palette knife colorist oil landscape by BECKY JOY

Jewel of the Creek 6"x6" oil $150. Click here to purchase.

Well, back to painting in the studio today. I started this painting a couple of months ago using an 8x10 plein air that I had painted on Cave Creek. I liked the colors in the painting, but felt that the composition was all over the place. In this painting I simplified the composition.

When I first started painting this one, it was a frustrating day. It just seemed liked nothing was going right. One of those bad painting day. After wiping the painting off two or three times, I took a paper towel to it and wiped off where I wanted the light. Those shapes gave me the lights for the composition. So, it was back to this and pick it up today.

I just got my Alyson Stanfield book, "I'd Rather Be in the Studio". I have her previous book and really liked it. This is the updated version. I spent some time last night reading it. This version has updated information on social media and the internet. Fist step, I need to get more organized. When I came home from this trip, I felt a little parlyzed with so many things to get done. I think its list time. I did finish my online traffic school and passed the test. Thank goodness that is over. I hate having things like that hanging over me.

I still have openings in my workshop in Pasadena, 3 days of plein air for $150.

Talk to y'all later.

Becky Joy

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Plein air painting Fredericksburg Texas by Becky Joy

Today's 9x12 of a farm in the Hill Country, bugs and all

I also painted another yesterday and one this afternoon, all 9x12. By this afternoon I was painting crooked posts on the house. Maybe it was the crooked fence.

Then it was Lily, the four year old's turn to paint. Now, I have to admit, she got a little more help. It was more of a lesson in patience for me! Lily is in training as shoe-holic. She picked out her favorite purple shoes to paint.

9x12 yesterday's farm ptg.

The crooked house 9x12

Lillian's purple shoes 6x6 ready for Randy's next 6" Squared show.

I'll be out around Fredericksburg tomorrow. The last day of painting before I leave. Saturday is the zoo!

Becky Joy

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plein air oil landscape by BECKY JOY

8x10 plein air oil on canvas panel

$450. + shipping 

I painted this one yesterday at Spur Cross Ranch along Cave Creek. I was with some friends painting and forgot to bring my paints on the hike down to the stream. I didn't want to go back and borrowed from a friend. You really don't feel good about borrowing too much paint, so it was a little scimpy on the painting. So I finished it up today with a little more paint and took out some light that I had in the right foreground, recomposing the painting. It was just a little too scattered with light. I was having a good time with the color here. All in all, a good day.

I started a new blog Painting, the Best of the Week. I'm getting a variety of artists on the site, some that paint "daily paintings" and some that "paint daily". I just want the best work of the week on the site. Some of you might find it informative when the artists describe their piece. Check it out.

Also, I have openings in my workshops both in Pasadena, CA and at the Superstitions in AZ. Both are plein air workshops.

Talk to you all later,

Becky Joy

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palette knife oil landscape by BECKY JOY

5x7 oil on canvas panel

$150.

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This is such a simple scene, but for some reason I was having a difficult time painting. Some days are just like that. I redid almost all of it from the beginning to the end. I would put down a stroke and no, not right, wipe it out and do it again.

I went out plein air painting this morning, but didn't finish the painting. I walked down into a canyon and forgot my tubes of paint, so it was a little scimpy on the paint. I borrowed from a friend, but you only want to borrow so much. I got enough done to finish it in the studio, except my camera battery went dead. So, I used my friend's camera. She just emailed me the photos tonight. Tomorrow I'll finish painting it. One of those days.

I started a new blog today, Painting, The Best of the Week. It's another blog for paintings, but a twist to it. I'll be asking artists to post to it once a week with what they think is their best painting along with their thoughts on why and about the painting, their thoughts and process. I posted the first painting, maybe you can be the next. Each contributor will have their name in the links. I want to keep the blog simple with each post and not a lot of sidebar gadgets, etc. There are a couple of pages, about the site and events for artists.

I'll be back here tomorrow with that plein air painting.

See ya, Becky

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Daily plein air oil painting by BECKY JOY

Going through paintings while cleaning up today I ran across this one. I forgot about this 9x12 that I painted during the San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival. I loved the color of this house and the variations in the shadow colors. The mailboxes and the fence in violet I thought added a nice touch to the scene.

I've posted this on my website at http://beckyjoy.fineartstudioonline.com/workszoom/531211

This morning I went out and bought a new printer. I got an Epson which I used to have and was always pleased with the color. My color photos that I printed out sure turned out nice. It was a good choice. Now I'm taking a break from helping to install the insulation in the ceiling of the studio. I've taken some photos, but there really isn't much to show you yet.

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plein air and studio oil paintings by BECKY JOY

These are some studio paintings that I finished this week. With cleaning my studio and moving things from place to place I decided to finish these that have been sitting around undone. After a second or third look or a long period of not looking at the paintings, it is amazing what you see that you didn't the first time around. All needed some changes, tweaking or major overhauls.

I also have a few more of the plein air paintings from San Luis Obispo that I didn't post. Two of those paintings are posted below. All these paintings are posted on my website at www.beckyjoy.com.

BECKY JOY

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BECKY JOY plein air Oregon landscape

HAYFIELD 6x6 oil plein air on canvas panel. Click here to purchase for $110.

This is from last week's plein air paintings on my Oregon trip. I went out every morning to paint. 

Sat, Sun and Mon I taught a workshop in Portland. It really went well. I haven't got the photos ready, so I'll have to post them later. I also was taking a video of one of the demo pieces, but forgot to set the camcorder in movie mode. I found that out after I finished painting. Anyway trust me, it went well. I sold the demo, a moonlight painting, to one of the students. They asked me to return for next year, so all in all, it was a success.

I have a couple of workshops I need to see if we can sew them up when I get home.

I'm hoping it isn't raining in the morning, so I can get out one last time. Time to pack up the paints soon and send them home.

Talk to you all later.

BECKY JOY

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