Painting the light and colors of fleeting moments

Road Plein Air Painting and OPA show

This past weekend I exhibited in the OPA National Show. While I was in Fredericksburg, TX, I went to the OPA paintout at the art school and property. I will be teaching a workshop there in Oct, so it was a perfect time to paint there and check out the grounds. There were so manyContinue Reading

Southwest Ranch Windmill

© 2013 Becky Joy    Ranch Windmill    oil     8 x 10 inches    $300. Free shipping in US   The last painting in my studio sale.  Painted on location at a friend’s Arizona ranch. With the clouds in the background behind the windmill, it was an afternoon  sky becoming warmer in color.Continue Reading

Tlaquepaque Sedona plein air oil painting

© 2013 Becky Joy   Tlaquepaque    10×8   oil       $300 I painted this in Sedona at Tlaquepaque with the Spanish style architectural arches, vines and plants in the pots. the light casting a shadow on the building was one of the main interests for me with the bright red geraniums. AnotherContinue Reading

Superstitions plein air oil landscape painting

© 2013 Becky Joy    Superstitions     oil   8×10    $300    The superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, I often go out there to paint. This is one the plein air paintings with the warm colors and blue skies of the southwest. The dark saguaro cactus contrasts against the light background rocks givingContinue Reading

Tree Roots

© 2013 Becky Joy      The Pond     oil    8×10     $300. I loved the variety of colors in this scene, the warm violets contrasting with the bright yellow greens. The sunlight filtered through the grasses creating shadows on the water. This is a plein air painting from Flagstaff, AZ  Continue Reading

The Pond

© 2013 Becky Joy      The Pond     oil    8×10     $300. I loved the variety of colors in this scene, the warm violets contrasting with the bright yellow greens. The sunlight filtered through the grasses creating shadows on the water. This is a plein air painting from Flagstaff, AZ  Continue Reading

Moonlight oil landscape painting

© 2013 Becky Joy      Moonlight      oil    8×10     $300. Even though this is painted in warm colors, I wanted to get the feeling of glowing moonlight. The light casts onto the trees and the bushes. This is a painting with me playing with color and light, my favorite thingsContinue Reading

Lake Water Reflections oil landscape painting

© 2013 Becky Joy     Water Reflections    oil     8 x 10 inches    $300.    Painted in Colorado near Vail. I was attracted to the clear water and seeing bottom of the lake and reflections. It’s nice how the reddish muddy bottom contrasts with the greens of the surrounding banks. CheckContinue Reading

Clouds plein air oil landscape painting

© 2013 Becky Joy    Clouds   oil    8 x 10 inches     $300.      Free shipping in US Plein air oil painting from Telluride. It was a gray day with very little light on the landscape. I couldn’t find too much to inspire me where I was except for the clouds.Continue Reading

River Bridge plein air oil landscape painting

© 2013 Becky Joy    River Bridge    oil    8 x 10 inches   $300 . Painted on location in Ceour d’Alene, ID. It was the variety of colors in the greens that drew me to the scene. I also had fun with the brushwork. Only a couple openings left in my Troy, OHContinue Reading

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