Sedona Red Rocks 9″x12″ oil landscape painting Ebay auction at $0.99. Click here to bid.
I painted this as a demo for a workshop in Arizona. The yellow and warm oranges contrast with the blues and violets in the shadows.
On my blog, Art Workshops Online, I have a new blog post about painting moonlight and nocturnes.
How to Paint the Effects of Moonlight
Becky Joy
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Saguaro Cactus plein air oil painting 10″x8″ EBay auction starting at $0.99 Click here to bid. This is a block in today on an 11″x14″ canvas panel. I wanted the old house illuminated by strong moonlight. The colors are all cooled by the night sky. The white house and fence are painted in a green… Continue Reading
Sunset #4 oil landscape painting 8″x10″ EBay auction starting at $0.99. Click here to bid. This was one of my paintings in which I was playing with color in the studio. I like all the grays in the painting making the sky appear even brighter. I also recorded a new video today in which I… Continue Reading
Red Rocks, Taos, New Mexico 9×12 oil landscape painting $500. I painted this in New Mexico in the Georgia O’Keefe country while attending the plein air show for the Plein Air Artists Colorado and their annual paint out. I spent the day painting with my Nebraska artist friend, Deb Groesser. Both of the rock paintings were painted the… Continue Reading
Sunrise 18″ x 24″ oil landscape painting. Click here for more information. I made a video today talking about my finished painting and the process of painting from a small plein air painting to a larger studio painting. Click the image below to view the video. Youtube video Check out my Youtube Channel Tomorrow I… Continue Reading
Prescott House, 9″x12″ plein air oil painting $0.99 Ebay. Click here to bid. I painted this in the old section of Prescott. Prescott was the Territorial Capitol of Arizona. There is a district with the quaint beautiful old houses. I was drawn to this house by the light under the porch. The morning sun illuminated… Continue Reading
Lately, I’ve been thinking about a new easel. On the one hand, I’m trying to hold back that urge to spend money on something that I seem to be getting along with just fine now. Or….on the other hand, just maybe life could be easier with a new one that maybe will be easier to… Continue Reading
Bonnie Springs, Red Rock, Nevada 9″x12″ oil painting Years ago, before I started taking workshops from nationally known artists, I thought I was a pretty good artist. Yes, I had some talents, but there was a lot of techniques missing. I had a wakeup call at a big art show when I wasn’t selling well…. Continue Reading
Atmosphere and light is important in my paintings. Light, distance and atmosphere affect, texture, edges, value and color, making things in the distance appear grayer, softer, and less distinct. As things move closer to you, the colors become richer, and the edges seem sharp and crisp. Direction of light and shapes of clouds can be… Continue Reading
I wanted to tell you about my friend, Carla. I have known her for years, probably 25 to 30 years. We worked together as hairdressers years ago. (It’s been about 20 years for me now that I worked as a hairdresser.) During all that time I had no idea that Carla could even draw and… Continue Reading
I use a limited palette, using the typical warm/cool palette. You might want to look at my list of Oil Painting Supplies for Beginning Painters. The colors on my palette are cadmium yellow light, cadmium yellow medium, cadmium red light, alizarine crimson, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue and titanium white. Each of those colors has another… Continue Reading
Eucalyptus Tree 11″x14′” oil SOLD I painted this Eucalyptus tree near Morro Bay, CA when the sun was starting to fade casting a warm glow over everything. The eucalyptus are so fun to paint with the light bark reflecting different colors off of them. Across the bay the lights were just starting to come on…. Continue Reading
Featured painting: The Survivor, 14″x18″ oil Take a scene almost at random, challenge yourself to creating a remarkable painting. Find what is important to the scene, leave some out, emphasize other elements. Look for patterns, close ups, color shifts. Make 3 sketches of the same scene, each different. If you would normally choose a horizontal… Continue Reading
This painting is one of a series of 4 4×4″ oil paintings, all cactus paintings. I used some expressive color and brushwork in the paintings creative some lively and exciting work. It was a plein air day in the desert painting in a wash in the morning. This is my effort for the day. Palo… Continue Reading
The Path 9×12″ oil. SOLD Hello everyone! This morning I went out painting at North Mountain Park in Phoenix. I found a place in a wash to paint the wash and a palo verde tree. I found it to very frustrating. I had no yellow in my paints. Not good! I tried, but it was… Continue Reading
Clouds and Blue Sky 6″x8″ I was painting in the studio looked out the door and saw the wonderful clouds. I gave up on the studio painting. Set up my easel in the backyard for plein air. I don’t have much of a view on the ground, so it’s clouds when I paint at home…. Continue Reading
This is our monthly challenge group with the leader being Diana Moses Botkin. Each month we take turns choosing a new challenge. This month was chosen by Vicki Ross. My entry into the challenge was “Water” 6″x6″ oil. Each of the challenge paintings used a limited palette, inspired by Swedish painter, Anders Zorn. Zorn’s palette… Continue Reading
“Flowing River” oil 6×6″ Hi everyone, I started this painting as an example for one of my students in my online workshop to show her a couple of points. This morning I looked at it and liked what I had started. So I repainted it and filled it out more having my daily painting done. I… Continue Reading
First, what do you really want to paint? What is interesting about the scene? What may be the best way to portray the scene. The statement in your painting is your reason for painting a scene. The reason could be the interesting shapes created by the light and shadow. Or, it could simply be the… Continue Reading
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to take a workshop with Bye Bitney at the Scottsdale Artists School. I have admired Bye’s work for years, always seeking it out when I would go to the Long Gallery in Scottsdale (which has been closed for a few years) I love the looseness and edges in… Continue Reading
Lately, I have been embarking on a new direction. Well, sort of. It’s applying more paint to the canvas. I’ve tried before, but it didn’t stick. This time, I feel there is a new found boldness and more knowledge in my painting, making it much easier for me. This was a scene from Colorado. I… Continue Reading
I recently asked Tennessee pastel artist, Paula Ann Ford, if she would like to do a demo for my blog. I was amazed at how thorough she was and what a great tutorial this is. I hope that you enjoy the process as much as I did. Soft Pastel Demo by Paula Ann Ford www.paulaford.com… Continue Reading
This plein air painting from California, I was attracted to the bright yellow oranges against the violets of the fence. It was just wonderful colors in the homes to play with. As I was painting the scene the mailman came and filled some of those boxes. I had some final touches to do to the… Continue Reading
There are a lot of opinions on premixing your colors. I have found that at times it is advantageous, but most of the time I don’t. I’m not talking about mixing tubes of paint, but mixing piles of paint on your palette. You can predetermine the colors that you will have in your painting and… Continue Reading
Teapot and Teacup 11″x14″ oil on canvas panel $550. Click here to buy. I recently took a workshop from Bye Bitney in an attempt to loosen my style up a bit. I would like to have parts of my painting almost have an abstract quality to them and I have always loved brushwork. This is… Continue Reading
Hi everyone, I’ve had a great week, but busy one. I’ve had two commissions to finish, which should be tomorrow. Today I took some time off to do to a plein air event in Glendale, AZ. The city hosts a one day plein air show. Last night I decided I had better go to it,… Continue Reading
“Arizona Wash” oil 11″x14″ $600. Click here to buy. I spent the day in the studio painting and oil landscape and preparing canvas for painting. I needed to record a video for my online oil painting workshop for brushwork. I chose a photo to work from. Drawn to the bright yellow trees in the wash… Continue Reading
Two of the most important words I can tell a painter, well three. Squint and step back By squinting you will be simplifying leaving out details , see edges, hard and soft. You can then observe the large shapes and masses that you’ll want to translate to your canvas. You will create the essence of… Continue Reading
Kit’s Library of Visual Solutions 14″x11″ plein air oil $600. Click here to buy. I had such a fun time painting out on location today. Not the typical pretty picture, but a painting of metal “junk”. Or, as my friend Aryana says ” Kit’s Library of Visual Solutions”. I went to my artist friends, Aryana… Continue Reading
Toning a canvas is deadening the white of the canvas by adding thin color, usually in a light to mid-range value. What color to use? This is a difficult question and especially perplexing for beginning painters. There are many answers. Some artists always tone their canvases with the same color. Others vary it from painting… Continue Reading
Of course you want to reserve your brightest, purest, most saturated color for your focal point, but sometimes it seems that you just can’t get it bright enough. Well, put down your brightest color for your first stroke. Then every other color after that will be less saturated. For instance if you have a little… Continue Reading
I often use a palette knife to paint lines, sunlight on a tree trunk, the sunlight on a cactus, branches, electrical lines, any kind of highlight. I seem to find it easier to get a fine, straight line with a palette knife rather than the brush. It seems whenever I pick up the brush for… Continue Reading
Today I spent some time preparing for my upcoming online workshop. I needed to work on some new videos. Each week there is a focus on a lesson in painting along with the paintings that the students complete during the week. The first lesson focuses on value studies. I made a demo video of the… Continue Reading
Hi everyone, I’ve been busy working in my studio this afternoon finished paintings and going through them to figure out which ones I will submit to shows. Since the first of the year, I have already submitted to four shows. The applications for a lot of the shows are about 6 months in advance. I… Continue Reading
Lately, I have been embarking on a new direction. Well, sort of. It’s applying more paint to the canvas. I’ve tried before, but it didn’t stick. This time, I feel there is a new found boldness and more knowledge in my painting, making it much easier for me. Last weekend an artist friend of mine,… Continue Reading
Mountain Light oil 6″ x 8″ $150. Click here to bid. I made a little drawing over the weekend and had a definite concept in mind. I searched through photos and came up with a photo from Colorado with the meandering stream flowing through the valley. I played with the color and came up with… Continue Reading
Sunset Glow 6″x6″ oil landscape $95. click here to bid. Hi everyone, I played with color today. I thought I would post my source on this painting so that you could see how I often work. I had an old photo that I started with, then let my imagination take over with color. I’ve also… Continue Reading
“Over the Edge” 6″x6″ oil landscape Sold Today wasn’t an especially great painting day. I wiped off two paintings. I think that the problem was that I just didn’t have a real clear idea of what I wanted to paint. So, I decided to paint this 6×6 from a plein air painting that I had…. Continue Reading
The Apple Shed 8″x10″ oi plein air $400. Click here to purchase. This was painted during the fall in Central CA. A friend took me to an organic Farm. I opted to paint this cute little shed weighted down by the morning glories. It’s still standing. What can I say? Becky Joy http:artworkshopsonline.com beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com… Continue Reading
By Diane Olsen, Professional Artist and Life Coach Imagine yourself to be your favorite color of paint. What would that be? Red, blue, green, orange, purple or yellow? Now imagine that you are about to be painted onto canvas by a master painter. This master painter has travelled the ups and downs of the artistic… Continue Reading
Neighborhood Nocturne 5×7 oil on canvas panel. Click here to bid starting at $95. Hi everyone, I’ve been remiss on not posting any new small works. I’ve had a lot of business things to take care of, packing and shipping paintings, phone calls, show apps, etc, etc. This is a nocturne from my driveway looking… Continue Reading
Some artists do it and some don’t. Toning the canvas that is. Some of the reasons to tone a canvas are as follows: You may simply not like the stark white surface when starting or find it distracting. It can help unify a painting, especially in the early stages before all the areas are covered…. Continue Reading
Desert Rocks 6X6 oil $95. Click here to bid. This is a small daily painting of the rocks and mountains in the desert of North Scottsdale/Carefree area. At sunset the mountains and the rocks take on a warm glow. I liked the warm cool patterns in this scene. Take care, Becky Joy beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com http://artworkshopsonline.com… Continue Reading
Sunset Road oil 5×7 $95. Click here to bid. I painted this yesterday as a study for a larger painting that I am working on in the studio. The painting on the easel is 24″x36″. I will try and take some photos as I am working on it. I had a photo of a road… Continue Reading
The Setting Sun 6×6 oil landscape $75. Click here to bid. I have to admit, today was not a good painting day. I kept trying, wiping off and reworking until finally, I got a painting. But then the photo isn’t so good. Back to that tomorrow. I have a hard time giving up. Sometimes I… Continue Reading
Creekside Bush 6×6 oil I painted this while in Sedona after the plein air festival. I went out with Peggy Immel from Taos and with our host to paint. This was the second piece quickly painted in while we were finishing up. It was really a great show and trip. I enjoyed the painting up… Continue Reading
Do you take proper care of your important art tools, brushes? There are proper ways to clean and store your painting brushes. Storage is as important as how you clean your brushes. Store in the upright position whenever possible and let air get to them to prevent molding of damp brushes. Also keep them away… Continue Reading
It seems as though I have always been on the search for painting brushes. The perfect brand of brush that will do whatever I will it to do. Am I asking too much? Am I expecting the brush to do more than I do? Will it save me work? Well, I know a good brush… Continue Reading
“River Bend” 6×6 oil $100. This is a scene from the Clackamas River near my parents and grandparents farm. I have been rafting down this river several times and this is the place that we would get out of the river, a lazy bend in the river. I used the palette knife for the thicker… Continue Reading
I’ve talked to my students about value studies lately. So…. a page directly out of my sketchbook. There are more, lots more. I used 4 bottles of a craft acrylic paint, black, white, and two grays. Sometimes, I used the same sketch painting it with different lighting and values, creating different moods. Take some of… Continue Reading
“View of the Columbia River” 6×8 oil landscape $125. Click here to bid on DPW This is a plein air painting of a plant just starting to turn fall colors on the banks of the Columbia River Gorge. I was on the Washington side looking across the river at houses in Oregon. The day was… Continue Reading
Recently I got an email from a 16 year old wanting to start painting in oils. She asked for advise on how to start and what kinds of products. I replied with some advise. My father painted with pastels. I remember him telling me when he took a painting class, he was told so little… Continue Reading
“Rising Moon” 6″x6″ oil on canvas panel. $75. DPW auction. Click here to bid. I just got back a couple of days ago from California. First I participated in the San Luis Obispo Plein Air. I was really pleased with the painting that I did in the area. It is a favorite place of mine… Continue Reading
The Superstitions 18×24 oil by Becky Joy I’ve painted at the Superstitions many times and I used to stop there in the late afternoon after visiting my son when he lived close to the Superstitions. The afternoon sunlight on the mountains around the desert glow with a warm light, absolutely beautiful. This painting has energetic… Continue Reading
Mt. Hood 6×6 oil landscape. $75. Click here to bid. I painted this in Washington looking across the Columbia Gorge onto Mt. Hood in Oregon. I was participating in the Pacific Northwest Plein Air Festival in Hood River along the Gorge. We spent the morning at a vineyard in Washington. This was my final painting… Continue Reading
Arizona Cotton Field 6″x6″ oil landscape The colors that we see everyday are “local” colors. The grass is green, a lemon is yellow. Pretty easy. Local color is the color of an object when viewed at a distance under normal lighting conditions. It is what we are taught as preschoolers. But this can be deceptive…. Continue Reading
Grand Canyon Plein Air Scrubby Pine Tree 8″x6″ The first of the year has come and gone and I am still working on the organization of my art business. I recently made a schedule of tasks to do daily, weekly, monthly and every once-in-a-while. (I’ve always been a great list maker) But, being an artist,… Continue Reading
I met Janet on twitter and saw her posting about creating art with her IPad and about the Nomad Brushes. Intrigued, I checked the post. I had never heard of using the IPad for creating art. Last year I took a workshop using Photoshop for the artist in composing. To me it was way too… Continue Reading
A 3 day plein air workshop that I taught in Prescott, AZ. It was a small class of several people that I already knew. We had a lot of fun going to some new places and painting all kinds of things. I stayed at my friend Marla Smith‘s ranch. The first day we went up… Continue Reading
Roses and Grapes 8×10 oil. $450. Click here to buy. This is a painting that had been around for a while, but not finished. Today I took it out of storage and added a few details and a little more color in places. It was a fun piece to paint with the leaves going every… Continue Reading
Talavera and Oranges 11 x 14 oil $550. Click here to buy. I finished this still life today with the talavera pottery coffee pot, oranges and grapes. I added the glass vase with foliage, because I like a more informal still life and I liked the reflections. Both the oranges and grapes are very reflective…. Continue Reading
FLOWER FIELD oil 12×16 $800. Click here to buy. Hi on this great Tuesday, The weather is starting to cool down here in Phoenix now. It was a wonderful morning to sit outside for breakfast. Lots of interesting clouds to look at too. And you know, that’s one of the things that I love to… Continue Reading
“Morning Reflection” oil 18×24 $1650. Click here to purchase. Hi everyone! I received an honorable mention with Morning Reflection at the Arizona Plein Air Artists Annual Show in Sedona, AZ. The second painting that I entered received the Artists’ Choice Award. This was a painting from my imagination. I wanted to use a lot of… Continue Reading
Afternoon Light on the Rocks 6×8 oil on canvas panel. To buy click here. Long day here in the studio. Still trying to catch up on things. Why does it take so long? Is it me? This plein air painting is another one from the Columbia River. I was in Washington looking across the river… Continue Reading
Sunflowers and Pomegranates 24×18″ oil on canvas $1650. To buy click here. Hi everyone, Some of you may not even know that I paint still lifes. It has been way too long since I have. I used to paint them fairly often, especially sunflowers. So, I figured that it was time to do so. This… Continue Reading
Morning on the Columbia oil 6×6″ $150. To buy click here. This is one of the first paintings that I painted while at the Northwest Plein Air in Hood River. I was on the Washington side of the river looking toward the morning sun in the east. I liked the slight bit of warmth in… Continue Reading
Approaching Fall 6×8″ I’m finally back home from my Oregon trip, visiting family, friends and participating in the plein air show in Hood River along the gorge. I met some new friends and got to know some a little better. It was a great trip. I really enjoyed all of it. I stayed with a… Continue Reading
In my last post, I spoke to you about large shapes. Today, I want to expand on that theme by speaking to you about values. Let’s keep it simple. Say that you have a painting with three shapes of varying sizes. Now, use three values, light, medium and dark. Each of those three shapes have… Continue Reading
Reflections 11×14 oil Reflections on a small part of a wash in Southern Arizona. I wanted to contrast the glassy reflections against the rough textures of the tree and bushes. In the desert the plant life is kind of wild and untamed. Getting ready for my trip to Oregon and plein air painting on… Continue Reading
Late Day Sun 6×6″ oil $150. click here to purchase. Hi all, It’s been a full day for me. I started my day with working at the repo house that we have. Last week we (or Mike) tore off three room that had been added onto the house. We are trying to get it… Continue Reading
Giovanni, the GM Truck 6″x6″ In reality, blue skies have many more colors in them than a couple of tubes of blue paint. Of course there are all the other colors on a cloudy day, dawn or sunset. But what they all have in common is the combination of all three primaries. Of course, the… Continue Reading
Superior Stairway 6″x6″ oil Hi everyone, This is a slice of an old building in Superior, Arizona. I loved the shadows of the staircase, kind of mysterious. But also the textures of the building and colors made a nice little painting with abstract qualities. I think I need to find more of these old buildings… Continue Reading
The Secret Garden 8×10 oil © Becky Joy $400. click here to purchase. I just got back my paintings from Gadsden, Alabama when I did a plein air festival down there. I was able to take some good photos of the work and tweak a couple of the paintings. Sometimes you don’t see a problem with… Continue Reading
Before the Christmas lights are all put away for 2011, I wanted to do a night time plein air. I thought I would show you my lights and set up. I took a photo before I started painting. In this photo you can see the two clip on light that I’ve used. They are mighty… Continue Reading
I first met Dot Courson at a plein air event in Alabama. Dot is one of those sharing and caring artists. And, constantly has a stream of ideas going through her head. I have found a good friend in her that I have been able to bounce ideas around with. Her paintings have a tranquility… Continue Reading
8×10 oil plein air $400. Along the Ceour d’Alene River. Click here to purchase. I hadn’t posted all of my paintings from my trip to the Oil Painters of American show and painting in Zion. This is one of the paintings from Ceour d’Alene. While I was painting at this location, I saw a… Continue Reading
I just found out that my painting, The Source, was accepted into the 12th annual National show of the American Impressionist Society held at Mountainsong Galleries in Carmel, Oct 15-Nov 15, 2001. I’m thrilled that I got into the show. I was debating on it because I had not joined the group yet. After talking… Continue Reading
Small daily oil painting, High Desert Sunset 5×7, $150. Click here to purchase. I have some light from the sun on the road, in the plants and on the ground which gives the painting more depth and feeling. I also used more paint in the foreground for texture and interest. The light paint on the… Continue Reading
5×7 oil Sunlit Road $150. click here to purchase. Two things I love in paintings are roads and sunsets which I combined in this painting. Having a road gives a little color to the foreground creating more interest, rather than having all one value. It also gives a chance to have some reflected light… Continue Reading
First published on the blog Seven Sentences on July 16, 2011 by Becky Joy Being aware of all the different sensations around me as I take a walk is a great way to provide some inspiration for painting, being “in the moment” as they say. Use your senses and really take in the world around you…. Continue Reading
Sunset Fields 11×14 on hold Hi everyone, I have this painting on hold right now. I think it has a destination. I started with a photo of tree shapes. No, actually I started with the sky as a sunset. The sun was on the side where the trees are. Then I decided to put some… Continue Reading
The blog, Seven Sentences for bloggers, artists, dreamers, and believers…, tomorrow, Sat. will be publishing my seven sentences describing how I am inspired. It’s a great inspirational blog for all of you out there. Check it out at http://sevensentences.com…. Continue Reading
Last Light oil 6×8 $200. Click here to purchase. I’ve been on a roll lately with painting sunsets. I needed to get some done for a gallery. Now it was time to get some done for me. I really enjoy painting sunsets because I can play with color and use my imagination. This was one… Continue Reading
The Green Door 9×12 oil plein air. click here to purchase. This old truck was in the Escalante, UT area. I was on a painting trip with Deb Groesser when we were driving around in the middle of the day looking for subject matter to paint. We both love old vehicles and junk. She painted the shed… Continue Reading
“Lifeline” oil 16×20 $1200. Click here to purchase or more info. Hi everyone, I’m still working on photographing all my paintings from Zion. This is painted from one of the plein air paintings outside of Zion. We drove over to a little ghost town and saw the water meandering through the field and wash…. Continue Reading
Aspen Gold 36″x32″ oil $2800. Hi everyone, I finished this painting today in the studio. I started it, I think, on the 3rd. The 4th came, then very little work the next day, blah, blah, blah. Sounds like excuses or just stuck on the computer. Anyway, I finished it. I used to paint large paintings… Continue Reading
First published in ezine.com July 12, 2011 The progress of an artist is a continual self- sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality. – by Eliot, T. S.. Know what you do well. Know what inspires you. Know that small changes in your habits make small changes in your art. Know that big changes make bigger… Continue Reading
Sunset Palo Verde 14×18 oil I painted this tree from my imagination. I have done plenty of them in plein air so I am familiar with them. I love the free form of the tree which makes it a perfect subject for using the imagination. I start with a dark form for the overall design,… Continue Reading
Arizona Canyon 11×14 oil As I was getting together material for a workshop that I was teaching, I realized that some of my students needed help in brushwork. I feel that brushwork is an exciting component of oil painting and helps define each artists work. Something I have done in the past is to take… Continue Reading
I just got back from my trip to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for the Oil Painters of America show, then on to Whitefish, MT for some visiting, hiking and a little painting. The last leg of the trip I went to Mt. Carmel, UT where I met my friend, Deb Groesser, to paint in the Zion,… Continue Reading
Grand Canyon Pine 8×10 plein air oil painting Following are some tips for the beginning oil painter, or maybe some new tips for the experienced painter. Oil painting Tip 1: Always lay out your oil paints in the same order, so that you can instinctively pick up the correct colors for mixing. Lay out a line… Continue Reading
First published in ezine on May 31, 2011 by Becky Joy I was recently talking to a friend of mine that is a creativity coach. Our conversation eventually went to what it means to me as an artist to create. She posed the question, “How do you feel when you paint?” We have had conversations about… Continue Reading
Golden Rays Sunset video New video of my latest painting. It’s a speed painting. The speed has really been cranked up. You’ll notice halfway through the painting that I have a different colored shirt on. I just had a hard time concentrating the first day, so I gave up on it and continued with it the… Continue Reading
First published on ezine on May 23, 2011 by Becky Joy Compositional Elements of a Painting As I paint I try to keep in mind that a strong, interesting painting is strengthened by the use of opposites. I have at times used a list of elements to refer to that I taped to my easel…. Continue Reading
First published on ezine on May 19, 2011 by Becky Joy “En plein air”, the French term, means to paint outside in the open air. To paint all in one sitting either in the studio or outside is called “alla prima”. Most plein air painting is done in one sitting, alla prima, but some artists continue… Continue Reading
Most of the paints that I use are classic oils in caulking tube size. I buy once or twice a year, keeping an inventory and knowing how much I use of each color in relation to the others. I used a warm/ cool palette for my basic colors. cad yellow lemon cad yellow light cad… Continue Reading
Before starting the creative process of oil painting, you should first become familiar with the materials and tools that are used. PAINTING SUPPORTS Canvas, linen and wood are common painting supports. Both canvas and linen come in a variety of textures and weaves. Linen is preferred by most professional artists for its quality and durability…. Continue Reading
I have essentially made a portable light room to photgraph my paintings, taking my photos outside. The supplies that I use are: a big white sheet my digital camera, I have a canon 8 megapixel a tripod for my camera an easel for my paining two clothes pins First, I take the white sheet, not a colored… Continue Reading
First published in ezine on May 23, 2011 by Becky Joy ARE YOUR FOCAL POINTS CLEARLY DEFINED? Composition tips for painting A first, quick glance at your painting is important. Some questions to ask yourself may be: What is your eye immediately drawn to? Was this your intension? Does it make sense? How can you… Continue Reading
First published on ezine on May 17, 2011 by Becky Joy Today I spent most of the day running errands and taking care of business. I didn’t get any painting done. Tomorrow I will be in the studio painting and hopefully getting a lot done. “They” say that being an artist is 50% taking care… Continue Reading