Painting an aceo in oils

When painting these very small oil paintings I have found that putting a cloths pin above and below seems to hold them in place while I paint. In the past I have put tape on the back but I like using the cloths pins best. I can keep the painting at eye level and work from my palette. If you paint aceos in oils let me know how you work with them I would love to hear from you.


Poppy No.4

About This Painting:

Poppy No4
2.5 x 3.5 inch
oil painting

Media: oil painting

Size: 3.5 in X 2.5 in (8.9 cm X 6.4 cm)

Price: $20 USD

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Honey Bee Painting Demo

Dreams help to motivate me. Picasso said, Everything you can imagine is real.I didn't sit in front of a bee hive and watch the bees go in and out but I did imagine it.

Honey Bee

8x10

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Sailboat Demo

Sailboats on the Lake

About This Painting:

Sailboats on the Lake
8x10
oil painting

Media: oil painting

Size: 10 in X 8 in (25.4 cm X 20.3 cm)

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Goldfish demo in oils

Gold Fish No.3

About This Painting:

Goldfish No. 3
8x10
oil painting

Media: oil painting

Size: 10 in X 8 in (25.4 cm X 20.3 cm)

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Just Paint More

Red Pear Still Life

About This Painting: I've always found red difficult to work with. If you wanted a lighter area you cant add white it will just make pink. Now that might work sometimes but more often its just not where you wanted the image to go. I have found that orange work wells. Now for the shadow it just depends on the subject and the light. In the above still life I used Transparent Red Oxide in some areas and in the very darkest areas of the pear I used purple.

I think each time I use red a get just a little bit better so as I always say the only way to become a better artist is jut to paint more.

So put the brushes to work.

Red Pear Still Life
8x10
oil painting

Media: oil painting

Size: 10 in X 8 in (25.4 cm X 20.3 cm)

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TA A Challenge, Selling Art on Line

The first day of the TAA Challenge is here!

We are going to make it as easy as possible for you to participate in this challenge, to show you the absolute minimum that must be done in order to start selling art art online. Today's step? Simply publicly commit to the challenge. That's it.

Okay as you know,I already sell on line so why do this little eight day challenge? Because there might be something I could do better. Isn't there always something we can do better?

Right now I know that I may be with out computer access the last three days of the challenge but maybe I can fins a hot spot somewhere along my way. I hope they have ice cream okay I'm way ahead of myself, but ice cream works well into the challenge. I am really up for this if I get to blog where there is ice cream.

Biker Bees with Balloons

About This Painting:

Biker Bees with Balloons
8x8x1.5
oil painting

Media: oil painting

Size: 8 in X 8 in (20.3 cm X 20.3 cm)

Price: $125 USD

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Demo Copper and Limes

DEMO:






Copper and Limes

About This Painting:

Copper and Limes
10x8
oil painting

Media: oil painting

Size: 8 in X 10 in (20.3 cm X 25.4 cm)

Price: $200 USD

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Something to check on Everyday

Daily Painters has a great Facebook page and they are ask a question each day of artist. It is the Question of the day.

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Question of the day: What books have helped you the most as an artist? Hop on over and see the comments.

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Stand out in a crowd as an Artist

How to find your own style,my advice is just paint. Paint everyday,paint a variety of things and you will find what you really love. Learn to mix colors,find the palette that you like to work with, experiment but just paint.

In a blog post video titled, "How to Make Your Work Stand Out On-line," Cory Huff of TheAbundantArtist.com notes: "True artists spend a great deal of their time creating for the sake of creating, thinking of what matters to them personally and formulating their own perspective of their world. What is then extracted is what can be identified as their unique artist identity. It is that intangible that makes you different from anyone else, because ultimately, you are."

 Similarly, in a post from djtechtools.com titled, "Stand Out From The Crowd-How To Build A Unique Artist Identity," the following was written: "Remember, the greatest of artists in history carved niches that represented the unique expression of their combination of talents, values and beliefs. They weren't trying to be versions of someone else, they were only themselves."

I paint everyday, Lots of small little paintings. Then I tackle the big stuff. I am still just laying down base color on my" Chick Bar ". I hope to have it done by the end of the month so I have to put in several hours on it each day.

I still have a lot of brush miles to go on this one so break time is over back to the easel.




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Ways to look at your comosition

There are a lot of ways to look at your composition.

Mirror The mirror is a good tool to affirm a composition choice and will also come in very handy later, when the painting is in progress.

Looking at the subject upside-down in the mirror or viewing the painting and the subject together in the mirror will miraculously show the painter where weaknesses are.I have never been a fan of the upside down thing but if it works for you great.

 View your painting through dark red glass .
If you’ve never heard this particular term before, having “clean values” is simply artspeak for a work of art with convincing colors and strong, visually meaningful values.

Take photo and change it to gray values.

I am still working on the composition of the Chick Bar Painting. As I started the back ground color I realized that I would to have more going on in the foreground. I had originally planned on painting the area under the bar dark. I changes my mind and added legs and bar stools. As I work on this painting it will have many changes.

I am currently just laying down the local color of objects to fill in the real estate.

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Where Do Art Ideas Come From

Frequently I'm asked where I get my ideas.

The answer is simple, everywhere. I am constantly picking up bits and pieces; a picture from a magazine here, a photo there and the internet has so much to give me ideas.. It seems any place I look something interesting catches my eye. It sometimes is hard for me to get all the ideas down.

I have a small notebook I keep notes.

Today I am back working on my large painting,

I have the figures in place and putin the a start on the back ground.


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Daily Routine baby steps in the right direction to become an artist

For better or worse, life is made up of our small daily habits. High achievers have habits that reflect their values and aspirations in life.

 Unfortunately, most people have habits that keep them comfortable but do not achieve the things they want in life.

 Over time, work to remove habits that hold you back, but it's even more important to add positive daily habits that reflect your highest and best qualities.

I paint each day. I finish a small painting each day I strive for progress not perfection.Today I have sketch out two small painting that I will finish but the large 24x48 that has been percolating in my mind is just starting to form on canvas. This is one of my fun whimsical painting and is a joy to paint.

It doesn't look like much right now but it is a great start.



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Backgrounds

For most paintings, regardless of subject matter or media, it’s essential to consider the background as part of the composition. Even if you decide to just leave empty space around your image, then you're still creating a background.


I have started a large 24x48 inch painting and have benn trying to work out the details. I have been going over ideas for about a month now and have just starting placing images, I have lightly sketch the placement of the images.I think the back ground will be very dark. This is a whimsical oil painting.

Here is the start.

The light pencil drawing is easy to remove and try something else.

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