Margaret Aycock Representational Oil Painting in Oklahoma

Sunday, August 20, 2017

6x6 Kitchen Paintings on Ebay this week

I am working on a series of little kitchen paintings this summer. My students are glad to work on a few paintings that are finishable in one session. I am making them work fast because their subjects just won't last so they simply must throw caution to the wind and jump in. They are all on my ebay site on auction today... at least the ones that I have finished. They are all 6x6 and have a starting bid at or below $60 with no reserve. If you are interested in a whole series, let me know and I will get you a good price on a set.... name your veggie or fruit and I would be happy to work on some commissioned pieces for you as well.

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Sunday, August 13, 2017

SOLD Getting ready for OVAC's 12x12 fundraiser

I was thinking I might paint something specifically for the fundraiser this year but then decided to take a 2 week vacation. When I got home I was revisiting some older paintings and decided to play with this one. The first is what it used to look like and the 2nd includes a new sky that was inspired by a photo that I took a week before going on vacation out in the wilds of Oklahoma. I think it looks wonderful. Can you notice any other changes that I made?

Cherries

Well I have been playing with my food again. One of my students needed a quick subject and I brought him some cherries and a few hours later he had a wonderful painting. Not to let my students have all the fun, of course, I joined him and this is one of two paintings that I did. They make great kitchen paintings. I will be working on another series as the rest of the students were so impressed with the fun result that they all want to do one too. Next week.... peaches.
Oh, this one and its sister painting are on auction this week with a low start price and no reserve. To visit my ebay auction and gallery, Click Here

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Apricots 8x10 oil

When I have a student or two who works faster than the rest, I often set up subjects for quick sketches. These are often my favorite paintings as they are very immediate responses to what is present. They must be done within one sitting so you often have to throw details out the window and just have fun with it. This time around I decided to join my quick student and this was the result.

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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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