On My easel

Here's day two on the Ballerina painting. I'll need to let it dry a little

before I finish the details.  To see my completed paintings,

please follow this link:  http://www.maryopat.com 

TGIF!  Have a good one!

 



"Five Amigos" Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting by Arizona Artist Mary Opat

"Five Amigos" Contemporary Still Life Oil painting by

Arizona Artist Mary Opat

 

12" x 6" Oil on Canvas

 

This was a fun little painting to do.  I hope you like it!

To see more of my paintings or to for purchase information,

please follow this link:http://www.maryopat.com

thanks for visiting my blog page. 

 



On My Easel



This painting needs to dry before I finish it up.  I'll be posting the finished

painting to my web site in a couple of days.  It's a 6" x 12" oil on canvas.  To

view my finished work or purchase any of my paintings, please follow this link:

http://www.maryopat.com  Thank you for visiting my blog site!  Have a beautiful day!

On My Easel

I started this little painting of five pears today.  It's on a 6" x 12" panel and

I'm going to paint it in a "loose" style.  Check out some of my finished art

on my web site http://www.maryopat.com and have a wonderful week!!

"Flower Power" Contemporary Still life Oil Painting by Arizona Artist Mary Opat

"Flower Power" Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting by

Arizona Artist Mary Opat

 

16" x 20" Oil on Canvas

 

To view more of my paintings or for purchase information,

please follow this link: http://www.maryopat.com.  Thanks for

visiting my blog site!

On My Easel

 

I worked on this one again today.  I'll finish up and post it to my web site

tomorrow.  I hope you're all having a good Memorial Day weekend.

Remember our fallen soldiers and stay safe.  Thanks for visiting

my blog site.  Check out my finished paintings at http://www.maryopat.com

On My Easel

This is the painting I started today.  I got the block-in done and

will finish and post it on my web page in a couple of days.  It's a

16" x 20" oil on canvas.  Visit my web site to see my finished

paintings and for purchase information  at http://www.maryopat.com. 

 Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day!



"I See You" Contemporary Equine Oil Painting by Arizona Artist Mary Opat

"I See You"  Contemporary Equine Oil Painting by

Arizona Artist Mary Opat

 

7" x 5" Oil on Panel

 

This little painting was fun to do.  I used a photo that

I found on the web site Paint My Photo.  The original

photographer is Janina Suuronen and she called it "Spanish Eyes".
Please visit my web site at http://www.maryopat.com to
see more of my work or to purchase.  Thanks for visiting!

"Blue Door 2" Still Life Oil Painting by Arizona Artist Mary Opat

"Blue Door 2" Still Life Oil Painting by

Arizona Artist Mary Opat

 

11" x 14" Oil on Canvas

 

I'm still having some problems getting the colors to show

up correctly when I photograph my paintings and post them.  The San Tan

Artists are planning a photo workshop next month, so I hope to get some tips

that will help with this!  Thanks for visiting!  Check out more paintings

at http://www.maryopat.com

Artists Helping Artists: Selling Your Art On-Line with Leslie Saeta Online Radio | BlogTalkRadio

Artists Helping Artists: Selling Your Art On-Line with Leslie Saeta Online Radio | BlogTalkRadio



My friend Bev shared this radio blog with me and I'd like to pass it on to my artist friends.  I like to grab a cup of coffee or tea and listen while I paint....Just click on the link above.....enjoy!

Progression Painting Day 2

I was able to paint for a few hours this morning.  I'll give this one a day

to dry and then I'll make needed changes and finish it up before the

end of the week.  To visit my web site, please follow this link,http://www.maryopat.com
 and thank you for visiting my blog site!

On My Easel

Here's what I'm working on today.  This is phase one, a few hours in.  It's

a 16" x 20" oil on canvas.  I'm going to try to post the progression on this one.

I'm hoping, with this commitment in writing, that I'll finish it by

the end of the week!  I finished "Tangerine Explosion", and will be

adding it to my web site later today.  http://www.maryopat.com

Thank you for visiting my blog site!

 

"Tangerine Explosion"

A work in progress.  This is what I'm working on today.  It's a 16" x 20"

oil painting and I should be able to finish up tomorrow.  I've never

painted an over sized flower and I'm finding the detail in the petals

really interesting to paint.  This one happens to be painted from a photo.  I have such

beautiful flowers from Mother's Day, so when I finish this one I'm going to

work on one or two paintings from my fresh flowers!  This one is
called "Tangerine Explosion".  To view more of my work or to
make a purchase, please visit http://www.maryopat.com 
Thanks for visiting my blog site!

My frame storage/drying rack solution

I was waiting for the sun to come up this morning so my north

window would shed some light on my canvas and decided to take a photo

of my finished storage wall.  My favorite part is the adjustable peg board

drying rack for works in progress and my favorite art totes.  Given enough time,

 I may collect more workshop tools than painting tools! 

GVAL Artist of the Month Award!

 

I was pretty happy (thus, the big grin) to get the

Artist of the Month ribbon at the Gilbert Visual Art

League meeting last week for my painting

"Yellow Bird Dancer".  I feel very lucky to be

able to meet with and learn from this very

talented group of artists.

Upcoming Workshop

I signed up for a plein air workshop today and am really looking forward to

it.  Becky Joy paints the most amazing landscapes.  She teaches workshops

in Italy, France, Ireland, and all across the U.S., so I feel very lucky that

she's teaching right here in the Valley this fall!  Check out Becky's website:

http://www.beckyjoy.com

 

Painting by Becky Joy

 

Gilbert Visual Art League had Becky as a presenter last fall.  If you live in the area,

visit the Celebration of Fine Art at Scottsdale in the spring to

see her amazing work in person!