Acrylic, Figurative Abstract "Mystery Shadows" by Arlington Texas Artist Nancy Standlee

Mystery Shadows 13040

Acrylic on 18x18 in. 3/4" depth gallery wrapped canvas

This acrylic abstract figurative is truly a mystery as I found it sorting some paintings for a redo and do not remember a whole lot about it like some pertinent things like when and where it was painted. I'm now doing better on that front by recording them with title, number and description and also putting it on the back of the painting. A little forgetful or not, I remember this is one of my favorite ways of working with figures, bold, colorful and abstract with a little red hair in there somewhere. 

This is available on my online gallery at Daily Paintworks HERE. http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-standlee/mystery-shadows-13040/132532

Daily Paintworks has some ArtBytes tutorials and some are free and some cost a few dollars. Last weekend I enjoyed one by Julie Ford Oliver on Fracturing. http://www.dailypaintworks.com/ArtTutorials/ArtByteStore  . She has a great blog and mentioned about an easel she carries in her car http://juliefordoliver.blogspot.com/2012/01/riding-desert.html and I've added it to my Pinterest art supplies list here.  It's the one from Hyatts a small wooden one, lightweight but I don't think I know anyone who would let me oil paint in the front seat on a trip?

I'm scheduled for the Dutch Art Gallery workshops one day in June and July and you can read it on my website HERE.

I hope you've watched some of the Bible series and if you have a device for apps there is a good app for the Smart, iPhone and iPad here..http://www.bibleseries.tv/bibleapp/

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Matt, a Torn Paper Collage Painting, SWA Program, by Arlington TX Collage Artist Nancy Standlee

Matt Torn Paper Collage Beginning

20x20" on gallery wrapped canvas

You are invited to attend the Fort Worth SWA (Society of Watercolor Artists) meeting Monday evening, March 18, 2013, 7:00 PM for a talk and demo on the art of collage painting in watercolor, acrylic and torn paper collage. It will be more talk than demo as collage is a very lengthy process and not one you would want to sit and watch until completion.  Probably the most time is taken up with choosing your papers and I will bring papers torn and ready and not stand in front of my audience looking at magazines! But the portrait will not be finished for some weeks but I will post updates on my blog and Facebook. 

Images can be projected, taken to a print shop and blown up, use a poster program  or if you are a good drawer just draw directly on the canvas. I am not a good drawer so I trace my image in pencil then go over it with a black permanent marker. I want a good exact likeness to begin with as collage will distort the image and pencil lines will blur and fade. I see that I have his right eye a little exaggerated so will make a note to be careful here.

The portrait collage will be of a grandson, Matt, who is attending UTA and needs a painting to decorate his room and I needed a subject for my talk. Also, for weeks I've been sorting some papers and I always want to collage when I start looking at paper. This 20" size will be easy to see for a demo; however, SWA uses a projection system instead of an overhead mirror so there should be no problem. 

Matt is a musician and a magician so I have lots of personal choices to add for interest but I was not familiar with his favorite band, movie, or game but there is a very big age gap here.  I recall the text from one of my sons when I was working on his portrait collage and wanting  some personal info to add about his favorite color, food, and song and I got 3 lines of text back "red, hamburger, For the Good Times". I have been to the printer today and printed some playing card images and other personal names to use.

 The photo I'm working from was taken at my daughter's house Thanksgiving 2012. I like the red wall background and since his favorite color is a crimson I will try to incorporate that somewhere in the background of the painting.

Matt, cropped to a square format and if you want to try a collage of a friend try to get some light and shadow in your photo so you can have some different values in the face. Decide your darkest dark and your lightest light and start gluing. Until I get my confidence up, I will start in a background area, somewhere that's not the face. For comparison of colors and values, it's also good to put down a piece of paper in the darkest, lightest and medium areas to compare.

CBC Paintings in Gallery Show

Remember the Canvas by Canvas show is going on at the Breckenridge Art Center in Breckenridge, TX until April 13, 2013. Check their website for hours and thanks to all you came to the lovely reception March  10.

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Indiana Sunflower 13039 Oil Painting, Day 3 of the Dreama Tolle Perry Carmel Indiana Oil Workshop by Texas Artist Nancy Standlee

Indiana Sunflower 13039

Oil, 8x8 in. 

Painted on Ampersand Gessobord 

This painting is available on my Daily Paintworks site.

I painted a 6x6 sunflower in oil in the 30/30 challenge and it got a got of positive comment and sold. See Blog post HERE  I used the palette knife with lots of texture. This sunflower was painted on day 3 of the Dreama Tolle Perry oil workshop in Carmel Indiana. The last day was the musical easel exercise I mentioned in my last blog post and then each student brought some individual images to work from and I chose to try another oil sunflower. 

Some have asked what exactly is a gessobord and here is Ampersand's link HERE. The panels can be framed or could sit on a table top easel. HERE are some choices for table top easels at Easel Moments. I really like these panels for traveling as they fit well in the Ray Mar Wet Carriers HERE.

If you want to frame you can't beat the Franken Frames and several of the art supply stores have a good choice of floater frames like Jerry's Artarama.

If you like sunflowers you might like one on your checks. Here is another image available on my Check Advantage checks.  Click on the floral group and the sunflower will be there.

Remember the Canvas by Canvas reception  March 10 from 2-4 at the Breckenridge Art Center   

Collaborative art by Canvas by Canvas.

Original fine art and affordable prints can be found at:
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Carmel Cupcake 13038, Dreama Tolle Perry Workshop, Day 3, Carmel, Indiana by Texas Artist Nancy Standlee

Carmel Cupcake 13038

8x8 in. Ampersand Gessobord panel

Purchase this Oil painting at Daily Paintworks HERE.

OK.. this post has a spoiler alert and if you ever want to take a Dreama Tolle Perry workshop don't read any longer. Well, OK here goes. This was painted in a really fun exercise on day 3 called musical easels. I had no idea I would end up with such a good painting. Here's how it worked - Dreama didn't demo today and we were given about 4 or 5 images, each student received one, and if your image had a U on it you had to paint it upside down. Whew.. I got the cupcake image above right side up. Directions were to go back to your own easel and when the GO was given draw off your design and begin painting until the MOVE call was given which was about 3 or 4 minutes in a directed rotation. Not all 19 people in the class painted on this but probably 5 or 6 did. I enjoyed moving to different easels and seeing the setups and was very pleased with my cupcake when the call was given to return to your home easel. This week I did have to put in some hot licks on it because the icing got smeared on the flight home. I see more oil cupcakes in my future. AND more Dreama workshops.  

I've been doing cupcake collages for some time and here is one that sold March 5, 2013 that is headed to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Does that make me an internationally collected artist now?

Big Night, 8x8 in. torn paper collage

I sold this Dreama workshop painting this week that was posted on my blog - the French House. It's going to an Arlington, TX art collector.

Here is a class photo of the 18 women and one lucky man who took the Carmel, Indiana workshop.

 

The Carmel IN class

If you need any personal checks you are invited to order them from Check Advantage. See the link below. 20 of my images have been used for personal checks, side tear checks, check book covers, and address labels. Here is an example. Images are in sets of 4 (farm animals, roosters, figures, florals, high heels)

 A question has come up about how I carry wet oil paintings on a flight and here is the answer. Raymar wet panel carriers can be found HERE. A wonderful invention they are. 

Original fine art and affordable prints can be found at:
Website:  http://nancystandlee.com
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Recent work: http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com
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Affordable prints: http://nancystandlee.imagekind.com
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The French House 13037, Dreama Tolle Perry Workshop, Day 2, Carmel, IN by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

 

The French House 13037 

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

12x12 in. (SOLD 3/2/13)

Available on my Daily Paintworks Online Gallery 

I painted this along with 19 other students in a Dreama Tolle Perry Oil workshop in Carmel Indiana about a week ago on Saturday February 23 or it could be called Paris in Indiana and both are like foreign countries to me. See my previous post when I discussed more about this lovely town of Carmel. Here is Dreama's painting of Backyard France HERE.

There were a few little groans when this image was passed out ( I might have uttered a little one) as the tulips on Friday were so much fun to paint and I really don't do houses very often. If you are painting buildings what could be better than a French backyard along with it?  The colors were dazzling and to see Dreama's color palette see her website HERE. My flower pots began to look like cupcakes with a few strokes of the palette knife but that only prepared me for day 3 so stay tuned. 

Classes French Building:

Nancy and Dreama

These girls are the lunch bunch, the new friends who invited me to eat Italian food and Library food with them and there so many nice restaurants within walking distance IF you had a good arm to hang onto to keep from falling in the ice and I did. Thanks Heather.

 Some 20 of my images have been put on checks, side tear checks, check book covers and address labels in 5 sets of 4 rotating images, roosters, farm animals, flowers, high heels, and painted figures. To see the images go to http://new.checkadvantage.com/nancy-standlee-checks and click on an image and it will show the 4 images in the set.

Original fine art and affordable prints can be found at:
Website:  http://nancystandlee.com
Purchase Paintings:: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/nancy-standlee-1131
Recent work: http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com
Facebook Fan Page http://facebook.com/nancystandleefineart
Follow me on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/NancyStandlee/
Affordable prints: http://nancystandlee.imagekind.com
                           http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/nancy-standlee.html
Order personalized checks, side tear checks, checkbook covers and address labels with a choice of 20 of my paintings on them.
http://new.checkadvantage.com/nancy-standlee-checks

contact: NancyStandlee@sbcglobal.net

Texas Daily Painter, Oil painting, small oil landscape, French house, Artists of Texas, Nancy Standlee Fine Art, Daily Paintworks, Contemporary Fine Arts International, Pinterest, Palette Knife Painters, Canvas by Canvas, Ampersand Gessobord, Square Painting, Dreama Tolle Perry Workshop, Check Advantage,