in the way. I was having fun with the costume but my fun was getting in the way of the painting. I think i am pretty satisfied with it now. It is up on my auction site on ebay right now. To visit my ebay gallery or bid click here
Friday, June 06, 2014
15% off sale this week on my Originals
I am playing with my Ebay Gallery/Store and have decided to try a markdown sale. So here is the link to 15% off any original oil painting over $200.
http://www.ebay.com/sme/artistswaygallery/Extra-15-off-when-you-spend-200/so.html?_soffid=5001634802
http://www.ebay.com/sme/artistswaygallery/Extra-15-off-when-you-spend-200/so.html?_soffid=5001634802
A Hornet's Nest, Persimmons, Blue Bird Eggs
Whose idea was it to paint this danged hornet's nest!! My adult painting class decided they wanted to create a still life using things found in nature. My brilliant husband ( one of my students ) decided to bring in this hornet's nest. He later regretted it and is still not finished with his painting, long after the rest of the class. I hear him grumbling as he paints :-). The rest of them were very glad to wave this painting good-by. I actually quite liked it after I did my own grumbling. It certainly got us all out of our comfort zones. This is for sale now on my ebay store. To bid click here
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Oklahoma Artists League
This photo was taken right after setting up for our first show... at the Polo Grill in Utica Square, Tulsa. This was the inaugural show for our newly formed group of professional painters in Oklahoma, " The Oklahoma Artists League "
Thanks to Tulsa's premier dining establishment, Polo Grill for treating us like kings and queens as we enjoyed a complimentary brunch.
Check out the work of our group on line
Members:
Alan Frakes
Anne Spoon
Louise Higgs
Joey Friscillo
Me
Derek Penix
Christopher Westfall
not pictured: Gill Adams
Monday, June 02, 2014
Jesse Aycock New CD Flowers and Wounds
This is a video link to my son, Jesse's press release for the new album. pretty wonderful. If you don't already have it, you should. It is an amazing album. to order you can go to http://jesseaycock.com
Here is a link to the video:
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/video/12792511?fb_og_action=reverbnation_fb%3Aupload&fb_og_object=video.other&utm_campaign=a_public_videos&utm_content=video.other&utm_medium=facebook_og&utm_source=reverbnation_fb%3Aupload
Here is a link to the video:
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/video/12792511?fb_og_action=reverbnation_fb%3Aupload&fb_og_object=video.other&utm_campaign=a_public_videos&utm_content=video.other&utm_medium=facebook_og&utm_source=reverbnation_fb%3Aupload
Friday, May 30, 2014
Peonies in a Greek Vase
One of my favorites from last week's peony painting frenzy.
It is on auction this week along with several others. To bid or visit my ebay gallery
click here
It is on auction this week along with several others. To bid or visit my ebay gallery
click here
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
My Childhood home work in progress
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Vegitarian Lunch from the garden
I encourage everyone to have something planted in a garden, even if that
garden is a bucket on the patio. This is what we had for lunch
yesterday. It was so pretty ( and good) that I just had to take a photo
of it. I might add that we had mint and wood sorrel tea to go with it.
more peonies and primroses
set up in an east facing window
Transparent wash with general shapes and colors
Soften some edges and sharpen those in the focal point area/areas. Sometimes less is more in my book anyways. I don't like to have things look to tightly rendered. I am going for a more painterly look in my work..... sometimes achieving my goal.
I think I am done painting peonies for the season. This is my 10th painting, and I believe it will be my last till this time next year. For those of you who are artists I thought I would include the process. Although it is an oil painting, it starts out very much like a watercolor. With peonies you have to work fast. You pretty much have one day per painting as by the next day they have started to droop. It sure is nice to stand on my breezy back porch and breath in the scent of all these beautiful flowers and then on top of that, get to paint them! This painting and the others are in my ebay gallery. I will sporadically put them on auction from time to time as I do my other paintings. As always, you are free to make an offer, especially if you desire more than one painting.
To visit my ebay gallery click here
Friday, May 16, 2014
Another Peoney Painting
To purchase and/or visit my Ebay Gallery click here
These are so much fun to paint and I suspect there are more of these little paintings to come as the weather has been so cool that the season seems to be lasting a little longer and we haven't had horrible winds and rain storms to knock all the blossoms off. I am so lucky, I get to be surrounded by beauty and get to breath in the beautiful scent as I paint. Keep checking as I will post more as they come.
These are so much fun to paint and I suspect there are more of these little paintings to come as the weather has been so cool that the season seems to be lasting a little longer and we haven't had horrible winds and rain storms to knock all the blossoms off. I am so lucky, I get to be surrounded by beauty and get to breath in the beautiful scent as I paint. Keep checking as I will post more as they come.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Painting Peonies
I have been painting as fast as I can. I just listed this painting and 7 others on ebay. All peonies.
To visit this painting and the others just posted click here
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Peonies and Primroses by Margaret Aycock 11x14 Oil on Canvas
I have been painting peonies as fast as I can this week. I haven't even had time to put any of them in my ebay gallery until today. This
Painting is an original oil on canvas painted from life of Peonies and
Primroses. They have both traveled with us from house to house over 30
years, the Peonies having traveled through time even longer, coming from
the home of my husband's grandmother in Arkansas. I love painting them
every year and having their sweet scent fill my house as I do so. It lists for $350 on my ebay website but for my blog followers it is $300 to purchase:
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Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Red Roses in a Jelly Jar
One of my favorite paintings on auction this week. To place a bid or just visit my auction site Click Here
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Labels:
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impressioinist,
margaret aycock,
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roses
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Peonies
The peonies are in bloom and I expect to be painting them all week. This is my first run at them. Once finished, they will be for sale in my ebay gallery or feel free to contact me privately. Here is my step by step process. Since my light is gone for the day I figured I would post what I have and take a big step back from the work. To visit my ebay gallery where I have many other paintings for sale, Click here
Monday, May 05, 2014
Deer in the Woods
This week I am revisiting some of my paintings and repainting portions of them. This is one of several. It is now on auction through my ebay gallery along with many others as this week I am posting 5 paintings per day to celebrate having a positive feedback score of 800. I That was a lot of work... or should I say, fun. :-) To visit my gallery auction, click here.
Feel free to make that score turn from 800 to 801.
Feel free to make that score turn from 800 to 801.
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