Hay Bales study in Oil and Pastel.

"Round Bales at Dusk" 

Oil on board 10 x 8" 

My latest painting consisted of some attractive looking Hay Bales we met on a way to our veterinarian office the other day. I had to retun there with my camera and get few pictures. I did some photo adjustments and then painted those round things first in Pastels and then in Oil too. 

"Round Bales at Dusk"

Pastel on Wallis 12 x 9"

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Mountain Study #5. Oil on board.

"Mountain Study #5" Oil on board, 8 x 10"

This study was started in Holbein DUO Aqua Oils on Aquabord by Ampersand. i started it as aqua-media painting and finished up with traditional Charvin oils. It was great exercise what let me take advantage of unique qualities DUO oils applying it to "Aquabord". I think I like it. 

Available on e-bay unframed. 

Sold!

"Into The Light" Egg Tempera & Oil Cymbidiums. Finished!

 

"Into The light" 

Egg tempera and Oil on board. 12 x 9" 

I'm happy to mention  that I finally called this painting finished.
 It was one of those works what I just can just keep going and gong.
But sometime it should be right time to stop, even perhaps you could do more with it...
Now the only "more" part I have to do - varnish it and frame it... sometime.
As for now I just have to leave it along and let it dry.
I also will have to start shopping for frame, what is always fun part.
Good possibility it will be a nice California Plain Air style frame...
kind of like this one, what I Photoshopped together with painting , just to see, if I like it... and yes I do!

I'm pretty sure I'm ready for another project now and that one will be a complicated one...
I'm testing some of my new ideas and approaches of handling my Oil Pastels... If everything will work out, how I predicted, it could be interesting new way of painting...
But this will make totally different post for this blog.

Perez Fine Art Gallery July-2011 show.

Another Fine Art Exhibition by Perez Fine Art Galleries was open online today and will be running till July 15.  Results will be published on July 18th.

This time

I have my floral painting" Orchids in Ruby Glass entered at  in realism category

as one of Guest-artists.

Please take a look at this beautiful exhibition!

Everybody is welcome to vote for their favorite artist.   

"Cattleya Trio" Oil on board. 8 x 8"

"Cattleya Trio" Oil on board. 8 x 8"

My latest Orchid painting with oil and alkyd on Ampersand board.

 I'm going to do few of those smaller studies as preparation to my full-size Orchid series. Small works will be available on e-bay and big versions as always - directly from me or at one of galleries 

what representing my art works.. Please contact for more information, if interested.

"Into The Light" Egg Tempera and Oil 12 x 9" WIP.

"Into The Light" Egg Tempera and Oil 12 x 9" WIP.

And nothing new... I still working on those Orchids off and on... I have the same feeling about it as I had with my Oil Pastel "Koi Pond". It is a long-term project, what is designed to be only better with each new glaze applied. Surprisingly, each new layer of paint going on even better... Or I just getting used to it?... mean while my REAL Cymbidum Orchids are doing just fine outside making a company to our dwarf tomatoes. I'm looking forward to see them blooming this fall. 

To be continued... 

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Daily painting? Not really!

Étude with Mountains.

8x10"  Oil and Alkyd on ARTStix board  .

We all had (and more then once!) one of those days when you really feel, like painting, but rest of the World  seams to be plotting against you. Every 15 minutes or so somebody's head will pop up in your studio (or whatever working space you have) and declare another local disaster what should require your immediate attention. 

In my younger years I used to kept stuck of forks on my room and  throw it out, as soon I see that door starting to open...  Yes it was silly and I gave up that brilliant idea... However if you have THAT kind of day, it is clear - you can not work on painting that is very impotent to you and takes few weeks to finish. Yet, you still can do something... better something good, but what perhaps doesn't take too much of commitment and concentration. You can actually finish it in between doing dishes, talking with your daughter on a phone about one more boy-friend-related-disaster and and fixing-upping of whatever what suddenly broke when  you expected it to work. 

This is when smaller paintings can fill up the gaps, let you try something new without stressing you out to the point you don't even want to continue...

So... with busy summer I keep in my mind that practice makes perfect and do some of those smaller works, what I would like to call "Études", what is appropriate French (and Russian!) word for "Study".

Those are NOT "Daily Paintings" what are so popular our days. I'm not targeting to have one finish EVERY day. I'm not chasing an idea that I have to finish this work at one session or even at one day. The general idea is - to paint, to learn something new with every painting, to try something new 

(new support, new method etc) and .. yes! To have it finished in a few hours, not in a few weeks.

Then, if it was successful session, I'm going to put it on e-bay as I used to do a while ago and get rid of it, because I have no intention to keep all my studies and sketches.

So, here we go... 

I ll be posting off and on those new series of "non-daily études" in between of working on something what takes more of me to accomplish.

Étude with Mountains. is the first one of those smaller paintings  available on e-bay.

American Society of Traditional Artists (ASTA) membership.

I'm  so honored to make an announcement that based on revue of my art work I became a member of American Society of Traditional Artists (ASTA). I'm thrilled to have a chance to have my art work shown together with art work of such a great artists as founders and members of Society.
So much look forward too! Really happy!

"Into The Light" Egg Tempera and Oil 12 x 9" WIP.

"Into The Light" Egg Tempera and Oil 12 x 9" WIP.

I'm trying to correct my dark values and bring it back where it belongs. From the shadows to the light - this is whole idea of this painting. I lost it somewhat after working with pinks tones on petals, but now I like it better. Look like tonight will be a good time to do some more. 

To be continued... 

With questions about paintings e-mail me at TanyaOfOz@aol.com .
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"Into The Light" Egg Tempera and Oil 12 x 9" WIP.

"Into The Light" Egg Tempera and Oil 12 x 9" WIP.

More glazing, more layering and... more drying time. I'm enjoying this painting, every bit of it, but it is not even nearly where it suppose to be yet. Have to wait . Again.  

To be continued... 

With questions about paintings e-mail me at TanyaOfOz@aol.com .
To see more of my works visit my web site:
http://www.TatianaMyersFineArt.com/
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