Low Tide Morning has such great movement, doesn’t it? Faye has nailed the color of the water. That’s one thing that will stand out to me quickly… if the color of the water is off. Water is different in color and clarity depending upon where you are. This is gorgeous! Faye said on her website that she painted this at Mariposa Beach, which is close to her house. She painted it plein air and finished it in about two hours before the tide came in and submerged her subject.

Beautiful!

Read a bit about Faye from her website:

Painting is my passion, and I have always dreamed of pursuing a life in the arts. From a young age, my dad, also an artist, taught me the joys of painting.  Since childhood I have been surrounded by amazing art and inspiring artists.

Originally from New Mexico, I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of New Mexico.  I then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to chase adventure and explore whatever creative avenues I could. From Art Gallery Management and Sales to Commercial and Fine Art commissions, I have experienced many creative and business opportunities within the art world.  As a professional artist for over 15 years, it has been a great experience working with companies like Disney and Universal Studios.  Working for Disney brought me to Southern California, where I now live.

I recently launched Fay Wyles Fine Art to pursue my lifelong dream.   My love of surfing, experiencing the outdoors and traveling is what fuels my passion and inspiration for art.  As a full time artist, I now live my dream every day.

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Image via FayWylesFineArt.com, used with permission…

Oooh! Dramatic, intense, FABULOUS color. Laguna Canyon – California is a wonderful piece at a super wonderful price ($120, if it’s still available)! Check out Kevin’s Etsy shop, you’ll be amazed at the work that’s available and very affordable! This oil painting almost looks like a mixture of pastel and oil to me. I love the texture and the many colors showing through!

I thought this would be a great piece for a cool laundry room, The Laundry Scene. This was painted at the Suds O Fun, ha ha… with the paintings come a little blip about it. This is a watercolor ($50 if still available)!

All images via Kevin Inman’s Etsy shop, used with permission…

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Michael Orwick. Beautiful painting! What else can you say? Stunning with the dark trees against that beautiful background. Everything about this painting is appealing. You see the sharpness of the detail that is up close and you can feel the distance. There is some wonderful light going on! Michael’s paintings are fabulous, and it wasn’t easy to choose just one!

Michael has some workshops coming up this year, so be sure to check them out!

Be sure to read MY STORY on Michael’s website – I LOVE his style of writing! Brilliant!

Read a bit about Michael, from his website:

The Art of Michael Orwick

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Mark Kerckhoff. Mark’s paintings are fabulous! He stops painting before the painting is tight and has every little detail included. His use of color is AHmazing! Just look at the light in the painting! That wee bit of color, the orange and red, just a dab here and there, stunning against that gorgeous blue, sky with those fabulous fluffy clouds. Nice!

Another great painting with a bit more looseness which I really love! The colors SING. Yep, they sing… a perfect harmony of color, feeling of movement, composition, and it’s just a great example of a nice painting!

Read a blip about Mark – from his website:

Mark Kerckhoff was born in Covina, California in 1959 and studied painting and drawing at California State University Long Beach.
Mark was deeply influenced by his teachers – hyper realist painter Nicolas Boscovich, and figure drawer John Lincoln.
Mark is a self-taught landscape painter.
The base of his interest in landscape painting stems from growing up in rural Los Angeles County raising Cochin bantams and other exotic birds in his suburban backyard.
Many of Mark’s early drawings were of his birds.
Mark also enjoyed exploring the Sycamore-lined gullies near his home and riding horseback through the South Hills, observing the beauty of nature and its peaceful solitude.
These early childhood memories continue to be a presence in his paintings.
Mark rarely paints with companions, preferring the solitude of remote areas far from the maddening crowd and critic.
Inspired by old and modern masters, Mark executes paintings that embrace his love of color, high aesthetics and craftsmanship.
Mark’s favorite quote is by John Ruskin the great Victorian art critic, “All great schools enforce delicacy of drawing and subtlety of sight: as of yet, found without exception respecting art is that all great art is delicate”.

Images via www.KerckhoffPaintings.com, used with permission…

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Linda Christensen has a style all her own. She paints (mostly) women, her colors, brush strokes and choice of subject is always interesting and fresh. I urge you to scroll through and see these amazing paintings! In this painting “Tea” it’s clearly a woman drinking her tea, but you can tell by the way she’s holding it with both hands that she’s savoring it. You can tell by her body language that she isn’t in a rush, she is enjoying it. With the nice warm sunlight streaming in the window this is a fabulous place to be. Neat how she continued the pattern on the floor onto the woman. Those few strokes that make up the sink are brilliant!

Read a bit about Linda from Sue Greenwood Fine Art gallery’s website:

I continue to explore the figure and am looking more consciously at the reasons for doing so. I enjoy working on composition whilst creating obstacles for myself – this challenges me to select different solutions to familiar situations.

Sometimes throwing something onto the canvas that has little immediate connection to the current idea opens up a new awareness.  I strive to keep myself interested in the process and therefore a challenge is welcome.  Reworking my palette and exploring new color combinations is helping me to question the reason for selecting specific colors.

I like the challenge in my awareness of what isn’t happening, what isn’t being used, what isn’t being said and why, these are some of the obstacles I set myself.

Honesty about myself is a crucial factor in my paintings.  My overall desire is to emit emotion through the paint, the line, the contrasts and composition.  Redundancy is the enemy.  I want to keep things interesting and with a hint of danger.  Danger in the desire to obscure what is already there and what might be a beautiful passage in the painting.  Courage to continue growing and recognizing my need for emotional movement is paramount.

Read more here…

Image via LindaChristensen.net, used with permission…

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Lois Dodd! Who can’t find her work utterly amazing. Lois is an icon. She creates the most fantastic paintings. Here are a few that I find so striking!

There is a wonderful link to a video interview with Lois. I like her! What a cool lady!

How is this for striking? The dark against that wonderful yellow and the mysterious light in the sky. Get out! Whoa! Also read more about Lois from Wikipedia…

Read a bit about Lois from the Alexandre Gallery website (NOTE: There is a show for Lois at the Alexandre Gallery that ends tomorrow, so if you’re in the area – stop in before it’s over!:

Lois Dodd was born in Montclair, New Jersey in 1927. From 1945-1948 she attended The Cooper Union in New York. In 1952 she was one of five artists to establish the Tanager Gallery, where she exhibited until 1962. From 1971 to 1992, Dodd taught at Brooklyn College, and has, since 1980, served on the Board of Governors of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She is an elected member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and National Academy of Design. 

Images via www.AlexandreGallery.com, used with permission…