Fall colors on the road oil painting by BECKY JOY

AFTERNOON ROAD, a 6x6 oil on canvas and board, varnished and ready to frame or display on the black wrought iron easel that I will send to you with the painting. Click here to buy this painting.

The photo of this painting is from a trip to Colorado. One of the photos taken while you are driving. I posted the original photo that I used to give you an idea of what I worked from. The composition is pretty much like the photo, but the color and lighting is entirely different. I often change the lighting or mood from what I actually see. You can see that I did simplify things from the photo.

Today I finished a larger painting from one of my studies. Although, looking at it in the last 5 minutes I see a little more work in the sky. I also played with ustream today. I recorded and deleted and recorded and deleted. I think I got the idea. Now I need to figure out the chat stuff so that I can talk to the audience when they ask me questions. One thing I was worried about was my voice being loud enough. I'm soft-spoken, but it did come in loud and clear. Yay!! Anyway, I should be broadcasting anytime now.


Talk to you all tomorrow.
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Field and Barn oil painting by BECKY JOY

This 6x6 oil on board is Farm Field. The painting is for sale on my website at www.beckyjoy.com. With the purchase of this painting, you will receive a small black wrought iron display easel. The painting is finished on the edges of the board and varnished. With the easel you have the choice of framing it or displaying it on the easel.

I used both the palette knife and the brush on this painting. You can see more texture as you move into the foreground. This gives the painting more space and depth which I think is especially important in a scene like this with the distant trees and mountains.

Even though it is Sunday, I got a lot of painting done today. I started the day with a good game of bowling and a good day of painting. It was one of those days that things were coming together. Last week I felt pretty inept at painting. Oh well, sometimes it isn't easy.

I should have a productive day of painting tomorrow. No plans other than painting. :)!!!!

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Red Barn daily oil painting by BECKY JOY

6x6 oil on canvas, The Big Red Barn, is available on my website SOLD
This barn is different for me because it is in good shape and still standing. I usually go for the derelict buildings. I liked this one because it was sitting up on a hill and looked even bigger than it was. All the different colors of red were interesting and of course, the green moss than contrasted with the red. This was in Oregon which explains the moss on the roof. All that moss, it won't be long before this barn will be a derelict building.


I still have my drawing for a FREE painting going on for the sign up of my newsletter for the month of July. Sign up and you will be in the drawing. I didn't get my newsletter out for June because of moving and now I've been catching up with painting and little jobs around the house like painting moulding. 


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Light on the Trees and River by BECKY JOY

This 5x7 oil painting is available on my website  http://beckyjoy.com

This is from a photo taken in Utah a few years ago. It was morning and the sun was coming over the mountains hitting the river here and there. I love that kind of striking light. I used the palette knife on the light in the painting which gives more attention to that area. The palette knife also works great on the light ripples in the water. I loved the various blues and violets in this scene. By keeping everything in that palette it makes the yellows, oranges and greens of the light stand out. 

It was a great day in the studio although a little short. I'm taking some time off to relax and go to the movies. I have to make sure and get out of the house here and there, because it is easy for me to spend all my time in the house and studio. Now that I moved and have my things all set up, I'm trying to get back into old routines which includes the treadmill. Sitting down at the computer and easel I don't get a lot of exercise. My routine used to always be the treadmill in the morning and then out of the house and studio at lunchtime for a bike ride or walk, just something to get out and see the world. Yesterday I started on the treadmill. Today I stepped it up and already feel the effects, which obviously means that I need it.

I'll be posting more paintings coming up so check back.

Later,

BECKY JOY

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Flower Garden daily oil painting by BECKY JOY

This 6x6 daily oil painting is for sale . http://beckyjoy.com sold

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I painted this one from a photo that I took on a trip to Charleston about 3 years ago. I created depth and the illusion of the pillar and flowers popping forward by using soft edges with the brush in the background and hard edges and the palette knife in the objects moving forward into space. I started with dioxazene purple in my shadows and adjust the colors and values of each object. the pillar has yellow ochre mixed with the purple and some of the green from the plants. I painted an underpainting of orange in the grass. Some of the grass, branches and mortar lines I used a rubber sculpting tool to scribe those areas, much easier than painting lines.

Well, I have completely moved, not completely done with the house or putting things away. But, I can now relax a little and get back to business. I didn't have time to think about painting withdrawals or have the energy. Moving in 100+ degrees certainly takes a lot out of you.

I did manage to have my drawing for the free painting for signing up for my newsletter. And......the winner is Dorothy Kerr from Oregon. I will have a drawing for July also, so you still have a chance to win a painting by signing up for the newsletter. If you have already signed up, have a friend sign up. You will both be in the drawing the, just email me to let me know who you are.

I haven't gotten around to my monthly newsletter yet. Obviously, it will be late coming out. Well, back to painting and the computer. I have some catching up to do.

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