Hello!

I was able to catch a fairly good picture of my wooded hillsides under painted. With the layout of this piece, I was able to under paint the sky and the hills at the same time. I can't wait to add color to this one. I have some fabulous fall colors planned for these trees. Tonight, I hope to under paint the trees and lake onto the first sky I showed you earlier in the week. The sky should be dry enough by now. More tomorrow.

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Hello!

My husband caught me in action again. Here I am painting on my new scene I will call "Wooded Hillsides." I was able to finish the under painting but so far it is too glistening to get a good photo of the progress. I will try again tomorrow. Meanwhile, I have prepped a couple more canvases for us to follow. I like having several going at once to offset the dry times - that way I'm never without a painting to work on! I have planned an evergreen lined meadow and to get into the winter spirit, I have also planned a winter creek scene with snow. I've not painted snow before. Should be fun.

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Hello!

Usually when I want to start a new painting to follow, I show the photograph I am using as reference. This time, I thought it would be fun to see the initial sketch. This piece is 12" wide and 36" tall. It is inspired by the trip I took to Conkles Hollow in the fall. I find white canvas a bit distracting, so I painted the entire canvas this light blue. Then I sketched the scene with a darker blue paint. Next, I will start the under painting in oil. More soon!

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New Work

Hello! Long time, no write... but here I am! I come bearing new painting progress. I believe I have finished most of my "follow a paintings" that I've started on here lately - so the next couple of days I will introduce the new in this studio. Actually, you have seen a glimpse of this first piece in the past. This is the canvas that would never dry! It seems to be drying okay now and I have some new ideas for it. As you can tell, I've made some progress on the sky. I think I will try one of my river/lake scenes on this. I have not tried water on a large scale yet so this may be a wonderful challenge. This canvas is 36" wide and 48" high. I can see the trees mingling with the clouds and some of the clouds reflecting in water below the trees. I'll keep you posted!

The weather is about to get a bit yucky. Be careful when you are out!

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Another Painting

Good Morning!
I know you have seen my evergreens in the past but with the summer leaves gone, they seem to be the only green around these days! Of course, I add my signature gardens underneath. Perhaps I will try a winter scene soon and see how it turns out. I have some pictures from last winter's snow that could inspire a snowy masterpiece! Today I am going to finish working on the paperwork side of being the artist. It is show application time. However, I am hoping I can sneak in a paint brush too!

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Brrrr...

Hello!
I hope everyone is keeping warm! To envision warmth, enjoy another painting from my latest painting spree. This one I have entitled "Gone Fishing." The rocks in the front remind me of a perfect place to sit down, relax and throw the line in when I was younger. This painting is 10"tall and 8" wide. The trees and rocks continue around the sides which is a really nice addition to this particular scene.

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Autumn Drama

Good Afternoon!

I was cleaning the studio and hanging my new paintings when I thought I would pause to share another of my new scenes. I had taken a picture of a really intense red maple this fall and thought that would be pretty fantastic to paint. I added a couple other little colored shrubs but otherwise I let the red tree take over the whole painting! The painting is titled "Red Maple" and it is 8" tall by 10" wide. Enjoy!

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Good Morning!

I thought I would share another painting I finished this week. This one is called "Clearing for Deer." When I was thinking of a title for this, I couldn't help but think about that deer I blogged about several weeks ago. This was just the sort of place he was hanging out in - open and free but not too far from the woods where he could hide if he needed to. At the moment he is hiding because I just shared his special place with the whole Internet!! Oh well!

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Good Day! Here is a peak at another painting I finished this week. I actually have 10 new small paintings finished just in time for the holidays. Small pieces are often chosen if they are to be gifts so I thought I'd have a few available to choose from this season. Since I had just finished a red barn in my Minnesota Farm commission, I thought another red barn would be fun to paint. I've painted a piece similar to this in the past and it turned out really cute. This one seems to have a similar charm. Enjoy! And if you would like to see the rest of the new paintings today, head over to http://www.amykayetaylor.com/ - go to Oil Paintings, then Midwest, and the new pieces are shown first under "New for December."

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New Painting

Hello!

I have rumored that I am working on some new paintings and here is proof that the rumor is true! This is a cute fall scene that I painted. It is 8"x8" and painted on its sides as well. The square format is a lot of fun to design. Another tomorrow!

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Finished again

Good Morning!

Here is a peak at the final look of Minnesota Farm. I like painting barns and buildings with "planks." I am able to give the building my clean style along with the character that comes with being built out of planks of wood. In this case, I was bringing life back into buildings that are now very old and faded. It was fun to imagine what it may have looked like in it's golden years. Enjoy!

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Finished

Good Morning!

I wanted to share the finished version of my commission "Favorite Place." It turned out quite tranquil I think. This is an actual restaurant you can eat at and I hear it is very nice! Today I will be working on a couple other pieces. I have several on my agenda this week as well as cleaning the house for company - that means the studio too! Have a good week and I'll be back soon!

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New Painting

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have had some troubles keeping up with my blog this week it seems. I'm quite sorry about that but here is a bit of what I have been up to. I believe I mentioned in the last post that I had a new commission. This is a special place where my client goes every year for vacation. She is having the scene painted as a gift for the person she always goes with. I'm calling this piece, for now, "Favorite Place." Here you see the under painting. I have been working on the details the past couple days and should be finished with it soon. I will also be finishing "Minnesota Farm" very soon as well. I shall try to check in more often this week and share my finished pieces!

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Booth

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This past weekend I was in Cincinnati for a show and I had a corner space. I got to set up in a unique way. It was rather nice so I thought I'd share. Now I am working on several projects at the same time including a new commision and some more small paintings for the holiday season. I should be able to share pictures of my progress soon.

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New River Painting

Hello!

Yesterday I was able to get a couple of paintings finished in my waterway series. The first painting was very similar to the first river bend painting I finished a couple weeks ago. However, it is already hanging in a special place in someones home - so I painted another piece from the same photo. The second painting on the other hand, is inspired by a different photo and is featured above. Same river - but about a quarter of a mile down stream. There was this beautiful orange tree with white bark that just stood out and looked radiant. This painting is 14" tall and 11" wide. I have called it "Autumn Reflections." Enjoy.

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