Petunias in the Sun 16x20 oil on canvas

I just finished this painting and thought I would post it here to brighten up your winter as it has brightened mine while painting it. I just put it on auction in my ebay gallery/auction site for those wishing to bid on it. I usually have a lot of my smaller, one item, daily paintings there as well. If there are none on auction, please feel free to make an offer. Here is a link to the ebay auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390294887355

Nancy's Pets 6x6 oil on canvas SOLD!

My sister hired me to paint portraits of her best pals. These are the finished products. Thanks to the daily painting group, I was already in the habit of painting small and finishing in a day. These are the products of 4 days. To bid or purchase a painting of your own pet you may contact me or visit my online ebay gallery at http://midwest-fine-art.com where I also have several instructional DVDs and one full color instructional book for sale.

SOLD A Little White Cup $95

Over Christmas break I decided to do a little teaching video to advertise my workshop at the local museum that is coming up this spring. This is the one object painting that I did for the video. The painting can be purchased this week on ebay. click here to bid ebay where it is on auction w starting bid at $49 and no reserve.....and if you would like to watch the video you may do so on you tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLy5nQlqmkE

a little painting demo

Another Macantosh painting w stripes

I just think these stripes look like Christmas. I have been having a lot of fun with this striped cloth and apples. This is one of several that I have on ebay this week. One of them has a very low reserve price. This one has no reserve if I remember correctly. To visit my ebay site and possibly bid on this piece or another one click here

Hot Cup 6x6 oil on canvas

This is one of several little "kitchen" paintings that I have been working on in preparation for small works shows and holiday giving.  I love doing them.... instant gratification !  This one is on auction this week on ebay with a low start price and no reserve.  Feel free to make a buy it now offer if there are no bids :-)  I also have a few w very low reserves and a penny starting price so check them out as well.  I am hoping some folks want to get creative with their gifts this year AND support the arts by supporting the artists.  To see and bid on this painting click here

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SOLD 12x12 Macintosh on Red and White Striped Cloth $250

I just posted this 12x12 piece to my ebay gallery along with it's little sister, a 6x6 macintosh on stripes. I put both on auction and the smaller one's auction begins at .01 just for fun. It feels kinda Christmasy. To go to my ebay gallery, click here or visit my blog

Watching the Gulls

I have been working on this little commission piece and I love the way it turned out.  I put the commission opportunity on auction on ebay last week and this person won the bid.  I put it out there again for this week but offer it any time for $99 for a 6x6 or 8x8 oil on stretched canvas.  I love working with people's family beach vacations as they were always my own favorite vacations.  Doing nothing all day but playing in the waves, hanging out w the family, watching the little kids play, walking the shore.... ahhhh... that's the life.  If you want your own little painting you may contact me through email ( artistswaygallery   at  yahoo   ) or through ebay.... http://midwest-fine-art.com  This can be a unique gift for a far away family member or just for yourself :-)

Want your own beach painting? you can buy it now for $99. just email me a pic or two to the above yahoo.com address.

SOLD! Hot Cup of Coffee 6x6 oil on cavas

Hot Cup of Coffee daily painting 6x6 oil canvas Aycock.  Well it is that time of year again.  I am going small for holiday giving.  It seems like when ever I am painting this time of year, I always have a hot cup of coffee or tea near by and they often sneak into my paintings.  Want to bid on this painting?  visit my ebay gallery....http://midwest-fine-art.com

Prairie Road

Casinos are popping up everywhere in Oklahoma. I have never been to one but I have traveled down the little dirt road right next to the casino that goes off into the wilds of Oklahoma prairie land. There are a lot of dirt roads out in the prairies that provide a way for oil companies to go check their oil pumps that are plentiful out here. I got lucky this particular day. The landscape still held on to the greens of summer but allowed the red of sumac to enter the scene and the bane of allergy sufferers, beautiful golden rod.

Petunias 16x20 oil on canvas

I am laid off from one of my very favorite jobs :-(

I got the phone call as I was walking in to go to work ( early ) . The person I answer to at the Arts and Humanities Council was very upset and very sorry but the hospital... Hillcrest ... has chosen to shut down the program due to $$ problems. I am sure they didn't give an ounce of thought to what they have and what they will miss out on. You can't buy this kind of marketing.... This is a program that costs next to nothing and yields huge benefits in patient satisfaction. It lowers depression, fear, speeds healing times and gives patients a general feeling of good will and warmth rather than cold poking, prodding, boredom, pain, worry etc that fills the rest of their days. I hear from sooooo many patients that this is the one thing they look forward to during their week at the hospital. It is one of the things that makes them inclined to recommend the hospital to others. I could go on but at least I got that off my chest. I guess I better get to my other love, painting :-)

A happy ending to this story.... I GOT MY JOB BACK! After a letter writing campaign from nurses, doctors, therapists and staff and of course, me.... I got called into the principal's office.... ok, not really the principal, the CEO's office.... just felt like going to the principals office. Anyways after a 20 minute conversation with him concerning the value of the program, I was reinstated!!! Cool huh?

SOLD! 6x6 Vineyard

My students asked me to demonstrate painting a landscape. Several wanted to know how I painted my Vineyard painting and so I demonstrated from that original, changed it up a bit and came up with this little 6x6. I stuck it on ebay today with a starting bid of $43 with no reserve. I have a ton of stuff on auction this week considering that I just got laid off from one of my very favorite jobs as facilitator for the Arts and Healing Program at Hillcrest Hospital.. Gotta ramp up painting sales to make up for the difference. Check out the auctions at http://midwest-fine-art.com

You will find a bunch of pretty little landscapes and a lot of one item kitchen paintings.

Bouguereau w an Oklahoma Twist

I teach oil painting to adults and every semester we pick a master to play around with.  Last semester it was a young girl painted by Bouguereau.  I teach demonstration style and so it is a great tool to have a photo of a beautiful face to work from when teaching the glazing process.  By trade, I paint more in the style of the post impressionists and you can probably see that influence in this painting as well.  I used the face as a jumping off point, added my new scarf, put her in an Oklahoma prairie and put a red ribbon in her hair.  I have several of these demonstration pieces in my ebay gallery and this piece is on auction this week ( soon to be over )  Check them out here... http://midwest-fine-art.com 

You may also visit my blog for more about me and my work or to purchase my teaching videos or my new book on oil painting.  http://margaretaycock.blogspot.com

Peoney 6x6

Just listed this on auction w no reserve for $39 and free shipping through my ebay store http://midwest-fine-art.com/   I did a whole series of these earlier this season and somehow this one got lost in my studio.  Just found it and put it out there for bids ( at a very low price, I might add :-)  I will not be painting the peoney again until next spring.

flaming red head

I usually work from life but during Tulsa's Mayfest celebration earlier this year I took several photos of street performers.  This young woman was a multi talented performer who played the violin and also juggled!   Due to Ebay's greatly reduced listing fees this week, I have this and about 80 of my other paintings on auction this week. See if you can locate other full figure paintings of this girl.  I have also listed 2 paintings with no reserve at under $10 just for fun.  Check out my ebay site at http://midwest-fine-art.com/  if you are interested in finding out more about my work, purchasing a teaching video or my new book on painting the still life in oil, you may do so at my blog at http://margaretaycock.com/

My Shining City 8x10 oil $150

They tore out a lot of houses near my neighborhood in order to make way for the expansion of a near by university.  As luck would have it, that never happened and so we are left with beautiful grassy hills with lots of shade trees that is kept mowed by our city.  It provides me a wonderful place to paint with out having to go much further than my own back yard.  From there I once caught a beautiful glimpse of my city as billowing clouds filled the sky and the sun began to set.  This is the result.  I put it on my ebay auction this week along with a huge amount of my other paintings ( ebay had a great listing sale )  There are a lot of my daily paintings on the site along w larger works.  my ebay gallery is at http://midwest-fine-art.com/  Just for kicks, I put 2 paintings in my gallery on auction for under $10 with no reserve.  find them and bid for a great bargain!

Gilcrease Workshop

gettting ready to teach the kiddies all next week at the Gilcrease. I am really looking forward to working with the teens. I love that age. Actually I love all the ages. We are going to be working on landscape, still life and portraits. Hope they can keep up with me :-)

SOLD My Secret Garden

This is my back yard in early summer.  I must admit, I painted this from a photograph as early summer is a battle between actually gardening and painting in the garden.  Thank heaven for cameras to capture what you can't get to.  I just posted this in my ebay auction site.This is on auction this week as I take advantage of ebay's great listing sale.   Almost everything else in my ebay gallery is on auction this week ( over 80 paintings )  See if you can find the 6x6 painting with the starting bid of $10. My ebay site.... http://midwest-fine-art.com/

SOLD! One in my Oklahoma Sky series

Out in Oklahoma we can all lay claim to some of the most beautiful skies in the world. This is one in a series of sky paintings that I am working on.  There are several of them on my ebay auction .  Feel free to go check them out here  I have started the auctions at $39 w no reserve or if you wish to buy it now, please make an offer of at least $80.  If you would like to check out my DVDs, my Book on oil painting, go to my etsy store