Plein air Austin, TX landscape by Becky Joy

Oaks 5x7 oil plein air $250. Click here to purchase.

I painted this in my son's neighborhood this morning while visiting him and his family in Austin, TX.

It's kind of nice painting something besides desert. The weather should be good again tomorrow so that I can get out. My son is making a map for me with some suggestions. So we'll see where I go, I don't know yet.

I spent the afternoon helping my grandaughter paint her second oil painting today. Last year when I visited she painted her first. It was a struggle. She's 6 now. First, I let her pick out a toy that she wanted to paint. We sat Belle down on the patio table so that she was backlit. My grandaughter had her first lesson in squinting. The painting turned out much better proportions than the drawing did. She was amazed at the shapes that she saw when she squinted and the colors looked right then too. Tomorrow I will be painting with the four year old, that should be interesting.

Belle by Lauren

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desert plein air oil landscape by BECKY JOY

Superstitions  11x14 oil plein air  $550.

I went out yesterday to the Superstition with a group painting. This is my painting from the afternoon. I still need to photograph the first one from the morning. It got a little warm out there in the afternoon. Then I left a little too late and driving across town I got stuck in the rush hour traffic. Another good reason for being an artists. I would hate to think about having to go through that every day.

Anyway, I broke down the different planes in large colored masses and then grouped the plants in the front for the design that I wanted. There were paths leading down this bank which drew me to this particular scene. I just changed the design. Overall, I was pleased with the day for painting. A good day!

I will be having a one day workshop at the Superstitions on April 15 for $70. Email me or go to my website at http://beckyjoy.com/workshops

Talk to you all later,

Becky
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plein air high desert landscape by BECKY JOY

Winter Farm  11x14 plein air oil on canvas panel $550. + $15. S&H

 I painted this one a couple of days ago in Northern AZ. The green of the spring grass hasn't started yet, just a lot of beautiful ocher and gray colors. At first I didn't have enough depth in the painting. The background trees were too close with detail and the color didn't recede enough. So I reworked that. I really liked the warm sunlight on the house. I painted the windows a warmer and lighter color than what I really saw. That helps to keep the illusion of the strong sunlight on the side of the house. We are, after all, painting an illusion.

I've still been preoccupied with the website. I have someone setting up part of it right now, too big of a job for me. I wanted something special and different with it. I plan on having it up this week if all goes well.

Talk to you all later,

Becky

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General motors truck oil painting by BECKY JOY

This 6x6 oil on canvas board is listed on Ebay starting at $95.

It comes with a free display easel. 

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Today we needed to get away from the house with all the construction and working so hard lately. So we went out to my friends Kit and Aryana so that I could paint their GM truck by the name of Giovanni.

I've painted this truck before and just love the patina and color variations in it. The reds and violets contrasting with the greens make a great combination. I had a lot of fun today. I need to get out there more often.

I've been working on my website now. I have a new host and will putting together a new site. I wasn't able to do some of the things that I wanted with the previous site, so here goes. I worked on it last night, now again tonight. Hopefully, it doesn't take too long. Probably not the best time of year to do this, but it needed to be done.

I'll try to get something else done tomorrow and get back in the swing of things.

Talk to you all later,

BECKY

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BECKY JOY plein air Oregon landscape

Morning at the Crossroads 6x6 oil available on my website for $110. Click here to purchase. This is the plein air painting from yesterday morning. The light was shining through onto the road with the mailboxes against the light road. Today I painted a couple of them, but I didn't feel that they were anything special. I'll have to get them out of the box and look again. Sometimes looking at them later I can readily see what they need. Tomorrow is another day. I'll be out there again in the morning.

Talk to you all later.
BECKY
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Rural Bungalows plein air painting by BECKY JOY

This is an 8x10 plein air painting that I revisited. I wasn't pleased with it so I did a little more work to it. I painted this in Clarkdale, AZ. Cutest little town. The homes are small 1950's era homes and each one is different. I had not used a palette knife on this painting the first time around. It was too timid, so I beefed it up with some more powerful strokes and stronger light. The red bushes along the property line is what drew me to this scene. I definitely need to get back there and paint and I will. I have a painter friend, Christine Debrosky who lives near these homes. She spends a lot of time painting in this neighborhood.

"The Property Line" is in oil and I have it posted on my website. www.beckyjoy.com

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BECKY

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