Here is the painting that I have submitted to te the 12x12 OVAC fundraiser set for September.
here is a short video of me painting this
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..
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Art Crawl today and tomorrow from 5-8
1135 North Denver
5-8
Come visit us... Wear a Mask though ;-)
We are practicing social distancing.
Lots of paintings for sale, prints, t shirts and more
Saturday, June 20, 2020
on another note....I am grateful on this Junteenth
I am a white girl….In gratitude
1.
For Oral Roberts University for being ahead of
the curve on race relations and suggesting that black and white people might be
roommates. Where I had a great room mate
who, like me, had never considered having a roommate of a different race but
was up for the experiment, like me. We
still keep in touch.
2.
For St
Aidan’s Episcopal church which was created by the joining of a black church with a white church in the 1970s,
before it was cool for the races to worship together. This is where I first was involved in an in-depth
study about “America’s Original Sin.” A
study that we took on with much pain, especially with our black parishioners
who laid bare their lives so we white folks might hear their stories and
understand and grow.
3.
For friends, Danny and Cassandra Jackson who
invited us out for lunch after church to Dennys, where we witnessed that they
were overlooked although they were in front of us, where we asked to be seated
together in ‘non smoking’ and were ushered to a corner to wait, where countless
others were seated while we waited for 45 minutes before being seated in ‘smoking’,
where people all around us were given menus and had ordered and been served
before we were given menus, where we asked Cassandra and Danny if we “should
just walk out?”, to be asked to “ stay, so you can see what we deal with every
day.” Where a couple who had come in
after us, been served, had dessert, and were now leaving before we even got our
meals, turned to all of us and asked, “ What is the deal? Why have you not been served?” Where 3 hours later we left with new
understanding. ( on a side note… they
later became a party to the discrimination lawsuit against Denny’s. I wish I had known about it as we might have
been the only white people who were also discriminated against because we were
dining with black people.)
4.
For race riot survivor, Wes Young and his wife,
Cathryn who first invited us into their home as we went on a home tour of what
was soon to be our neighborhood. I
remember telling Wes that it was kind of a culture shock to see so many black
faces framed on their stairway, where in my house there were framed white
faces. He remarked that “ for a couple
of hundred years we have been in your houses, taking care of your children,
cooking your meals, cleaning…. And then seeing how you live for another 40
years or so on TV. You have never been
in our homes.” That changed from that
moment on as we were often in each other’s homes until they died. They shared the joys of their lives and also
the painful moments with me and I learned of the countless, unnecessary harassments
Cathryn received from traffic cops, and Wes’s firing from a job where he worked
most of his life, never taking a sick day until asking off for a funeral for
which he was fired because the funeral lasted 2 days. These two people, despite countless
injustices brought on by powerful white people, never lost faith in us, and
through their love, and willingness to work towards that goal, helped create a
neighborhood in which social justice, kindness, diversity, and working together
rule the day.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Native American Woman
Native American Woman
11x14
This was painted from an old sepia tone photo that we bought about 20 years ago at an estate sale.I had to imagine colors and placement. The photo was very very old and I could tell there was someting in her hair and there was a hint of a striped design on the blanket. In the original photo it appeared that she was on a cliff overlooking a body of water but since we live closer to the Black Mesa, I decided to put her there instead.
A sketch from my mother in law's back yard
8x10 oil
$100
I think I may bring down the importance of the white flowers on the nandina but for now this is what it looks like ;-)
Prairie Burn
16x20 oil on canvas
$450
This was painted from a photo taken by a friend after a visit to a ranch on the prairie. They do a burn of the prairie land in the spring of the year. It takes several days and a lot of planning and weather watching to make it all happen. The burn does some very interesting things to the atmosphere that one might not expect. From many miles away the sunset was amazing and the sun turned a brilliant RED! It was weird and beautiful.
Blackberries in Bloom
8x10 oil on canvas
$150
blackberries in Bloom
Gosh I wish I had remembered to run back over there when they became blackberries
Friday, May 08, 2020
a little landscape lesson
Since my class can't meet right now I decided to send them a little assignment. I might as well share it with you too so here it is....
Labels:
instruciton,
landscape,
lessons,
margaret aycock,
oil painting
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Friday, April 17, 2020
today's paintings for sale
I am happy to send a close up of any painting you wish to purchase. Shipping is not included in the price. Contact me if you wish to purchse.
Labels:
covid 19,
margaret aycock,
oil painting,
paintings,
price slashed,
relief,
sale
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Plein Aire Persimmons
I have been posting 1-3 paintings per day for sale on my Face Book page. I am donating 50% of the greatly reduced ( in most cases ) sales to local covid 19 relief funds. Check out my facebook sale here...https://www.facebook.com/Margaret.Aycock.Artist
Thursday, April 02, 2020
Friday, March 27, 2020
Covid 19 relief fund sale
Ok, so I am going to kill several birds with one stone here. I am going to post a painting a day as I make the brave attempt to clean my studio. I am going to slash the price well below retail. If you purchase the painting I am not requiring it, but any extra cash you want to donate will be appreciated. I am then going to split any sales with the Red Dirt Relief Fund and the Tulsa Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. This could be fun! If you need shipping please include $20 more, otherwise arrange with me for pick up or delivery. If anyone has a brilliant idea on how to work this better, let me know but I am thinking the first person to say, " I want to buy this painting," gets it. They can pay for it through pay pal ...sending money to friends and family so that Paypal doesn't take a cut. Some of these paintings will be sketches and some will be demos and some will be finished paintings. some were done years ago and some, last month. Help me clear the studio while helping Tulsans in need.. Please pass along to your pals.... unless you want to be the first to purchase ;-) I will be adding a couple of paintings each day.
Tornado 16x20 oil on stretched canvas.. $130
Nude 8x10 oil on stretched canvas.... $85
Sunflowers 8x10 oil on stretched canvas $125
Bison on the Tall Grass 16x20 oil on canvas $195 SOLD!
Listening to Music Still Life oil on canvas 16x20 $195
Arkansas River in Colorado 9x11 oil on canvas $ $125
Sunday, March 22, 2020
SOLD! Pandemic 2020
This is how I am dealing with things. The good news is that I actually like my tornado dreams. They always involve a lot of drama of course, but always end with me finding a great hiding place to ride out the storm. I am usually a heroine who saves others along with myself. Let's hope this whole thing turns out the same. Stay safe out there folks.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Pears
6x6 oil painting on canvas. This was done earlier this year when the pear tree was covered with pears. A great excuse to hang out in the back yard. This painting is $150 and can be purchased directly from me. To visit my artist blog : http://margaretaycock.com
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
Creek paintings
I think my favorite way to paint is small and quick and onsite. These were all painted on 8x10 canvases en plein aire in Oklahoma. The Flint River, Bird Creek, Chickasaw national Park and Spring Creek. Actually it is often hard to let go of these as they are like someone taking your favorite photograph of your favorite day out of your photo album. Fortunately the ones that are no longer with me have gone to good homes :-)
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
A day in the wild places
When it is too cold and yucky out, I sometimes take myself to the wild places by painting. The top painting was really already finished but then I saw a few touches that could make it a better painting. The following one is of my son, Jesse and his dog Scruff. I took the photo at a nearby park but decided he would be better off hanging out by my favorite creek. Both of these paintings are for sale on my ebay site but you may always purchase through this site for a slight discount as we knock out the middle man. .
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