LARGE PLEIN AIR PAINTING BY TOM BROWN

"SHIMMERING LIGHT"
16x8 INCH PLEIN AIR OIL PAINTING
BY TOM BROWN
I am offering this painting at a very affordable pre-gallery price. Email me if you're interested. tombrownstudio@cox.net.
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In this painting I wanted to capture the sparkle of light shimmering across the bay. It was painted during the plein air workshop I taught Saturday at Newport Back Bay. It was a very windy day but the setting was perfect and we all had an enjoyable day painting in the fresh air.

Thanks for looking.
- - Tom Brown

TOM BROWN PALETTE KNIFE LANDSCAPE

"A TRIO OF TREES"
5x7 inch Original Oil
Palette Knife Painting
by Tom Brown
To purchase, email tombrownstudio@cox.net

Palette knife painting is so direct I think of it as the "shorthand" version of painting. There is no setup time, I simply open my paintbox and paint. No brushes, solvents or other equipment are needed.

And the results are stunning. Colorful and dramatic jewels with "wall power." These little paintings capture the true soul of the subject; just compare this painting with the photo of the scene.

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You will get 2 complete detailed demonstrations showing exactly how I create palette knife paintings. Each demonstration painting is shown step-by-step and includes my personal recipes for color mixtures, plus loads of valuable tips, tricks, techniques and other inside secrets.

If you don't use PayPal, email me for other options: tombrownstudio@cox.net.

Thanks for looking.
-- Tom Brown

IMPRESSIONIST PLEIN AIR by TOM BROWN

"A STREAK OF WHITE"
8x10 inch Acrylic Impressionist
Daily Painting by Tom Brown
For purchasing details email tombrownstudio@cox.net

This is unusual for me - it's an acrylic painting and I am an oil painter. But in the past I had worked extensively in acrylics as well and I have a familiarity with those paints too.

An artist friend who paints with acrylics asked for my help in trying to master my oil painting techniques in his own paintings while using acrylics. This is a demonstration painting I did for him while using his acrylic paints.

A special focus in this lesson was how to soften edges of forms with these quick-drying paints. This is often a problem for acrylic painters, which was the case with my friend.

In the detail image you can see how I used this technique where the white clouds meet the edge of the tree shapes. A soft edge here can help the eye move more easily from the shape of the tree into the sky and create greater unity within the overall painting.

Another area where this was important was in the sky area itself where the soft white clouds disappear into the blue sky, as well as where the blue sky softly blends into the layer of subtle color toward the bottom the the detail image.

I was pleased with the results in this acrylic painting and I thought it would be interesting to share it here with you.

As always if you would like to own this little treasure or other paintings on my blog, simply email me at tombrownstudio@cox.net.

Thanks for looking.
-- Tom Brown