'Four Abreast'
30 x 40 Oil on Canvas
Saturday, July 31, 2010
TOM BROWN PALETTE KNIFE LANDSCAPE
“DON’T FENCE ME IN”
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL
BY TOM BROWN
This scene reminded me of Willie Nelson’s song “Don’t Fence Me In.”. This was right in the center of a whole lot of nothing. Just open space in every direction. What an escape from the hectic pace of everyday life! I hope you’ll take a moment today to stop and enjoy the peace of it all. I did.
This little jewel is painted on a prepared masonite panel ready to frame or display on a shelf easel. Watch this blog tomorrow for a return to my paintings done with a brush, too.
Have a relaxing day. By the way, this painting is very affordably priced at the moment. If you would like it to grace your walls, email me at: tombrownstudio@cox.net
This scene reminded me of Willie Nelson’s song “Don’t Fence Me In.”. This was right in the center of a whole lot of nothing. Just open space in every direction. What an escape from the hectic pace of everyday life! I hope you’ll take a moment today to stop and enjoy the peace of it all. I did.
This little jewel is painted on a prepared masonite panel ready to frame or display on a shelf easel. Watch this blog tomorrow for a return to my paintings done with a brush, too.
Have a relaxing day. By the way, this painting is very affordably priced at the moment. If you would like it to grace your walls, email me at: tombrownstudio@cox.net
I am an American artist and I host a TV Art Instruction show where I teach studio oil painting and plein air painting in the Impressionist style.
I also teach other artists how to paint through oil painting workshops and art instruction CDs and DVDs.
My Impressionist plein air landscapes, still life compositions, portraits and figure paintings have been represented through prominent galleries for more than 20 years.
My paintings are in corporate collections including the City of Irvine, Sears, Standard Oil, and Coca Cola. My work is often seen in leading art publications like Southwest Art, Art & Antiques, American Art Review, American Art Collector, Art Calendar and others.
I am a former president of the Orange Art Association and past member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and Southern California Plein Air Painters Association.
On my Daily Painter blog I offer affordable small original oil paintings to introduce my work to new and ongoing collectors. Much of my work these days is done on a private commission basis, and I welcome inquiries.
Thanks for looking.
Green Yucca - Texas Landscape
Green Yucca by Nancy Medina16X20
Palette Knife Oil on Canvas
My Daily Painters Gallery
Nancy Medina Web Site
Nancy Medina Art Blog
Green Yucca was one in a series of yucca paintings based on these beautiful plants from the Texas Hill Country. They seem to populate every driveway entrance in the farm country outside Fredericksburg, right next to the rocks and the goat herds.
Friday, July 30, 2010
TOM BROWN PLEIN AIR PAINTING OF QUIET POND
"EDGE OF THE POND"
6x8 INCH ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
BY TOM BROWN
A palette knife painting from the edge of a quiet pond. This was painted during a workshop I taught for other artists. I’m including a photo taken as I painted this on location. It may be interesting for comparison with my interpretation of the scene.
Enjoy the moment. If you would like to purchase this painting email me: tombrownstudio@cox.net
Thanks for looking.
Tom Brown
6x8 INCH ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
BY TOM BROWN
A palette knife painting from the edge of a quiet pond. This was painted during a workshop I taught for other artists. I’m including a photo taken as I painted this on location. It may be interesting for comparison with my interpretation of the scene.
Enjoy the moment. If you would like to purchase this painting email me: tombrownstudio@cox.net
Thanks for looking.
Tom Brown
I am an American artist and I host a TV Art Instruction show where I teach studio oil painting and plein air painting in the Impressionist style.
I also teach other artists how to paint through oil painting workshops and art instruction CDs and DVDs.
My Impressionist plein air landscapes, still life compositions, portraits and figure paintings have been represented through prominent galleries for more than 20 years.
My paintings are in corporate collections including the City of Irvine, Sears, Standard Oil, and Coca Cola. My work is often seen in leading art publications like Southwest Art, Art & Antiques, American Art Review, American Art Collector, Art Calendar and others.
I am a former president of the Orange Art Association and past member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and Southern California Plein Air Painters Association.
On my Daily Painter blog I offer affordable small original oil paintings to introduce my work to new and ongoing collectors. Much of my work these days is done on a private commission basis, and I welcome inquiries.
Thanks for looking.
Transitional Tones oil painting by Niki Gulley
“Transitional Tones” ©2010 Niki Gulley
12” x 12” oil on canvas
See NikiGulley.com for companion paintings or stop by my painting booth this weekend in Chicago at the Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival to see more of my textured palette knife paintings in person. For more details, go to chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=189.
Or, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com with any questions or comments.
Niki Gulley’s passion for painting began in grade school when she had to draw something as mundane as shoes for art class, and loved every minute of it. Her parents enrolled her in private lessons and she was hooked. Following her childhood in Chicago, Niki relocated to Dallas to pursue an art major at SMU. Since she disliked the freezing Illinois winters, Dallas seemed like the place to stay after graduating.
Next, Gulley entered the world of advertising, working as art director for a local magazine. After a few years passed, Niki felt like something was missing. So she started painting again every free moment. This is what she had been missing and she began to feel fulfilled again.
It is from this feeling of true joy that Niki translates onto canvas. She seeks to capture the beauty of our landscape, utilizing vivid colors in oil paint and pastels to convey a particular mood. Gulley invites you to reconnect with nature and escape day-to-day responsibilities along with her in these creations.
Blade Works # 42 Original Absract Palette Knife Painting by Kimberly Conrad SOLD
"Art and music are to my soul, as food and water are to my body. I believe that they are two of God's most precious gifts to His children. As the author and giver of creativity, through these gifts, He has given us a portion of Himself. He created the very first canvas, magnificently painted it, and brought it to life" I am a full time artist, dividing my time between painting and teaching in my Colorado studio. Having painted on most every surface imaginable, at this time I work primarily on canvas, board, and paper. Though my style remains quite diverse, I believe I have the heart of an Abstract Expressionist, or even more accurately, an Action Expressionist, as I am most definitely an "action painter". Each painting is a journey , dictated by primarily by my current thoughts and emotions, be they happy, sad, peaceful or frenzied.It is a mysterious relationship, and is thrilling when the painting finally reveals itself, and our private journey becomes a story to share.
Kata Tjuta by Nancy Medina
Kata Tjuta by Nancy Medina16X20
Palette Knife in Oil on Canvas
Nancy Medina Web Site
Nancy Medina Art Blog
Kata Tjuta is a palette knife painting of the red sand gorges in the Kata Tjuta National Park in Northern Australia. The cool greens at sunset were bursting against the orange and purple shadows, making this one fun to paint.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sunset oil daily impressionist painting by BECKY JOY
This 6x6 oil on board is for sale on my website for $110. To purchase click here. Included with the purchase is a black wrought iron display easel so that framing is not needed. www.beckyjoy.com. The photo of this painting isn't real good for color and values. I'll retake it tomorrow.
Yesterday was once of the most incredible sunsets I think I have ever seen. It wasn't the setting sun itself, but the clouds in the east that the sun was shining on. As I said yesterday, Arizona has the most incredible sunsets during the summer. The clouds were big monsoon clouds. There was variety in the texture, big billowy and almost transparent thin clouds. I wasn't prepared for what I saw, no camera, no cell phone, no paints, just in the car to the mall. I had to stand out in the parking lot and watch the sunset instead of going inside. It was absolutely beautiful. Right now it is raining like crazy here. Its been a while since we have had some real serious rain. Its kind of fun and exciting when it does happen. Also the air smells so sweet with the smell of the desert plants. Love it!
Two days left to sign up for my newsletter to be in the drawing for the free painting in July.
Remember that all my little paintings come with an easel so that you do not need to frame them.
Talk to you all tomorrow.
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I paint. Using oils and recently rediscovering pastels I paint primarily landscapes in plein air and the studio. I'm known for my sunsets and skies. I'm passionate about passing on what I have learned from nationally known artists in workshops that I teach.
As Time Goes By - Geranium Still Life by Nancy Medina
As Time Goes By
Geraniums by Nancy Medina
12X10
Oil on Linen Board
Available in My Daily Painters Gallery
Nancy Medina Web Site
Nancy Medina Art Blog
Geraniums by Nancy Medina
12X10
Oil on Linen Board
Available in My Daily Painters Gallery
Nancy Medina Web Site
Nancy Medina Art Blog
As Time Goes By, Geraniums, is a new oil painting drying on the easel this evening in Flower Mound Studio. I received a note from a client this evening who had purchased one of my large sunflower paintings for his wife for their 40th wedding anniversary. They received the framed painting in the mail today and were delighted with it, and said at first they were a bit nervous buying art online, because they had never done so before. Now, he said, they were very glad they did. What an honor that a painting I created will commemorate such an important event in their lives. I hope it gives them years of smiles.
"Blade Works # 30" Original Palette Knife Expressionist Painting by Kimberly Conrad
Original 11x14 palette knife painting on 140 lb watercolor paper. This painting will fit a standard 11x14 frame, or may be matted and framed to a larger size.To purchase, contact Kimberly at kkconrad2@aol.com
Visit My Website: www.KimberlyConradFineArt.com
"Art and music are to my soul, as food and water are to my body. I believe that they are two of God's most precious gifts to His children. As the author and giver of creativity, through these gifts, He has given us a portion of Himself. He created the very first canvas, magnificently painted it, and brought it to life" I am a full time artist, dividing my time between painting and teaching in my Colorado studio. Having painted on most every surface imaginable, at this time I work primarily on canvas, board, and paper. Though my style remains quite diverse, I believe I have the heart of an Abstract Expressionist, or even more accurately, an Action Expressionist, as I am most definitely an "action painter". Each painting is a journey , dictated by primarily by my current thoughts and emotions, be they happy, sad, peaceful or frenzied.It is a mysterious relationship, and is thrilling when the painting finally reveals itself, and our private journey becomes a story to share.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Skyscape and Tree oil painting by BECKY JOY
WARM LIGHT 6x6 oil on canvas.
To buy this painting for $100. click here.
This is all that I got done today as far as painting (a lot of errands to do today). I did some wiping off of the canvas and starting over. Some days just don't go real easily. I've been going through photos and sketches pondering what to do next for a larger painting. I haven't decided yet. Hopefully, tomorrow will bring some new ideas.
I am now offering these wrought iron display easels free with each small oil study (5x7 or 6x6) purchases. The edges will be finished so that it will not be necessary to frame the paintings. It also gives you another place to display your paintings besides just the walls.
Monsoon season is here in Phoenix. It is really clouding up in the afternoons and more humidity. If you have never seen the summer clouds in the desert, they are magnificent. They are the best thing about summer here.
Just a couple of more days to sign up for my newsletter to be in the monthly drawing for a free oil study.
I'll be posting something else tomorrow. I will absolutely be painting, after I take care of my address on my drivers license. Talk to you all later.
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BECKY JOY
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I paint. Using oils and recently rediscovering pastels I paint primarily landscapes in plein air and the studio. I'm known for my sunsets and skies. I'm passionate about passing on what I have learned from nationally known artists in workshops that I teach.
birch Trees oil painting by Niki Gulley
Birch Study
5” x 7” oil painting by Niki Gulley
Fresh off the easel! Extremely thick oil paint with lots of movement and texture. If interested in purchasing or seeing other birch studies, contact me at Niki@NikiGulley.com. These miniature paintings look great in pairs and threes!
Or, stop by my painting booth this weekend in Chicago at the Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival. See http://www.chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=189 for more information.
My website - NikiGulley.com
Niki Gulley’s passion for painting began in grade school when she had to draw something as mundane as shoes for art class, and loved every minute of it. Her parents enrolled her in private lessons and she was hooked. Following her childhood in Chicago, Niki relocated to Dallas to pursue an art major at SMU. Since she disliked the freezing Illinois winters, Dallas seemed like the place to stay after graduating.
Next, Gulley entered the world of advertising, working as art director for a local magazine. After a few years passed, Niki felt like something was missing. So she started painting again every free moment. This is what she had been missing and she began to feel fulfilled again.
It is from this feeling of true joy that Niki translates onto canvas. She seeks to capture the beauty of our landscape, utilizing vivid colors in oil paint and pastels to convey a particular mood. Gulley invites you to reconnect with nature and escape day-to-day responsibilities along with her in these creations.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Original Tuscan Palette Knife Acrylic Painting 8x8" by Chris Hobel
Original Tuscan scene
for sale
Daily painting
Palette Knife Acrylic Painting 8x8" by Chris Hobel
on deep sided canvas ready to hang
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The Wild Side - Pansies by Nancy Medina
The Wild Side - Pansies by Nancy Medina8X10
Oil on Canvas
Palette Knife and Brush
Available in My Daily Painters Gallery
Nancy Medina Web Site
Nancy Medina Art Blog
At the top of the Mountain oil by BECKY JOY
ON TOP OF THE WORLD 5X7 plein air oil $100.
For the last 5 days I've been camping in Zion and at Brian Head, UT. I was wonderful getting away to some cool weather and away from the moving and putting things away.
This painting is one of the plein air paintings that I did in Brian Head. I didn't get very much accomplished as far as painting. I didn't bring the main colors with me that I always use. I had a lot of odd colors to work with. I had cleaned out my bag and thought that I put the right colors in, but what I got instead was a lot of frustration. Anyway, I hiked a lot more than painted and I probably needed that more.
Tomorrow I should get back to work along with some errands that I will be doing. So, I will talk to you all later.
Remember to sign up for my newsletter. There are a few days left this month to be in the drawing for a free painting that I will give away at the end of July.
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BECKY JOY
http://beckyjoyartist.blogspot.com
www.beckyjoy.com
beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com
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I paint. Using oils and recently rediscovering pastels I paint primarily landscapes in plein air and the studio. I'm known for my sunsets and skies. I'm passionate about passing on what I have learned from nationally known artists in workshops that I teach.
Summer Flowers - Lily #1 by Nithya Swaminathan
This original painting is a heavily textured palette knife painting from my ongoing series of lilies. Though the poppies themselves are summer blooms, they were kinda bordering spring and summer I would think. Maybe indicating the start of summer. The gorgeous day lilies on the other hand stood for all things summer. What with their fiery hot colors anyway! I was completely smitten by the orange-red lilies and did them in so many variations. At one point my entire neighborhood was full of these lilies that they had to be painted over and over again. Let me know what you think.
I am an artist who loves to paint people, still life and flowers. My paintings are done with the palette knife and are textured with vibrant colors.
'Attempting To Launch The Curragh' By Irish Artist Maria Noonan-McDermott
'Attempting To Launch The Curragh' was a commission piece for a dear old lady who was celebrating her 90th birthday.She had a passion for the work of Irish artist Paul Henry and her favourite painting was entitled 'Launching The Curragh', which was a view from Achill Island in the west of Ireland.
I wanted to give her something unique, not just a copy of the painting, so I worked on a more personalised version by adding in her three grandchildren.
She was delighted with it, her first original painting.
http://www.voiceboxart.com
Maria Noonan-McDermott's work is highly original; her creative and imaginative one-off pieces ensure her reputation for innovative and inspiring artwork that is eminently collectable and truly unique.
Maria currently works from her studio in Co. Leitrim. She has been painting for over twenty years and is well established and respected having contributed successfully to many gallery and public exhibitions throughout her career.
Her work, she says,
"...is about searching for the ultimate statement through colour and form, giving her paintings a voicebox for the inner soul we all possess, spiritual and mysterious."
Her style is distinctly recognisable as she paints with knife, confidently applying layer upon layer, enhancing the quality of light and movement and allowing the texture of the paint to play a key role in the structure of her work.
On show her paintings demand attention, grip the imagination and reward the curiosity of our senses.
Monday, July 26, 2010
TOM BROWN FULL MOON OUTDOOR NIGHT PAINTING
"FULL MOON OVER STILL WATERS"
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
BY TOM BROWN
This scene of the rising moon was a joy to paint. I hope you like it.
This was actually painted outdoors at night, on location. I conducted a Plein Air Workshop at this location recently (see the photo with some of my students setting up). Then I returned to capture the full moon rising at night.
This painting is now on eBay at a very reasonable starting bid. To bid, click this link:
http://shop.ebay.com/tombrownfineart/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
By the way, on YouTube I recently posted a video explaining the special gear I use for night painting outdoors. Have a look.
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
BY TOM BROWN
This scene of the rising moon was a joy to paint. I hope you like it.
This was actually painted outdoors at night, on location. I conducted a Plein Air Workshop at this location recently (see the photo with some of my students setting up). Then I returned to capture the full moon rising at night.
This painting is now on eBay at a very reasonable starting bid. To bid, click this link:
http://shop.ebay.com/tombrownfineart/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
By the way, on YouTube I recently posted a video explaining the special gear I use for night painting outdoors. Have a look.
I am an American artist and I host a TV Art Instruction show where I teach studio oil painting and plein air painting in the Impressionist style.
I also teach other artists how to paint through oil painting workshops and art instruction CDs and DVDs.
My Impressionist plein air landscapes, still life compositions, portraits and figure paintings have been represented through prominent galleries for more than 20 years.
My paintings are in corporate collections including the City of Irvine, Sears, Standard Oil, and Coca Cola. My work is often seen in leading art publications like Southwest Art, Art & Antiques, American Art Review, American Art Collector, Art Calendar and others.
I am a former president of the Orange Art Association and past member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and Southern California Plein Air Painters Association.
On my Daily Painter blog I offer affordable small original oil paintings to introduce my work to new and ongoing collectors. Much of my work these days is done on a private commission basis, and I welcome inquiries.
Thanks for looking.
Tomorrow's Promises oil painting by Niki Gulley
"Tomorrow's Promises" ©2010 Niki Gulley
oil on canvas • 48" x 60"
I wanted you to feel the joy and peacefulness of walking through a protective cathedral of branches on a beautiful autumn day. With the soft light illuminating the walkway and golden skylights above, the only sounds to be heard are the crunching of fallen leaves underfoot and a slight breeze flickering the leaves overhead. What lies ahead? The mysterious glow from beyond beckons you forward. Tomorrow's promises await.
If you'd like to see "Tomorrow's Promises" in person, visit me this weekend at the Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival in Chicago, chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=189, or e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com.
To see more of my new textured oil paintings, visit NikiGulley.com.
Niki Gulley’s passion for painting began in grade school when she had to draw something as mundane as shoes for art class, and loved every minute of it. Her parents enrolled her in private lessons and she was hooked. Following her childhood in Chicago, Niki relocated to Dallas to pursue an art major at SMU. Since she disliked the freezing Illinois winters, Dallas seemed like the place to stay after graduating.
Next, Gulley entered the world of advertising, working as art director for a local magazine. After a few years passed, Niki felt like something was missing. So she started painting again every free moment. This is what she had been missing and she began to feel fulfilled again.
It is from this feeling of true joy that Niki translates onto canvas. She seeks to capture the beauty of our landscape, utilizing vivid colors in oil paint and pastels to convey a particular mood. Gulley invites you to reconnect with nature and escape day-to-day responsibilities along with her in these creations.
New York from the High Line, palette knife oil by Ann Gorbett
New York from the High Line
Oil with a palette knife on artist board
By Ann Gorbett
12" x 12"
Before we left for recent trip to New York, we kept hearing that song in our head by Alicia Keys and singing it around the house.
New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There’s nothing you can’t do
Now you’re in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York
There’s nothing you can’t do
Now you’re in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York
Perhaps, I am also inspired by the start of the new season of Mad Men?
is an award winning artist who paints exclusively with a palette knife. She holds a fine art degree and has worked as a professional graphic designer for many years. She began painting in oil again after taking a palette knife workshop through the Copley Society of Art in Boston and was immediately hooked. The thick, painterly, yet highly detailed strokes of color are trademarks of her style.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Bella Blanco - Geranium Still Life by Nancy Medina
Bella Blanco - Geraniums by Nancy Medina8X10
Oil on Canvas
Available in My Daily Painters Gallery
Nancy Medina Web Site
Nancy Medina Art Blog
It's been a busy weekend in Flower Mound Studio, celebrating the hubby's birthday and coming home to a neighborhood with no electricity last night. It was an interesting way to learn that we could not get into the house, because we had no key to the storm door or the back door, and the garage opened only with the use of electricity. After a few hours in the dark getting acquainted with the mosquitoes, the CoServ folks were there to save the day, or the eve.
Take a peek at my art blog today to see the flowers that inspired Bella Blanco!
ABANDONED COUNTRY STORE, TOM BROWN OIL PAINTING
“FOOD – GAS – BAIT”
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
BY TOM BROWN
It's hard to imagine why some business concepts fail to thrive. It may have something to do with the naming of the place. For example this little roadside shop with a sign reading: “FOOD GAS BAIT”. Perhaps that wasn’t very appetizing to some people.
I love exploring remote back roads and finding little country stores and abandoned buildings with an interesting history. Especially places that may have seen better days, but appear to have been unique in their time.
I always carry my oil paints and easel with me at times like this so I can create paintings of these glimpses into the past on the spot (plein air painting).
In this painting I deliberately kept the colors subdued and used lively, painterly strokes to create an interesting surface texture with richly applied, juicy oil paints. Most of this painting was done with a palette knife, and a brush was used for portions of it.
To bid on this painting, see my eBay auctions:
http://shop.ebay.com/tombrownfineart/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
BY TOM BROWN
It's hard to imagine why some business concepts fail to thrive. It may have something to do with the naming of the place. For example this little roadside shop with a sign reading: “FOOD GAS BAIT”. Perhaps that wasn’t very appetizing to some people.
I love exploring remote back roads and finding little country stores and abandoned buildings with an interesting history. Especially places that may have seen better days, but appear to have been unique in their time.
I always carry my oil paints and easel with me at times like this so I can create paintings of these glimpses into the past on the spot (plein air painting).
In this painting I deliberately kept the colors subdued and used lively, painterly strokes to create an interesting surface texture with richly applied, juicy oil paints. Most of this painting was done with a palette knife, and a brush was used for portions of it.
To bid on this painting, see my eBay auctions:
http://shop.ebay.com/tombrownfineart/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
I am an American artist and I host a TV Art Instruction show where I teach studio oil painting and plein air painting in the Impressionist style.
I also teach other artists how to paint through oil painting workshops and art instruction CDs and DVDs.
My Impressionist plein air landscapes, still life compositions, portraits and figure paintings have been represented through prominent galleries for more than 20 years.
My paintings are in corporate collections including the City of Irvine, Sears, Standard Oil, and Coca Cola. My work is often seen in leading art publications like Southwest Art, Art & Antiques, American Art Review, American Art Collector, Art Calendar and others.
I am a former president of the Orange Art Association and past member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and Southern California Plein Air Painters Association.
On my Daily Painter blog I offer affordable small original oil paintings to introduce my work to new and ongoing collectors. Much of my work these days is done on a private commission basis, and I welcome inquiries.
Thanks for looking.
"Avalon Dunes" oil 6"x8"
There are very few things I like better than heading to the beach early in the morning with my box of paints. I love the way these dunes greet me right before I hit the beach. ($188.)
Painting is a passion similar to someone motivated to throw a perfect fast ball or win a marathon. It takes some natural abilities and a whole lot of work and determination to get it just right.
My inspiration to paint is from the beauty I see in my day to day life. Sometimes that amazing beauty is discovered in a simple bin of onions purchased from a farmers market, or the inspiration is found traveling through the southwest, beachcombing on the Jersey shore, or exploring through Spain. Regardless of where I am, there is always something wonderful to paint. As a result my paintings are mostly created ‘en plein air’meaning, on site and from direct observation, not from a photograph. During very cold winter months I will take my smaller plein air paintings and use several to create a larger piece. The common relationship shared between my plein air and studio paintings is that they were inspired from the simple beauty of our lives.
I feel quite blessed to have a loving family who overlooks my messiness while I am absorbed in a painting and on a quest to make one stunning piece of art.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
TOM BROWN PALETTE KNIFE LANDSCAPE
“MYSTERY STOP SIGN”
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL
ON MASONITE PANEL
BY TOM BROWN
SOLD
Another road painting done with my trusty pochade box and palette knife. In the middle of noplace particular there is an official stop sign here. For no known reason. No crossroad. No driveway. Nothing. Just the stop sign. It’s a mystery. I simply HAD to paint this one. I hope you like it.
I still paint with a brush and will continue to show those paintings as well, but in the next couple of days I’ll also be featuring more of these small palette knife paintings done while on the road. This little jewel is painted on a prepared masonite panel ready to frame or display on a shelf easel.
This painting is very affordably priced at the moment. If you would like it to grace your walls, email me at: tombrownstudio@cox.net
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL
ON MASONITE PANEL
BY TOM BROWN
SOLD
Another road painting done with my trusty pochade box and palette knife. In the middle of noplace particular there is an official stop sign here. For no known reason. No crossroad. No driveway. Nothing. Just the stop sign. It’s a mystery. I simply HAD to paint this one. I hope you like it.
I still paint with a brush and will continue to show those paintings as well, but in the next couple of days I’ll also be featuring more of these small palette knife paintings done while on the road. This little jewel is painted on a prepared masonite panel ready to frame or display on a shelf easel.
This painting is very affordably priced at the moment. If you would like it to grace your walls, email me at: tombrownstudio@cox.net
I am an American artist and I host a TV Art Instruction show where I teach studio oil painting and plein air painting in the Impressionist style.
I also teach other artists how to paint through oil painting workshops and art instruction CDs and DVDs.
My Impressionist plein air landscapes, still life compositions, portraits and figure paintings have been represented through prominent galleries for more than 20 years.
My paintings are in corporate collections including the City of Irvine, Sears, Standard Oil, and Coca Cola. My work is often seen in leading art publications like Southwest Art, Art & Antiques, American Art Review, American Art Collector, Art Calendar and others.
I am a former president of the Orange Art Association and past member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and Southern California Plein Air Painters Association.
On my Daily Painter blog I offer affordable small original oil paintings to introduce my work to new and ongoing collectors. Much of my work these days is done on a private commission basis, and I welcome inquiries.
Thanks for looking.
More Sunflowers, by Carrie Jacobson
Sunflowers
Oil on deep-cradled canvas, 16x20, $350
Please email me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com for shipping/delivery options
Would you like to see more of my work? Check out my website (jacobson-arts.com) and my blog (carriejacobson.blogspot.com) to see more.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Cottage Windowboxes - by Roxanne Steed
5"x7" oil on gessoed masonite
"Nothing determines your creative life more than doing it. This is so obvious and fundamental, yet how much energy is wasted on speculation, worry and doubt without the relief of action."
- Ian Roberts, from Creative Authenticity
I know there's a trend here. I've always painted what I love- whether places, people, or things. The gardens I'm most attracted to are little vignettes of cozy places, that feel like home....nothing too stuffy or formal, something you might see from the comfort of your lawn chair....or a sight that invites you in....
These window-boxes are from the shops where I have some of work, "Artisan Framing & Gallery" up in Marlborough, CT. It's such an inviting colonial style/farmhouse looking structure, with a nice front porch! Our plein-air exhibit is up through August, if you haven't had a chance to see it yet!
Well, as I mentioned in a recent post, I'm off to a workshop this coming week. Not sure if I'll have time to post or not. I'm going to study with Camille Przewodek! I've admired her work for so long and can't wait to learn some new color insights from her! I'm so looking forward to this! Hope hubby can fend for himself in the kitchen while I'm gone!
Blade Works # 29 Original Palette Knife Abstract Expressionist Painting by Colorado Artist Kimberly Conrad
Original 11x14 painting on prepared paper. To purchase, contact Kimberly at kkconrad2@aol.comVisit my website: www.kimberlyconradfineart.com
"Art and music are to my soul, as food and water are to my body. I believe that they are two of God's most precious gifts to His children. As the author and giver of creativity, through these gifts, He has given us a portion of Himself. He created the very first canvas, magnificently painted it, and brought it to life" I am a full time artist, dividing my time between painting and teaching in my Colorado studio. Having painted on most every surface imaginable, at this time I work primarily on canvas, board, and paper. Though my style remains quite diverse, I believe I have the heart of an Abstract Expressionist, or even more accurately, an Action Expressionist, as I am most definitely an "action painter". Each painting is a journey , dictated by primarily by my current thoughts and emotions, be they happy, sad, peaceful or frenzied.It is a mysterious relationship, and is thrilling when the painting finally reveals itself, and our private journey becomes a story to share.
"Reading by the lake" - Original Painting by Nithya Swaminathan
We had gone for a cycling tour with a couple of friends a few weeks ago, along a picturesque route dotted with small fresh water lakes in the Rhine-Neckar region. Summer is finally truly here and we could go out leaving the jackets/umbrellas at home. Phew! And here I was thinking we are going to go from winter to winter bypassing everything in between :0 Wherever you go in Germany, a water body is never too far away and that's what I love about this country. In my view this holds good for Europe as a whole, the parts that I have visited. Be it a river flowing right in the middle of a bustling city or a lake out of nowhere. We managed to cycle about 40 kms, which is not much but a great deal for us considering how unfit we are! My husband and I rarely put ourselves through any form of exercise and we were quite surprised that we could cycle so much, that too with the daughter sitting behind us alternately. It became too unbearably hot in the afternoon forcing us to call it a day.
During the ride we stopped by this lake for a while, just to relax for sometime and munch on some snacks. There were hordes of people by the lake, some taking a swim, some just reading a book, introducing little children to the water and so on. A visual delight for the figure painter I'd say. I clicked a few references and this is the first one. I have one more in progress, and hope to do a few more.
I still have not mustered the courage to do the figure with the knife. Just did an initial layer with the knife for the woman, and later switched to the brush. Makes life a lot simpler that way. The surroundings though are done entirely with the knife and I hope to slowly get to a stage where my figures also are done with the knife.
There are some things that I tried with this one - a square canvas to start with. I haven't painted on a square canvas after my apples series more than a year ago. I felt it would suit this image and just went ahead. Also, usually I paint the sides with a neutral color - black or brown. This time I thought black would look ridiculous with this canvas, as it has such bright colors. So went ahead and continued the painting itself to the sides too. Too bad that I did not take a photo from the side, will do it tomorrow. The painting flows over to the sides too and doesn't look odd even when hung without a frame.
I quite like how it turned out :) Let me know what you think.
I am an artist who loves to paint people, still life and flowers. My paintings are done with the palette knife and are textured with vibrant colors.
Sunny Flowers, by Carrie Jacobson
Sunny Flowers
Oil on canvas, 8x24, $300
Please email me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com for shipping/delivery options
You can see more of my work at jacobson-arts.com, and carriejacobson.blogspot.com. And if you'd like a fresh, bold, fun portrait of your pet, check out my pet page and contact me about a commission!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Late Day Sunlight On Coneflowers
7"x5" oil on gessoed masonite archival artboard
"Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are certain times of day when it's fun to see what gets illuminated in the garden. As the light moves around the house from sunup until dusk, it's like a showcase of various points in the garden. Around late afternoon the stems of these coneflowers become lit up, and seeing the colors that come out of this is really fascinating to me! Our childhood brain might say "flowers have green stems" but if you really look at how light hits certain ones, you really have a lot of color in them!
Meditations Landscape Palette Knife Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace
'Meditation"
18 x 27 Oil on Canvas
SOLD
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Farm Scene daily oil painting by BECKY JOY
This petite oil painting, 6x6, is for sale on my website for $100. To buy click here. www.beckyjoy.com
I loved the distance in this scene with the flat field going into the distance. The shadow of the tree also added a lot of interest helping to frame the painting. I changed the color of the building several times before settling on this color. If I had made the building brighter in color, your eye would have gone to that. I wanted you to go back into the distance and move around.
I got a lot of painting done yesterday and today finishing a couple of 11x14's which I will reveal later.
I will post later.
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I paint. Using oils and recently rediscovering pastels I paint primarily landscapes in plein air and the studio. I'm known for my sunsets and skies. I'm passionate about passing on what I have learned from nationally known artists in workshops that I teach.
Yellow Coneflowers - Original Palette Knife Painting by Nithya Swaminathan
Some time ago I was whining that I had never seen the beautiful coneflower and that all my paintings were only from reference images by others. Looks like someone heard that and planted a flower just along my way. I did not go searching for it at all, like I normally do with the other flowers. Alone my way to the bus stop, I spotted these awesome yellow coneflowers. And my initial reaction was one of immense surprise, as I did not expect them in this color. In any color other than purple so to say. I loved them and clicked quite a few photos. This is why it always helps to carry the camera around at ALL times, irrespective of whether you're on a reference clicking trip. It pays to have it handy at all times.
Yellow Coneflowers
Acrylics on board, 5 by 7 inches
© 2010 Nithya Swaminathan
And then I had to go out somewhere and what do I see right in front on me on my way? Absolutely gorgeous purple coneflowers as well. It was as if I was destined to enjoy them that day. What a lovely flower! Do I even have to tell you that there are more purple beauties to come?! You know that too well, don't you? :-)
My other links:
- Blog - A Splash of Color
- Website - Fine Art by Nithya Swaminathan
- Facebook Page - Fine Art by Nithya Swaminathan on Facebook
I am an artist who loves to paint people, still life and flowers. My paintings are done with the palette knife and are textured with vibrant colors.
COUNTRY STORE, TOM BROWN PALETTE KNIFE LANDSCAPE
“SPARKY’S – THE PLACE TO STOP”
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL ON MASONITE PANEL
BY TOM BROWN
It’s like a treasure hunt when I travel back roads in the country. I never know what little discovery I’ll find around the next bend in the road. This was another of the charming little Mom & Pop establishments I stopped to capture in a painting. It’s like a pleasant trip back to a simpler time.
Thanks for looking. Let me know if you’d like this little jewel: tombrownstudio@cox.net
5x7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL ON MASONITE PANEL
BY TOM BROWN
It’s like a treasure hunt when I travel back roads in the country. I never know what little discovery I’ll find around the next bend in the road. This was another of the charming little Mom & Pop establishments I stopped to capture in a painting. It’s like a pleasant trip back to a simpler time.
Thanks for looking. Let me know if you’d like this little jewel: tombrownstudio@cox.net
I am an American artist and I host a TV Art Instruction show where I teach studio oil painting and plein air painting in the Impressionist style.
I also teach other artists how to paint through oil painting workshops and art instruction CDs and DVDs.
My Impressionist plein air landscapes, still life compositions, portraits and figure paintings have been represented through prominent galleries for more than 20 years.
My paintings are in corporate collections including the City of Irvine, Sears, Standard Oil, and Coca Cola. My work is often seen in leading art publications like Southwest Art, Art & Antiques, American Art Review, American Art Collector, Art Calendar and others.
I am a former president of the Orange Art Association and past member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and Southern California Plein Air Painters Association.
On my Daily Painter blog I offer affordable small original oil paintings to introduce my work to new and ongoing collectors. Much of my work these days is done on a private commission basis, and I welcome inquiries.
Thanks for looking.
Angel Painting, Palette Knife Abstract with Dog by Judy Mackey
"Angel With Dog"8 x 8 inches, Oil on Raymar Canvas Board
Yellow Daisies - Original Palette Knife painting by Nithya Swaminathan
This painting is one of my favorites. It is a pattern that the extent to which I like a painting is inversely proportional to the amount of time spent on it. I think I completed this in about 45 mins or so. And I really like it. Let me know what you think.
Yellow Daisies #3
Acrylics on Board, 5 by 7 inches
© 2010 Nithya Swaminathan
My other links:
- Blog - A Splash of Color
- Website - Fine Art by Nithya Swaminathan
- Facebook Page - Fine Art by Nithya Swaminathan on Facebook
I am an artist who loves to paint people, still life and flowers. My paintings are done with the palette knife and are textured with vibrant colors.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Red Day Lilies
6"x6" oil on gessoed masonite archival artboard
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm."
- Henry Thoreau
Well, this quote really gave me cause to grin...and yet give some forethought as to how awful it would be to reach the point of not being enthusiastic about anything! One thing that I'm definitely enthusiastic about is summer- flowers, food, sunshine, heat! all of it! There is just an abundance of wonderful things to catch my eye and paint this summer, my neighbors RED day lilies are just one of them. And another one of those things I notice every morning on my daily walk.
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