Whoopee Tea 13030, Tazo Earl Grey Oil Painting, Day 30 of the Leslie Saeta 30 in 30 Painting Challenge by Texas Contemporary Artist Nancy Standlee

Whoopee Tea  13030

8x8 on Ampersand Gessoboard panel, original oil, Palette knife painting

Tazo Tea, Green Polka Dot Cup and a Lemon

$95

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(Painted for day 30 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

I wonder how many of the last day paintings will have celebration in the title or have had some caffeine involved somehow.  I know I've had my share of coffee and tea, early and late. While in a coffee house in Fredericksburg, I saw a T-shirt slogan that said it all "Instant human - just add coffee." Some of my friends think that way about tea and I do love my Earl Grey Tazo or is it because the purple on the box and tea bags are lavender? And lavender and a light green polka dot cup with a yellow lemon make a great color combination and throw in a spoon on a striped cloth and you have a winning composition.

Coffee cups have played a big role in my painting life and more importantly when I first saw Robert Burridge's coffee cups on the cover of a Cheap Joe's catalog. One image and I've since taken over a dozen workshops with him and one in the works at Dena's Wenmohs ranch in April. 

Raise your cup of coffee or tea and CHEERS for coming along on this journey with me. I promise you I won't post tomorrow and I will get back on my maybe once or twice a week blogging and painting schedule. 

I'm working on two new websites and I don't know which one will be permanent as I'm still in the free grace period. Maybe you could give me some hints? The one at FASO
http://nancystandlee.fineartstudioonline.com/ 
and the one at Weebly 
http://nancystandlee.weebly.com/
I will change the name of one of them to my name dot com.
Along with the 30 in 30 challenge I've also taken Leslie Saeta marketing class in January and now have a Facebook Fine Art page at https://www.facebook.com/nancystandleefineart and you are invited to LIKE my page when you are on FB. 
Thanks and I'll see you in a week or so. WHOOPEE!! I made it. ns

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Reception Flowers 13029, 6x6, Floral Oil Painting, Day 29 of the 30 in 30 Challenge by Texas Artist Nancy Standlee

Reception Flowers 13029

6x6 on Ampersand Gessobord, original oil, painted with palette knife

$75

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(Painted for day 29 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

 I do hope that if you started out on this challenge you have made it this far. I do enjoy making goals and sticking with them to completion; however many of mine never made it. I'm thinking of sewing a brown tweed wool tailored coat that I came to hate and it ended up in the trash before it was finished. That fabric looked much better in the store and me in brown? No. We need to remember if first you don't succeed, sky diving is not for you. But I've put some kind of paint down each day for 29 days and some little paintings I like better than others but sky diving is not in my future.
What is in my future as a Canvas by Canvas member is making plans for a show with reception flowers at the Breckenridge Fine Art Center in March and April, with the reception March 10. Here are seven of the members in executive session at Pho in Fort Worth yesterday discussing the logistics. Save the date and see you there. You are not required to bring flowers.



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The Red Table 13028, Oil, 6x6 for the 30 in 30 Painting Challenge, Floral, by Texas Artist Nancy Standlee

The Red Table 13028

6x6 on gessoboard, original oil

$75

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(Painted for day 28 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

Here is painting number 28 painted in January so I guess it's a good thing I did the challenge as January 2012 I only painted 9 paintings that month.

I sold Flower Flurries yesterday to an art collector in CA.

And Run to Me Little Chicks a collage to an art collector in Brooklyn, NY.

Thanks to the subscribers who have let me clog your inboxes each day. I have lost a few in the process but I've also gained a few fans. This has been a challenge in discipline and painting and I appreciate your comments and purchases.


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A Girl Needs a Red Dress 13027, Figurative Oil Painting, 9x7, Day 27 of the 30/30 Challenge by Texas Artist Nancy Standlee

A Girl Needs a Red Dress 13027

9x7 on canvas panel, original oil

$90.00

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(Painted for day 27 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

I took my first oil workshop last January with Peggi Kroll Roberts in Lodi, CA.  She started us off with a still life then on to figures. During the month of February I posted some figure work from her DVD's.  Later in March I went to Tucson for a figure plein air. The Red Dress Girl above is from a photo I took of one of the models from that workshop out in the beautiful backyard overlooking Tucson. In the photo there was a bright blue swimming pool behind the model and I decided just to add a blue band. I love painting figures and I really love how Peggi Kroll Roberts paints figures. This is one of my faves at the Knowlton Gallery who hosted the January workshop.   Garden Figure. 
(You will have to search by Peggi's name to see her work)

Sold today to a Colorado Art Collector.

Living Large 13018 6x6 on Ampersand Gessobord, Oil with palette knife

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Cow's in the Corn 13026, Cow Oil Painting, 30 in 30 Leslie Saeta Challenge, Day 26 by Nancy Standlee Texas Artist

Cow's in the Corn  13026

8x8 on Ampersand Gessobord cradled 3/4" panel, no need for a frame, the 3/4" cradle has been left in it's natural state, original oil

$125.00

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(Painted for day 26 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

I painted Sheep's in the Meadow and posted on Nancy Standlee Art Blog HERE and thought I needed a companion piece, Cow's in the Corn.  I am partial to children's stories and books because I retired as an elementary librarian and we spent a lot of time acting out stories. I'll never forget the little boy who let me pin on his jeans a piece of Christmas tinsel for a fox tail. We had a grand time. 

I've added a new phone app that I think will help me in my painting in composition and drawing. You might like it also..AccuView Here is their website to read more about it. I think it cost about $2.00.

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Bouquets All Around 13025, 10x8, Floral Oil Painting, 30x30 challenge, Day 25 by Texas Artist Nancy Standlee

Bouquets All Around 13025

10x8 in. on Ampersand Gessobord, original oil

$125

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(Painted for day 25 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

Bouquets to all those who have made it this far in the challenge and to me for finishing lesson 17 of 20 in the WebinArts Class. We've been working on our Facebook Fan page and I think mine is ready to post a link and here it is. http://facebook.com/nancystandleefineart and you are there when you see a badge asking you to like my page. It looks like this and click on the hand with the thumbs up and thanks to all. 

Also a big Bouquet goes to Kath Macaulay Tucson for calling me this morning and congratulating me on the FB page and my paintings. Kath is a dynamo who teaches pocket book sketching. I usually plan workshops way in advance but recently I had a little windfall and I believe in keeping my $$ in circulation so I made last minute plans and flew to Tucson to take her workshop. Read about it on my blog here. Note I had to wear both of those waist deals to carry all my stuff! Well, maybe not all the time. Thanks Kath for your encouraging words and for a great time in Tucson in 2011 and thanks to all of you for liking my FB page.
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A Pig, No a Rooster 13024, Oil Rooster Painting, 30/30 Challenge, Day 24 of 30, by Texas Contemporary Artist Nancy Standlee

A Pig, No a Rooster 13024

6x6, Ampersand Gessobord, original oil

$75

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(Painted for day 24 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

During this challenge I wanted to paint some things I'd always wanted to paint. I had a great photo of a pig eating out of a blue tub with a chicken inside. I'd taken the photo on a trip to Gun Barrel City for a girl friend long painting weekend.  I spent considerable time trying to find it in my computer files and painted on it way too long, thought it was finished, and on the way to bed took another look and thought, "I can't post this. It looks like a hyena and the ground is the same color as the pig. Whatever made me think I could paint a pig? Why did I even want to? This is an embarrassing painting." I scraped off the paint and grabbed up a rooster photo nearby and put the rooster in place of the pig. I know there are some great pig painters out there but it's just not going to be me - for this challenge at least. 
 I keep working on my Facebook Fan Page at Nancy Standlee Fine Art so expect to get an invitation from me soon to LIKE my page.

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Late Night Tulip 13023, Tulip Oil Painting, 7x5, 30/30 challenge, Day 23 by Teas Fine Artist Nancy Standlee

Late Night Tulip 13023

7x5" on canvas panel, original oil

$70

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(Painted for day 23 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

The title says it all, not that my time was spent cleaning or other household duties - no, oh, no. I'm closing my eyes to parts of my surroundings during this 30 day challenge. I worked on my WebinArts class by Leslie Saeta most of the day except for the late night part..yes the same Leslie who is is in charge of the challenge. She rules my January. I've been and will be working on for a few more days, a Facebook Fan Page (Nancy Standlee Fine Art) and in case you run across it on FB can you please check it out and like it if you approve. Thank you very much. I think I have some rogue pages out there so watch out for them. I've afraid to delete - afraid I'll delete a good one. grrrrr
Webinart Class lessons 15 of 20, painting challenges 23 of 30. I could have titled the painting "Nearly There".

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Acapulco Blooms 13022, Sunflower Oil Painting, 6x8, 30x30 with Leslie Saeta, by Contemporary Artist Nancy Standlee

Acapulco Blooms 13022

6x8 on canvas panel, original oil

$80

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(Painted for day 22 of 30 of the Leslie Saeta paint 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.)

This painting was inspired by photo taken in Acapulco at a Joan McKasson workshop sponsored by Flying Colors Art Workshops in 2006. I could never paint like Joan's wonderful watercolor florals but it is a trip to remember at this very old villa on the water. Johanna was a cutie hauling us to destinations in this ancient van.

The food was fabulous and resulted in a cookbook that is available on the Flying Colors site. Linda Doll was there recording her photos. I'd also taken a watercolor and Photoshop class with her. 
One of the time drains on doing the 30/30 is searching your files for suitable subjects to paint and finding hundreds of photos you want to stop, look, and remember at each one but it's a plus when you get to relive the trips and remember the people. My watercolor painting has about ceased except for watercolor sketchbook journaling but the florals will work in many mediums.

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