Swells and Sails“ - Abstract Seascape painting by Arizona Artist, Sharon Siehen

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Abstract Impressionist Sail Boat Painting, by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

24" x 20" x 1.5"

Impressionist Original Acrylic Painting on Gallery Wrap Canvas with sides painted.  It is wired on the back and   Ready to Hang without a frame,  

You can buy this painting HERE

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Abstract Impressionist Sail Boat Painting, by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

24" x 20" x 1.5"

Impressionist Original Acrylic Painting on Gallery Wrap Canvas with sides painted.  It is wired on the back and   Ready to Hang without a frame,  

You can buy this painting HERE

Please visit my website to see more at: sharonsieben.com

Swimming, Abstract Contemporary Paintings by Amy Whitehouse

6" x 6" Acrylic on Paper, $65

It's been a LOOOOOONG time since I posted.

My new job as Art teacher to 260 students, grades K-2 and 6-8, 

has kept me rather occupied. I love it (most of the time), and

am so energized by the creativity and originality these young

people produce in their artwork.

Little by little, I'm getting into the groove, figuring out how

to manage it all, and start to have time for my own artwork.

This is a monoprint I did last week.  Just a reminder:

a monoprint is a one-of-a-kind original painting 

that is done via a printing method rather than 

a direct painting method. There are no other copies or 

"prints" of this painting, just this one.

LMK if interested in purchasing.

Water Lilies 2, 8x10 oil painting by Stevie Denny

Water Lilies 2

8x10 oil painting

on Raymar cotton panel

This is a larger version of a similar painting I recently posted.  Both paintings were done from photos I took at Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.

This painting is available for purchase through an online auction on Daily Paintworks.

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"Hang On" - original acrylic painting by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

10" x 10" Original Acrylic painting on Paper that has been bonded to a 1.5 inch deep wood cradle with sides painted black. Artwork has been coated with archival varnish and is ready to hang without frame.

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"Splash" - Abstract Acrylic Painting by Arizona Artist, Sharon Sieben

10" x 10" Original Acrylic painting on Paper that has been bonded to a 1.5 inch deep wood cradle with sides painted black. Artwork has been coated with archival varnish and is ready to hang without frame.

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Sunset Reflections, 8x6 oil painting by Stevie Denny

Sunset Reflections

8x6 oil painting

on Raymar cotton panel

This colorful sunset sky is made even more beautiful by its reflection in the water.

This painting is available through an online auction at Daily Paintworks.

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Last Light, 6x6 oil painting by Stevie Denny

Last Light

6x6 oil painting

on masonite panel

I did this little painting from a photo while taking a class with Dick Heichberger, a well-known local landscape artist. When I started painting on this panel, I noticed that the grain of the wood really shows, but it's still a nice painting. 

This painting is available through an online auction at Daily Paintworks.

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Ocean Dip, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Monoprints by Arizona Artist Amy Whitehouse

6" x 6" Monoprint, $65

Driving home from teaching painting classes all day

in 108 degree heat

all I could think of was "water"/"ocean"/"coolness"

hence these three blue-green watery monoprints.

Incoming Boogie

6" x 6" Monoprint, $65

Desert Mirage

6" x 6" Monoprint, $65

Each of these monoprints has a clean 1" - 3" border

or can be matted right up to the image.

Each one is the only one that will be produced,

hence the name "monoprint."

If interested in purchasing any one of these prints,

please contact me at

amy.whitehouse@me.com

To see more of my paintings and monoprints

please visit

AmyWhitehousePaintings.blogspot.com

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Wipe Out, Abstract Seascape by Arizona Artist Amy Whitehouse

5" x 7," Acrylic, $125

Custom framed, this abstract seascape

is full of energy and splashiness!

Day 33 and 34, Project 125 Painting the Desert Colors | BECKY JOY

© 3013 Becky Joy  Day 33, Sunset Palo Verde    oil   6 inches x 6 inches     $125.

Well, I am having a hard time getting to all the posting as I said. Consistent posting was also a goal of mine in this project. I figured it would be a long enough project to get some habits going here. Maybe. This is another painting playing with color. I'm also trying to simplify the brush strokes, which is much easier to do with small paintings than large.

© 2013 Becky Joy    Day 34, Reflections     oil     6 inches x 6 inches    $125.

This is actually from an old painting that I did about 3 years ago. I no longer have the painting, but I do have a photograph. The colors aren't a lot different, but I have loosened up a lot. I would say that my strokes are much more confident. It is hard to get those loose strong brushstrokes without putting some miles behind the brush and feel confident in what you're doing. I remember hearing "paint with confidence". Easy said, when there is so little that you know.

It has been very hot here in Phoenix now, Of course, it's summer. Surprise! We had a good monsoon storm last night, wine, rain, lightening, the works. It's exciting with the weather change like that. I didn't even have to water the lawn today. Yay!

I just got my flyer for the Tuscany workshop. If you sign up before Sept 1, 2013,  you will save a substantial amount on the trip. If you are interested in more details, email me at beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com. My workshops are either full or very close to being filled, so make sure to sign up if you are thinking about signing up. workshops

Talk to you all tomorrow.

Becky Joy

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Day 27, I'm home from painting in CA, OR, ID and UT BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy    Pond Reflections    oil   6 inches x 6 inches      $125

I arrived home late last night, LATE, after driving all day, about 14 hours. Needless to say, I didn't got much done in the way of painting. Although, I did paint a little. I cleaned up all my things, washing, putting things back in the studio and pulling out paintings. I've got a few paintings that I felt need some more work. This was one of them. I actually painted this in Texas when I was at the OPA show. I felt the reflections were a little weak. I deepened some of the colors in them and added a couple more brushstrokes on the shoreline the it was texture against the smooth water. I have a couple more that I worked on today and photographed a few paintings also.

Tonight I will be at the Royal Palms Resort doing a demo as I have done on some previous Friday nights. It's late notice now, but if you are in the area stop by. I will be there next Friday also. I'll be back in the studio tomorrow packing some sold paintings and prints, cleaning up and getting ready for some serious studio painting. The sales on my e-book, How to Create Beautiful Paintings Using Foundational Concepts have been going very well. There have been a couple of glitches. 1. I inverted two terms, but corrected that and got the new version out the few that bought at first. 2. I set up the sale with paypal, an email with the download link was supposed to go out after your purchase. It has been inconsistent with some people getting the link and others not. I've had to keep an eye on the paypal and send out the link as quickly as I can. So, that is disappointing. I have now talked to the person that works on my website about finding a cart for me to do what I want. Hopefully, this will be resolved soon. In the meantime, if you purchase the ebook and don't get the download link, email me at beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com


Talk to you all later.
Have a good weekend.
Becky Joy
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Day 11, Project 125 Summer Solstice Moonlight Painting on Lake Tahoe

© 2013 Becky Joy    Solstice Moonlight over Lake Tahoe    oil    6 inches x 6 inches  

Well, I'm a little behind on my blogging, but not behind on the painting. One more painting to get in today. I will be taking off in a few minutes leaving rainy Tahoe for probably rainy Oregon. I haven't looked at the weather for Oregon. Yep, just looked.... cloudy and rainy. It's before the 4th of July, so it was a safe bet I was right. So, I guess my next painting will be a rainy one.

 I had a busy weekend here on Lake Tahoe with my friend Michele de Braganca. Friday night we went down to the lake beach for a bar-b-que/solstice party to watch the moon rise over the lake. It was beautiful and BIG, which I think I told you a little about in the last post. Anyway, this painting was painted the next morning from memory. The sunlight was hitting the tops of some of the mountains while the moon was comiing up. It was gorgeous.

 Sat, I felt a little lazy, but did take care of business things, went on a walk and painted the above painting. In the late afternoon we all went down to the beach again for the start of the summer concerts with the "Trey Stone Band". Lots of fun dancing and listening to 60's music. It felt like HS days out there. Then dinner when we came home.

 Michele and I are already planning my trip next year stopping here longer, going out camping and painting to several locations around the area. Now, it's off to my next destination. Talk to you all later today or possibly two posts tomorrow to catch up on the blogging.
 Becky Joy
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Merced River Plein Air in Yosemite Day #4, Project 125 BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy   Along the Merced River, Yosemite   oil 6 inches x 6 inches   

Each morning I've driven by the river and finally stopped this morning, a very quiet place. I never saw a soul. I liked those bits of bright green with the sunlight hitting the bushes. This painting was hard not to get "everything" in it. Yesterday's painting had a bug in it, today's, I notice a little dirt up on the right. Oh well, as soon as it dries, it will brush off. Always better to leave it for later than to try and clean it up while it is wet.

My daughter and grandkids left to go back home this morning. Two of them have their birthdays next week, so a special day for them. The little one wanted to make sure she was home for her birthday. The oldest will be 15 this year, wow unbelievable. I think he would have liked to have stayed longer. But, varsity football practice makes a short vacation.

I got a little more painting done today. I painted this wonderful old tree on an 11"x14" panel.

OMG, the internet connection is PAINFULLY slow here. It's so hard to keep at it and not open multiple windows. But, beautiful weather again. I found a camp spot here for two more nights, so that's it, I'll be moving on in 3 days. Not sure where yet! Tomorrow, I will probably stick closer to camp. I need to get a couple of studio paintings done this week, sooner than later. This will be interesting to see how much work I can get done while on the road. If it works out well, what a great office job. Love it!

Talk to you all tomorrow.

Becky Joy  

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pOND Water plein air oil landscape painting by BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy      The Pond     oil    8x10   

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

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BECKY JOY plein air oil landscape painting Vail, Colorado water

© 2013 Becky Joy     Water Reflections    oil     8 x 10 inches  

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.

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Becky Joy

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River Bridge plein air oil landscape painting by BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy    River Bridge    oil    8 x 10 inches  

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, OH workshop in August.

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"Depth" Vibrant Reds Oranges Blues Acrylics Layered On Texture Watery Scene Abstract by Arizona Daily Painter Amy Tuso

Depth

24"x24"x1.5"

Textural Acrylic on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas

Hot Off My Easel and Available

amy tuso

daily painter from fountain hills arizona creating original acrylic oil textural abstract contemporary modern art

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"Sister Bear" Young Native Girl Acrylic Painting ~ Fine Artist From Fountain Hills AZ ~ Amy Tuso

Sister Bear

20"x16"x.25"

Acrylic Portrait on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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The colors in her wrap represent the eagle and the abalone shell in her necklace represent water.  The light in her eyes represent love.

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Arizona Daily Painter from Fountain Hills

amy tuso