"Manhattan Sky Scrapers II" - Contemporary Cityscape by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

Muted shadows and lights create an expressive gathering of city skyscrapers. Artwork is on gallery wrap canvas with sides painted so it won't require a frame. It is already wired on the back; ready to hang.

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Impressionist painting of Manhattan’s “Flatiron Building” by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

40" x 16" Impressionist Manhattan Cityscape painting.  Ready to hang and Available for sale.

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Abstract Cityscape, “Down Town IV” by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

20" x 24" Acrylic Painting on 1.5" deep Gallery Wrap Canvas.  Sides are painted so this piece does not need to be framed.

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Website:  sharonsieben.com

Impressionist painting of Manhattan’s “Flatiron Building” by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

40" x 16" Impressionist Manhattan Cityscape painting.  Ready to hang and Available for sale.

  Click here to purchase.

Visit my website at sharonsieben.com

Abstract Cityscape, “Down Town IV” by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

20" x 24" Acrylic Painting on 1.5" deep Gallery Wrap Canvas.  Sides are painted so this piece does not need to be framed.

Click HERE to purchase

Website:  sharonsieben.com

Impressionist painting of Manhattan’s “Flatiron Building” by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

40" x 16" Impressionist Manhattan Cityscape painting.  Ready to hang and Available for sale at Ugallery.  Click here to purchase.

Visit my website at sharonsieben.com

Impressionist painting of Manhattan’s “Flatiron Building” by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

40" x 16" Impressionist Manhattan Cityscape painting.  Ready to hang and Available for sale at Ugallery.  Click here to purchase.

Visit my website at sharonsieben.com

“Empire State Building”, Manhattan contemporary painting by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

24" x 12" mixed media/oil on paper.  Framed under glass.   Can be viewed at the Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale.

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Abstract Cityscape, “Down Town IV” by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

20" x 24" Acrylic Painting on 1.5" deep Gallery Wrap Canvas.  Sides are painted so this piece does not need to be framed.

Interested in purchase details, click HERE

Website:  sharonsieben.com

“Empire State Building”, Manhattan contemporary painting by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

24" x 12" mixed media/oil on paper.  Framed under glass.   Can be viewed at the Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale.

  Click HERE to purchase.

Abstract Conceptual painting of Manhattan’s “Flatiron Building” by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

40" x 16" Impressionist Manhattan Cityscape painting.  Ready to hang and Available for sale at Ugallery.  Click here to purchase.

Visit my website at sharonsieben.com

Abstract Conceptual painting of Manhattan’s “Flatiron Building”

40" x 16" Impressionist Manhattan Cityscape painting.  Ready to hang and Available for sale at Ugallery.  Click here to purchase.

Visit my website at sharonsieben.com

Carmel Mission Wall, 8x6 oil painting by Stevie Denny

Last Spring I visited the Monterey area, and since I'm visiting all of the California missions I went to two missions that were close by:  Mission San Juan Bautista and Mission Carmel.  When I visited Carmel to do some plein air painting, I found that the mission was being renovated, so there were huge scaffolds on one of the basilica's domes.  Another complication was that some signature members of the California Art Club were there that day to paint as well.  I thought it might be pretty difficult to paint the scaffolding, and I sure didn't want to embarrass myself among this illustrious group of painters, so I settled on painting the exterior wall that had some nice foliage and shadows.  It was a wonderful day, and so nice to meet so many very accomplished painters.

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Day 35, Abandoned Turn-of-the-Century Home oil Painting BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy    Abandoned House    oil     6 inches x 6 inches     $125.

Today was a day of errands. I woke up late, finally got on the treadmill after an hour and a half or so on the computer. While I was on the treadmill, I remembered that I was meeting a bunch of artists today at 11:30. After a quick shower, it was on the road. It was a great lunch-meeting with some good networking. I learned all kinds of things that were going on locally here. Anyway, ideas are forming now. I then stopped at my daughter's house, talked a while with her and the grandkids, went to the store with her and borrowed her camera.

I came home a took some photos of a bunch of paintings. (Her camera is a better one than mine. I use it for special photos here and there.)  After that, I finally got down to some painting this afternoon. I intended to work on a large one today, but it didn't happen. This was it! This painting is similar to a plein air that I painted in Oregon. This time, I played with the edges a little more and tried to loosen up with all but the white of the house. The field is looser with a pathway of a couple of strong strokes.

Tomorrow, there's always tomorrow for the big painting and to get that one more little painting caught up. I am behind one now. This weekend I spent most of my time rebuilding my webite, Easel Notes. I opened a website on the computer while I had my webpage open. It attacked my website before I knew it. I had to go into the html to remove it and while I was at it, I was putting in a new header, then a new menu......... Well, it was a big job. I'm not quite done, but it's looking a lot better. Some little changes and additions and it will be in pretty good shape. Then, I'll try to start posting on it more.

Talk to you all later.

Becky Joy

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day 14, Project 125 McMinville, OR Church by BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy     McMinville, OR Church     oil   6 inches x 6 inches  

McMinville, OR is a nice friendly old town south of Portland. My parents live her and my sister a few miles away in a neighboring small town. I was drawn to church by the shapes and the darker tower against the light of the cloudy sky. There were very few shadows from the sun, at least really noticable ones. So, it was more about shapes and subtle color differences in the painting. I also added a little more intense color in the tower to bring your attention to it.

I went to the post office today and while there drove around taking photos of the old houses. I used to do a lot of pen and ink drawings of the old homes in Oregon City years ago. When I would take my kids to some art classes there when they were little, I wondered about drawing while waiting for them to finish the classes. I wasn't painting a lot at that time, but occasionally I would paint one in watercolor which is what I was working with at the period in time.

Upcoming Workshops:

Phoenix, AZ  Oct 3 - 5

Hood River, OR  Sept 4

Tuscany, Italy June 7 - 17, 2014

Korcula Island, Croatia Sept 14 - 24, 2014

Talk to you all tomorrow with #15,

Becky Joy

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Day 17, Project 125 Oregon, Home Grown by BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy    Oregon, Home Grown     oil 6 inches x 6 inches   

Today, I spent a lot of time at home, cleaning my car (that was a job), on the computer, and doing nothing. I went out painting late in the day. I had seen this little overgrown place along the highway. I always like those unkept places with more character. I was drawn to the variety of color in the foliage and the house peeking out from the bushes. It had an old rusted tin roof which certainly adds to the character. In the foreground their were some  ferns and all kinds of weeds growing. Some of the colors in the foreground were picked up in piles with the brush and layed on like a palette knife.

Tomorrow I think I will get out early. It is hot for this area in the afternoons.

I would like to find out from some of you what you would want me to teach you if you were taking a workshop from me.

Talk to you all tomorrow.

Becky Joy

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Day 16, Project 125 Oregon Barn Painting by BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy    Oregon Barn 1908     oil     6 inches x 6 inches  

This morning I met with Ramona Youngquist, an Oregon painter just living down the road from my family, to go painting. I followed her to an old abandoned farm that she has been painting at since last spring. There were so many paintings there. The views were fantastic and the old house was great. I told her it looked like a "Romona" house. This painting is about texture and shapes. The composition, obviously is simple. I loved the bright yellow-green moss and the peeling paint.

Below are a couple more painting from today. The view, a lot of wineries around this area. In fact, this piece of property was bought by one of the wineries.

© 2013 Becky Joy   Turn of the Century House    oil 8 inches x 10 inches

© 2013 Becky Joy     Farm Tree      oil     11 inches x 14 inches

Workshops:

Hood River, OR 1 day plein air  Sept 4
 I just had a cancellation for my Mississippi workshop Nov 3 - 5

Tuscany, Italy   June 7 - 14, 2014

Talk to you tomorrow.

Becky Joy

Twin Lakes, the Lake Tahoe Day 10, Project 125 BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy   Twin Lakes, CA   oil on panel    6 inches x 6 inches

I started at Twin Lakes and ended at Lake Tahoe, what a difference. Actually, I was in Tahoe all day getting here last night at my friend, Michele de Braganca's house. We went out painting today at Obexer's Boat Yard. I've heard there are several artists that have painted there, a lot of material. I intended on painting a small one after the larger painting that I painted, but I was wiped out and layed down in the camper after the painting below. I had this one painting from the day before that I thought I would add today for #10.

© 2013 Becky Joy    Obexer's Boat Yard     oil     8 inches x 10 inches

I was drawn to the shapes in this scene first thing and then all the color in and around the boats. I kept my hard edges for the boats and around them.

I'm hurrying to get this post done so that we can all go to a soltice party on the lake. It should be great with the BIG moon tonight. Have a great weekend everyone. Talk to you tomorrow.

Becky Joy

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Day #9, Project 125, Twin Lakes, CA Cabin, plein air oil by BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy    Twin Lakes Cabin   oil  6 inches x 6 inches   $125.

Day #9, a long time camping and up at dawn, not the norm for me, but I do get up at dawn for painting. This was painted at about 8 am after starting another at dawn that I wasn't able to finish. I liked the shadow shapes, but also the contrast of the red-orange of the cabin with the greens in the scene. The topography was also interesting to paint the flat field and the hillside with the cabin. It was a nice calm morning with the wind picking up in the afternoon.

© 2013 Becky Joy     Bridgeport, CA, Green and White    oil  9 inches x 9 inches   $900.

By the time I painted this painting, it was windy, which is probably the norm in this region. I saw this scene the first day I arrived in Bridgeport, CA. Today I stopped across the street to see if I could park in a motel parking lot to paint. I was told "NO". So I went across the street and found a better view anyway. It was fun painting all the shades of green and white. I had to play down some of the whites to get a brighter white up on the peak of the background house. I also used a thicker brushstroke there and brightened the red roof next to the white bringing the viewer to that area. Below are photos of the above scenes.

          

Now, it's on the road to my next destination, Lake Tahoe, to my friends house. Nothing like stopping at a friends for a hot shower. Nice!
 Talk to you all tomorrow.
 Becky   Joy
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Tlaquepaque Sedona plein air oil landscape painting BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy   Tlaquepaque    10x8   oil      

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. Another of my plein air paintings for my studio sale marked down less than 1/2 price.

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