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..

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Berry Picker

One of the girls from the wildcrafting group that I belong to ( think wild food foraging ) sent me this photo of her grand daughter who was picking berries at a creek near our house. I asked if I could use the photo to create a painting and she said, " yes." This one is on my ebay auction right now where you are more then welcome to bid on it. If you click the link, you will find yourself on the page where you can view, bid, or visit the rest of my ebay gallery. Click Here

Friday, March 03, 2017

Still Life with lemons and Silver by Margaret Aycock

This is a little peek into my class. The top pic is about day 3 on our still life and the bottom one is a nearly finished painting that I did as the demo. I think I will play w the bowl a little before signing it and maybe the foreground.
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Wednesday, March 01, 2017

Prints are ready!

I recently posted a couple paintings on facebook and got tons of feedback with 3 different people wanting me to make prints of them so I took them to the giclee guy who is scanning them tomorrow only to have 2 of the guys back out saying they couldn't afford it. and that was with prices starting at $75 for an 11x14!!! So I have the expense of getting them scanned and proofed so I figured I would throw it out there. Anyone know someone who wants a cool print ( 8x10 $25, 16x20 $95, 20x24 $145 )
The original is 20x24 and sells for $1800.
Send me a note if you are interested in any of the above and I will get back with you w a paypal address or we can do it by phone or email on Square. I am throwing a couple other ideas atcha' below... a couple other favorites that would make great giclees. (same price for paper or canvas unstretched)

Monday, February 27, 2017

SOLD! Study for 'King of the Prairie

Monday, February 20, 2017

Paint where you are.

I was thinking about this the other day, how so many people put anything 'other' or 'foreign' as somehow more beautiful, more interesting than where they live. I think of friends who mention how beautiful France is, for instance. ( And it is beautiful ) but then for those who have eyes to see, Oklahoma is amazingly beautiful. We may not have fields of red poppies but I would put up any Osage fall with the golden rod, the broom and the red sumac against any field of poppies. They are equally beautiful. Paint where you are and you will begin to open your eyes to the beauty that already exists for you. You don't need to travel more than a few steps or a few miles right outside your door to find it.

Here is a link to one more beautiful place in Oklahoma that is for sale on ebay Berry Picker

Monday, February 13, 2017

Painting the Figure

I thought it might be fun to visit the process that I go through on some of my figure paintings. The final painting is actually available for sale on ebay. The process photos are from a painting that has been sold. Feel free to visit my ebay gallery by clicking here.

Sunday, February 05, 2017

Pansies

This little painting was started in my class. They wanted a challenge and this was it! They found those pretty little flowers were not as easy to paint as they had hoped. I enjoyed the journey with them though.

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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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