Margaret Aycock Representational Oil Painting in Oklahoma

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..

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

A Vision of Poise and Beauty

This painting was inspired by a long ago sight. I was a young girl going off to college and I was waiting in an airport for my flight when I saw the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She was very, very dark and very tall and slender. Looking back now, I bet she was a model. I just remember the way she carried herself with confidence and ease, a bright smile lit up her face. Her sundress was crisp, clean and flouncy and moved prettily when she walked. It was very light and full of flowers and made such a pleasing contrast to her ebony flesh. I also remember her hair being very short which was something different in those times as many black people back in the 70s were sporting afros. Anyways I often think of that sight and how happy and young she was, full of life and possibility and I thought it might be fun to try to recapture that image on canvas. It is not nearly as pretty as she was but I had fun playing with the idea. Because this is such a departure from my usual fare, it has a very low start price with no reserve.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

bidding starts at $14!

I had a big artsy sale at my house over the holidays and invited all my art pals to participate. I still have a few more fun little things for sale that I am putting on ebay. This is a print on paper on board of a larger piece that I did for the Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition earlier this year. I really like the bright, cheery nature of my cute great niece, Avery who is the sunglassed girl in the picture.
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Monday, January 11, 2016

Jimson Weed Violin

I have a friend who is a luthier . He thought it would be fun to paint on a blank violin and I agreed! This is one of my favorite painting which just happens to not be on a stretched canvas. I just reduced the price of this masterpiece on my ebay site. :-) To visit my ebay gallery and possibly bid on this painting/instrument click here My pal will totally dress this out to a playable violin for you too! While you are here check out my books on painting either the still life or landscape in oil. These books are full color, step by step, and written in a very easy to understand way.

Saturday, January 02, 2016

Pewter, Pears, Brusselsprouts

Pewter, Pears, .. and then Brusselsprouts
This was a painting that I just completed in my adult class. I stuck it on Ebay this morning and it is open for bids. Happy Bidding! Click here to visit my Ebay site where you can bid or browse through the rest of my ebay gallery.

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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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