Mixed Media Collage Acrylic Figurative Painting ~ "That's What I Like About You" ~ by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

"That's What I Like About You" 11099

12x12x1.5" 

acrylic mixed media with collage on gallery wrapped canvas

This is one of the dozen or so paintings at an eclectic shop in Graham, Texas, J Dolittle and Co. and Vickie Milam has sent me word that some have sold. I did a series of couples and this is one of the few that is left. Subtle background color covers the newsprint collage. 

I'm watching two of my Anne Bagby DVD's tonight to start making plans for my painted paper collage workshop. I got these from CCP Videos and if you'd like to have a chance to win Anne's new DVD out in January 2012 use the word Commitment and post a painting on their page on FaceBook. Sign up HERE.

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Acrylic Mixed Media Figurative Painting ~ Blessings ~ by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

"Blessings" 11108

12x9x3/4 in on canvas, acrylic mixed media

"Blessings" is a mixed media acrylic figurative painting on 3/4" depth gallery wrapped canvas with texture of pencil, sgraffito, and metallic and paint splattering. I've added it to my gallery at Daily Paintworks.

Workshops:

See my blog post HERE about the painting I did in the Carolyn Riegelman workshop in Granbury in September. The word is now out about her April 2012 texture workshop in Granbury and if you want on the list I hear the class is filling up quickly. I'm taking it again as we all were so productive and had so much fun. Contact the Lake Granbury Art Association HERE  We love using Venetian Plaster for texture and we used Lowe's Valspar Venetian Plaster during the 2011 workshop and I've found a Behr Venetian Plaster at Home Depot. I haven't tried it yet but will report on  it in a later blog post. A lot of artists have differing opinions on whether  to use it on canvas or a firm support. Carolyn says use it thinly and build up the layers on canvas - a statement I think I might have missed the first time - probably outside flinging paint on my canvas. Anyway I'm hoping my red painted textured acrylic on canvas holds up. It is one of my favorites.

My favorite Professional Gesso is by Utrecht and I see they have a YouTube video on their wood panels which might be something you'd like to try out if you go the texture route.

Movie:

I've just seen "Midnight in Paris" at the theater and it is scheduled on DVD this week and I must recommend this for a great holiday movie treat for all and especially if you're an artist.

Holiday Paint Out by Creative Catalyst:

If you would like to paint something this week and post on FaceBook to be included in the Anne Bagby DVD drawing in January HERE is the link. The word for this week is present. My "present" to my loyal readers is blessings to you and yours this Christmas season.

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Acrylic Mixed Media Figurative Painting ~ Let It Snow ~ and Some Watercolor Pears by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

"Let It Snow"

12x9 on gallery wrapped 3/4 in. depth canvas

Figurative Acrylic Mixed Media painting with some pencil, sgraffito, metallic paint, and splattering

This is a small figurative painting where your imagination can help decide on the subject matter. Are these angel bodies? Are they old fashioned girls in a snow flurry? A graceful Parisian from the 1900's? Whatever you make them out to be, they are a favorite subject of mine to paint, red haired girls, single or in groups. Do you think their faces are too white? 

This painting has been posted on Daily Paintworks along with some watercolor pears. 

Pears I

8 x 10 watercolor on 300 lb paper, matted in a 11 x 14 mat

Watercolor with salt and stencil texture

I wish each one of my blog readers a thank you for subscribing and making comments this past year. At this time of reflection on blessings, mistakes, hopes and fears and as we examine our lives, I wish for you a very special time with family and loved ones.

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Figurative Collage Painting ~ Together ~ by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

"Together"

14x11x1.5" acrylic and metallic paper collage on canvas

I enjoy painting abstracted figures and painting my own papers to use in collage and in this painting I combined the two methods. Here is an example of some of the metallic papers I've painted:

I am planning a painted paper collage workshop after the first of the year so if you are interested email or make a comment on this blog to add your name to the list of possible takers. 

I've taken workshops with Gerald Brommer, and on line through "the Land of Lost Luggage" and from Anne Bagby and Carrie Burns Brown. Check out Creative Catalyst art instruction DVD's if you can't get to a workshop. Click HERE.  The "B's" (category) have some great artists and you can search by medium or title.  I have some Ann Baldwin books and DVD's also and Robert Burridge. I've taken more workshops from this man than any other for just acrylic painting techniques, he's the best!! 

Creative Catalyst is trying to keep artists painting during the holidays and are encouraging artists to post paintings to their FaceBook page Holiday Paint Out and be entered into a drawing for a free Anne Bagby DVD that will be out in January. CCP has also been so good to give me a few DVD door prizes to give out at my workshops and the students are always so appreciate if their name is drawn. The word this week is LOVE so the posts should have no trouble with that word at Christmas.

Vikie Milam J Dolittle Co, Graham TX

If you are in the Graham TX area check out Vikie's unique shop. She will have some of my paintings on display this week and more of my paintings can be seen at my gallery at Daily Paintworks. I've added to the description to the paintings that will be in Graham.

Canvas by Canvas Peep Party

What a treat when all 8 of the Canvas by Canvas collaborative artists can meet, paint, and celebrate. Yesterday we put the finishing touches on our 2 rooster paintings, celebrated recent birthdays and had our Christmas exchange. What a special day for all of us. Each canvas in our paintings is painted by one of us and then we group and frame them in our distinctive style. Here are the two roosters and we're accepting titles for these paintings. Send any suggestions to canvasbycanvas@gmail.com.

Our party food was even a collaborative effort and I love to try new recipes on my friends. IF you need a fast, good soup recipe try out Black Bean and Salsa Soup Recipe at All Recipes, click HERE. Now the instructions, say drain and rinse. I didn't but just dumped in the whole can in the blender, left one can out to use whole and for us I doubled the recipe but used 5 cans of beans. I made my own veggie broth by boiling a few carrots, celery and onion. We topped the soup with sour cream, cilantro, avocado slices, green onions and oyster crackers..oh, yum and it was fast and easy and something you can have on hand for impromptu meals.

Here is our group photo taken out in front of the studio at the Upstairs Gallery in Arlington. Canvas by Canvas is working on some exciting plans for new paintings, wine glasses, grapes, bicycles, so keep checking our CBC website and we're adding new paintings to our CBC blog also. We do take commissions also. 

If you are an artist, do something with your art each day. This week I put the finishing touches on "Together" like the hanging device and varnishing and I consider making a good soup a little arty also. And remember to post your efforts to the FB Creative Catalyst site to be in the drawing for the Anne Bagby DVD. Truly I had rather spend the rest of the day painting and collaging but I've got to exercise some cleaning muscles today and clean up from yesterday's party soup making.

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Collage Cupcake Painting ~ "Dear Friends" ~ Mixed Media Painted Paper Collage by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

"Dear Friends"

Cupcake Painted Paper Collage Painting

10" x 10" x 1.5 on gallery wrapped canvas

"Dear Friends", a cupcake collage was made using some of my hand painted papers combined with some found papers. A Texas map was used as the background with some vintage stamps. There are no rules in collage about the type of paper used so if it adds to your design use it. Some of my previous portrait collage posts have shown my work with magazine papers that I refer to as torn paper collage. Most of the papers in the cupcake were painted and stamped with acrylic paint. The title, "Dear Friends" was torn from a book page.

Vikie Milam, who owns J Dolittle Co in Graham TX will show some of my work in her eclectic shop soon. I'm preparing a box of paintings to get to her next week. Stop by at 338 4th Street and enjoy your visit with Vickie.

Workshop:

If you think you'd like to design and paint some of your own paper for collage, I will be giving a 3 day workshop sometime in early 2012 and the first day will be an orchestrated design process of painting our papers with the remaining days devoted to collaging these unique pieces of paper with a subject of your choice, maybe you'd like to collage your own cupcake, a favorite food, a fruit, a rooster, a bird, a cow, or your pet. The design choices are endless and will result in a very original work of art by designing your own paper and working from an original photograph. And I will have some cupcake designs available if you'd rather choose from one of my designs.

If you are a blogger and post on FaceBook:

My friend and collage artist, Suzy Pal, taught me a time saving process on how to quickly link your blog post to your FB account. This will mean something if you have a Blogger account. Go to  your Dashboard - Design Tab - "Blog Posts"  - Edit - Configure Blog Posts - Post Page Options - Check the square "Show Share Buttons"...now the benefit of all this.. after you post your blog you can hit the FB share button and it will be on your wall OR I hope that's what is going to happen because I'm going to try it. (Now look on your post after publishing below comments section and you should see a little row of buttons??? I hope you do and I'm going to click FB one and hope it goes to Facebook.)
Suzy also teaches collage classes in West Texas and New Mexico. We have been discussing having a team teaching workshop - together. I know we would have fun. Anyway you choose to do collage, with a workshop or trying it on your own, just try it and I think you will love it as much as Suzy and I do.

I have a gallery of some of my paintings on the Daily Paintworks site with prices. Please visit and David Marine has added a comment button if you like the painting most of the artists would like to hear some kind words.

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Cowboy Boots Painting and Carousel Horse Painting ~ Holiday Joy ~ by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

 "Boot Scootin"

 40"x40" acrylic framed painting on 9 12x12 in. gallery wrapped canvases

Each canvas is painted by a different artist

What brings you joy during the holiday season? This is the question posed this morning from Creative Catalyst, one of my favorite places to order art DVD's. They have a catalog online where you can browse the catalog by artist, media, subject, and show books and supplies. Another good feature is being able to see a short clip from the video before ordering. 

Creative Catalyst produces a great variety of art DVD's, some of the best I've ever viewed. You have a chance to win a new DVD by Anne Bagby while making art during the holidays. Read the rules HERE on the CCP site.

Now back to the Joy question. A lot of Texans welcome a new pair of boots in their stocking or finding a gift certificate for first of the year shopping, or maybe a large colorful painting of several pairs of boots. 
Read more about this painting HERE by Canvas by Canvas, a collaborative group of artists I belong to.

"Ride a Painted Pony"

37" x 37" acrylic on 9 10" canvases framed

Each canvas is painted by a different artist

Joy is found on the face of a child when offered a ride on the merry-go-round anytime during the year. I belong to a group of 8 collaborative artists, Canvas by Canvas. We are friends first but we also own a business and meet to paint our own photos. Each one of the 8 members draws for the square they are assigned to paint. (Moans can be heard in a landscape project when the lower left square is drawn and it's all grass!)

This particular scene photo was taken at a local mall one morning early before the children arrived. We are offering it as a special holiday price. Click HERE for more information.

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 COMMENTS:
See my gallery at Daily Paintworks HERE. You can now make comments on the paintings. Look under each painting in the center and you will see a gray oval. Most have a zero but a few have numbers. The number goes up with each comment that was made about the painting and I invite you to make a comment about any of the artists that show in this gallery.

Torn Paper Collage Workshop ~ Granbury TX ~ Portrait Collage by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

Brad "Peace"

24x18 Torn Paper Portrait Collage NFS

This was my demo in the Graham Collage workshop and I finished it to show in the November 29 and 30, 2011 2 day portrait collage workshop for the Lake Granbury Art Association. It is a personal collage of my oldest son, Brad giving his favorite photo look, the peace sign. The photo was taken about 10 years ago at a July 4 fireworks celebration and has always been a family favorite photo of him. He is a rugged guy and works outside in the heat and cold and it took several tries to get a pleasing skin tone. For a personal collage I added a photo of his work truck and family members names. I emailed and asked if he would send me some info, like what is your favorite color, food, song, etc. Not one to divulge information he shot me back a text with "red, hamburgers, and "For the Good Times". OK brief and to the point without explanation or additional info. 

When doing a family portrait, I got welcomed responses from other family and friends  like "his nose needs a bump, his lips are too red, make his sideburns darker, and his fingers are too short". Some of these I heeded but the fingers were foreshortened and I didn't rework. I think it is helpful to listen to and weigh suggestions and most of the suggestions were used and I feel like it's a more successful collage because of the hints.

For the Granbury workshop demo I worked on a 18x24 of Brad's daughter, Meaghen, that I will post when it's finished. We had 11 students to attend and they did some amazing work and seemed to enjoy the process. Below is a slideshow of some of their pieces and all are in different stages of completion. 

Door Prizes:

I love giving out door prizes at my workshops and do thank Peggi Kroll Roberts for 4 DVD's about oil painting and Kelly Powers from Creative Catalyst with 2 mixed media DVD's by Ann Baldwin that they so graciously shared with some of my lucky students.  I've signed up for a January Peggi Kroll Roberts workshop in California in OIL?? I don't paint in oil but that's another blog post.
Creative Catalyst is also encouraging artists to stay motivated and painting during the holidays with their Holiday Paint Out. Read about it HERE and join up to keep creating during the holidays and be entered in a contest to win Anne Bagby's new January DVD. If you like any kind of collage, Anne Bagby has two DVD's available that are excellent on painting and designing papers. See Anne's DVD's HERE. I'm entering asap. CCP is also having a buy 2 and get the third DVD free until Dec. 5. These are excellent instructional DVD's from both Peggi Roberts and Creative Catalyst.

Slideshow of the Granbury Collage Workshop and I'm sorry I failed to get a student's photo that had to leave early. Remember some of these works are not finished.

Granbury Collage Workshop - slideshows

See my blog post to read about door prizes and artist opportunities.

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