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Cheerful and Colorful Paintings in Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media and Collage
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Beach Redhead, 12122, Figure on the Beach Oil Painting, by Texas Artist Nancy Standlee

Beach Redhead
Oil on Fredrix panel, 6"x8", needs a frame


Who could resist taking a photo of a redhead under these fabulous colored umbrellas? When my friend Suzy Pal and I flew to Florida for a collage workshop we had to make several trips to the beach for photos and she probably has one just like this on her computer. Someone in a recent workshop asked where I get all my photos and one good source if you and your friends don't share photos is to join Wet Canvas. They have photos posted on the site to share. Sometimes if I find an internet photo I particularly like, I'll write the owner and ask permission to use it if it is very distinctive. I've written CD photographers for their permission, also. 
In the last workshop I took with Harold Frontz he gave us some sketching hints and mentioned a book we might like. I ordered it and when I got home found out I already had one. How often this happens to us or maybe it's just me because as an ex-librarian I do love my books (art books to be more specific). Amazon tries to help me out on this by saying "You purchased this book..da..da..da". The books in question are The Complete Sketch by Robert Oliver and the Sketch in Color. My goal every year is to draw and sketch some each day. I said it was my goal not saying I do it. It's a good goal. 

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Seagull 12119, Daily Paintworks Challenge and Harold Frontz Oil Workshop by Texas Painter Nancy Standlee

Seagull, 12119
Oil on 8"x8" Ampersand Gessobord 3/4" panel
3/4" sides are left natural, no framing needed

I've been collecting interesting seagull photos for a future painting and when Carol Marine announced the Daily Paintworks Challenge I knew I wanted to participate in the "Birdbrain Challenge." This was one of the images I took to the Harold Frontz 5 day oil workshop in Dallas at the Artists Showplace. I just returned home yesterday with 5 small paintings and some with Harold's finishing hot licks. You may remember if you're a follower of this blog I had been at the Wenmohs ranch for a 3 day oil (see last blog post) and just returned home to sleep one night but left my "gallery car" loaded. One of the participants looked at my supplies being unloaded (she flew in) and remarked "You really have a lot of stuff". I do and lucky for her provided her with needed pens and gesso! 
Harold provided good handouts, demos, and he gave lots of individual attention (a patient and kind soul) and he'd paint on our work if we wanted. I don't know how long this link will stay active but here was the supply list and explanation HERE.  His website will have the 2013 workshop dates on soon and he will give a plein air in Florida I'd love to attend.
Today I picked up some paintings from the AMA and delivered two others for the coming show, The Community Art Showcase. 


 Sweet Summer Roses 15x30 acrylic mixed media

 Social Gathering 20x20 torn paper collage


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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Free Style, a Rooster Oil Painting, 12118, or Why Girls Need Guys by Texas Contemporary Painter Nancy Standlee

 Free Style, A Polka Dot Rooster, 12118
10"x8"x3/4" Ampersand Gessobord Panel, no frame needed

See on my online gallery at Daily Paintworks HERE.

Do you wonder at the painting title? Have you ever heard of a Ford Freestyle vehicle? Well, Dena Wenmohs has one and it figures in prominently in this painting story. I've been at the Wenmohs Ranch taking a 3 day oil workshop with Vicki McMurray. Dena and I are both single, pretty independent and she gives workshops at her ranch and I like to take them. 
On Friday, the last day, I decided to stay over, drink some wine with Dena and art talk,  and make the 4 hour drive back home Saturday morning, all rested and refreshed. About happy hour on Friday, she stuck her head in the door and announced she couldn't get her passenger side window up in the Ford. Dena had rolled it down to say goodbye to a departing student and nothing worked to get it to return to home base. There wasn't a sound made and no window in sight to tug on. I had to go look and since we'd had a BIG rain of about 6 inches the day before (unheard of in this area or shall I say pretty rare) we felt the need to get that window up. 
At the first hint of any problem. Google it. Laptops and I Pads came into play. Calls were made to Marble Falls Ford dealership and other services in the area with promised help for Saturday. Then we got out the Robert Burridge 4 mil plastic and his famous Uline tape and proceeded to cover that wide open space. It was a good job. (Bob's tape he recommends is so strong it holds paintings on the wall.) 
I called "C" a guy friend to explain our situation and see IF he had any input but first I had to give him the back story. On Thursday evening Dena loaded the trash in the car with one dog, Christine. She got nearly to the bunk house when, Roscoe, the 2nd dog wanted to be on this trash run and was intent on chasing them down. I think he figured this was a family ice cream outing and they had forgotten the most important member. In Dena's eagerness to promote family harmony she stopped the Ford got out to let Roscoe leap in to get his favored spot but she forgot to put the car in park so watching her family inside, she was chasing the car and dogs when a few minutes ago it had been the other way around. The car came to rest in one muddy ditch and was stuck there fortunately missing any butane tanks or mesquite trees and not running her down. The car was pulled out on Friday so there could be some turbulence that might have impacted the window but there were no visible dents however. "C" recommended we get out the car manual and check fuses.. not..we are not doing this. Doesn't this entail the use of a screwdriver? I have tools in my art tool box used only on paint tubes. (I take that back I did use my hammer on a centipede in a recent workshop HERE.) "C" had one last suggestion "HIT IT".. what? hit it? Girls don't hit things to fix them. That's a guy thing to hit something to fix it. I yelled to Dena. "C" says to "hit it". She came back to the door and said *@*X!O**&X@!... That window went up after I hit it!! 
We did the appropriate amount of yelling, screaming, and happy dancing then proceeded to gingerly take off the plastic and tape without removing the red paint. I left her Saturday morning and she was still going to take in the Freestyle for a check up but we both decided girls need guys in their lives after all and we may need to reorder the process of trouble shooting. Instead of Goggle It first, we may have to put "hit it" at number one and then Google it.

 Vickie getting ready to talk color to us. We brought our own images to work with and watch for more chickens and cows from me. I did paint one figure from a photo that Vicki provided. I've been into polka dots this summer and felt the need for a few on Free Style above.

Inside the barn studio.

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