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..

Monday, September 18, 2017

Two Shows upcoming in Tulsa... The Artery ( The feminine in Art, and Art in the Square at Utica Square

Utica Square's show: I will be in front of Star Bucks and Pendeltons on the first Saturday of October
Artery show: Sept 21-the month of October
A sampling of work you'll find:

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Artery in Tulsa " The Feminine in Art"

These are a few of the paintings that I am considering for the Feminine in Art show at the Artery

SOLD! Tulsa in the rain

SOLD Prairie Clouds

Out on the prairie in Oklahoma, where I live, the horizon line can be very low. Painting what's in front of you here in the wild places, I find my interest is often drawn upward to the sky. I have a series of paintings of Oklahoma skies in my ebay gallery. This is one of them.

Friday, September 08, 2017

Garage Sale at Brady Heights Historic District... and My House and Studio!

My studio will be open to any of you who live in Tulsa and have seen this note. ;-) I will have some Class Demos outside for sale but all the other paintings will be in the studio which is always open to you guys by appointment but open to you w/o appointment today and tomorrow.

Friday, August 25, 2017

Canoeing the Boundary Waters Margaret Aycock oil on canvas

Once upon a time when we were in our 20s we took a wonderful trip to the boundary waters between Minnesota and Canada. This painting was inspired by that time we spent so far away from civilization in such a quiet place.... we finally decided that we would throw back any fish that wasn't 12 inches long, we were catching so many!

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Canoeing the Boundary Waters

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Turkish Figs in Conversation

We are still working small in my adult class. Today's subject, Turkish Figs. Don't they kind of look like they are in conversation?

Once upon a time a friend had a friend who brought his fig tree cuttings from the old country. He spread them around to friends and years passed and one of those friends gifted me with a cutting. 10 years later our fig tree is going strong. We painted these today and then shared the fresh figs with my class who all had only experienced figs by having them in fig newton form. The fresh ones are a tasty delight. This one is on auction this week w the starting bid of $43 and FREE shipping. I also have a painting that starts at $33 this week. If you can find it on my ebay gallery site, it could be yours. Decided to put a few lower priced things on this week just for fun. Adding some new ones each day.
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Find the $33 painting 11x14 oil on canvas Scavenger hunt!

I have a painting that was just posted on ebay which has a starting bid of $33 w no reserve. It is a little different for me and was featured in a recent show of paintings and poems that my husband and I presented last year. See if you can find it on my ebay gallery auction. Look for something grey with a splash of red.
scavenger hunt

Monday, August 21, 2017

SOLD! Rainy Tulsa w Atlas Building

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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