Keep It Simple and Just Paint

You can not go wrong with great bush work,so enjoy the paint and each brush stroke. Keep it simple just paint. You are the creator do not be the critic, don't over analyze,just paint and be the creator. Keep is simple and paint, if you showed up today and started painting you are ahead of the game.

Remember Van Gogh would never have painted if he listened to the critics and his own criticism of himself. In his very short life he painted more then 900 paintings in his lifetime. He only sold one painting but he showed up everyday and painted. He only became famous after his death.

You just cannot go wrong with great brushwork and showing up at the easel everyday.



Time lapse video of a cow painting 5x7 oil.

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Create the Magic

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.

Pablo Picasso

When I am in a very creative mood I am totally lost in the moment. I am a constant state of becoming. It's not the colors I'm using, Its not the brushes, it's not triple primed canvas, that is the easy stuff. To be truly creative you have to

1. Show up, this is totally number one. 

2. Capture your feelings, your mood,put it all down.

Everyday is different everyday offers different ways of expressing yourself ,so just do it. Create the Magic.

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Selling your art

Selling you art.
 You have made this wonderful work of art and you want to be able to sell it. For those of us who are making a living by selling our art this is always a question we ask ourselves. Sure we sell some but how do we sell more. How do we get higher prices for our wonderful works of art. Is there a better way to get noticed

You are an artist, but that doesn’t mean that you know how to sell your work. In fact most artists really struggle with sales and marketing and face consistent disappointment. I know I'm one of them.

It has taken me lots of tries and failures, being an artist is not for those who have thin skin.

Today there are many places you can sell you art.

1. Galleries: this is the hardest place to start but you can but you have to be out there everyday approaching gallery owners. Most galleries have very limited space so they want to make the most of that space with proven artist.

2. Consignment and Co Op galleries

On Line:

1. Your Web Site
2.Your Blog
3.Ebay
4.Etsy
5.Daily Paint Works
6. Fine Art America
7 Amazon
So many more I could go on for a long time with the list. Ask other artist where they sell.

The good old place where most artist today started
1. Art Fairs
2. Art Exhibitions
3. Plein Air Events

I will go into these selling venues in more detail later. What I am really trying to say is " If  you want to sell your art work get in front of as many people as you can.





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Rooster and Duck High Speed Demo oil painting

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What to do when self doubt hits you as an artist.

A Day in the life of am artist: Some days you wake up just full of ideas and can not wait to get the studio, but what about the days when you feel like a failure and have tons of self doubt? We all have days like that. It doesn't mean anything it is your mind trying to work out problems. You must keep going keep painting.

I keep a little note book where I have 10 ideas for each of the 31 days that could be in a month. If I have one of those dull gray days in my head I pick up the book take one of the idea and run with it. It doesn't matter if I feel like painting that idea I just do it. I get moving I become the object in motion.

My ideas are simple in the book just one or two words to leave lots of room for inspiration and imagination.

Here are the ones I have for today if I should need them:
 1. Crow
 2.figurative
 3.seasons
4.Still Life
5.Bike
6.Cup
7. Long legged birds
8. Cow
9.Palette Knife
 10. Transportation

 So as you can see ; when you start to doubt yourself just keep moving. I suggest that today you get a small notebook and number off 31 pages putting 1-10 on each page and as ideas come to you write them down. When you hit one of those self doubt days where you just don't feel that anyone cares about your art, get your brushes out go to your happy place and paint. Just stick to it.






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Painting Lemons Demo

The palette was set up with Richeson Oil colors : Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light,Yellow Ochre,Dioxazine Violet,Colbalt Blue, and Ultramarine Blue. I also used Winsor and Newtons Cadmium Yellow Deep and Cadmium Orange.

This was painted on a canvas board that I purchased from Jerrys Artarama. I purchase 90 percent of my art supplies from Jerrys because I live in a rural area that does not offer much in good quality art supplies. I place an order once a month and because the order is over $35.00. It ships free, Easy Pezy  as they say.

Now on to the quick little video.



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Bowl of Oranges Oil Painting Demo

The finished painting

Bowl of Oranges

8x10 

Oil Painting

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Painting a Turnip Oil painting Demo

Today I have a quick demo on how a do a still life painting. What I didn't show in the video is that I faked the turnip top. My turnip didn't have a nice top so I invented one.

It's actually very easy to grow leaves on root vegetables.
can simply place a root vegetable over water and it will grow some new decent looking leaves in just a few weeks. So I am going to put my turnip over a glass of water and grow some leaves. I will show you tomorrow.

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Painting White Flowers in watercolor

Field of Daisies

6x9

watercolor painting

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When painting white flowers in watercolor the trick is to leave as much of the white paper as you can.

When you’re painting a white flower, you’re really painting with water and very little color. First, figure out the values. Before you start to paint, study the value changes within the white petals.

The conventional way of painting white flowers is to paint the negative space surrounding the flower.

 The other technique is to treat a white flower like any other flower, only with much less paint, letting the white of the paper represent the brightest hues. The idea is to paint the lines that imply the shape and let the white of the paper represent the flower.

I have used the conventional way of painting a white flower here using the negative space around the flowers to show their shapes.

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Pumpkin painting Demo

This is just a quick demo on how I work when doing a still life.

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Painting the background in watercolors

Zinnias

9x6

watercolor

I painted the Zinnias first then added the background. I started at the bottom and use a more concentrated mix of watercolor paint to start. I added more water as I moved up toward the top then added a little lavender to the mix for a more atmospheric look to the painting. 

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Traveling with Watercolors

Travel to Plein air paint can be very difficult. Taking a small travel watercolor set is so easy it can fit in your purse and the small water hold is less then 3 oz so you can fly with it or just fill the top with water when you get there.

This is the Winsor and Newton Field Set it has 12 half pans and is about 4x2x1 inch. It comes with a Red Sable brush but I have lost mine. This is only one of many different small travel set that I have.

When it is folded up it looks like this:

The top comes off and can be used to hold water while you paint.

There is a small bottle that holds water and be filled. The set also has a small sponge inside to wipe your paint brush on.

when unfolded there are three areas to mix color on:

I like to use travel watercolor set because they have a cover and come apart to reduce the size. With nice travel set it can fit right in your hand bag.
Here is one of  the Kolinsky Mini Travel set that I use.

If you like to sketch when you travel this is a wonderful way to do it.

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Painting the Sun

"Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun." Pablo Picasso

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Painting Demo of a Peach

Peach No. 4

8x10 

oil painting

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Painting Demo of an Apple

5x7

oil painting

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Making Time for Art

We are all so busy everyday it is hard to make time for the things that really matter. I run each morning this is important for my physical health and my mental heath. I do it it ,is a habit that make me feel good.

Art is the same way, I make time to paint. It is also a habit that makes me feel good. There are so many things we must do that we sometimes forget the things we love to do.

I know if I am to move forward in my art I must push myself hard. It's like getting ready to run a marathon you must run everyday and push yourself just a little harder. 

Round Bails of Hay No 4

8x10

oil painting

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Flying Gull

8x10

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Carnation

10x8

oil painting

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Cow No. 14

10x8

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Sea of Sail No. 2

11x14x3/4

oil painting

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Review of Duck Brand Making Tape

I just bought 4 roll of Duck Brand general purpose making tape. I use  a lot of in making my art work. Well DO NOT BUY this brand. it will not even stick to paper. So it's off to Lowes to see if they carry something that will at least stick to a sheet of watercolor paper.

I had pressed it back down on the paper for the photo but it popped right off again after a few minutes. So artist do not waste your hard earned cash on this product.


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