HARBOR AND BOATS, DAILY PAINTING BY TOM BROWN

“HARBOR LIGHT”
Daily Painting by Tom Brown
6x8 inch original oil, ready to frame

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I often create small studies like this as preparation for larger paintings. Despite their size, these little gems capture the true energy and excitement of the composition, and they are very satisfying to paint.

This is a unique opportunity to own an original piece of my work at a very affordable price. I offer these small paintings online as a way to introduce my work to new collectors. I also paint in larger sizes on commission, and welcome inquiries.

If you would like to own this painting, email me for details: tombrownstudio@cox.net.

Today’s thought:
Sparkling reflections in harbor water

OUTDOOR STILL LIFE PAINTING BY TOM BROWN

“SUMMER COLORS”
8x6 inch original oil painting
To purchase this, email me at tombrownstudio@cox.net.

This is one of a series of still life compositions I painted outdoors in direct sunlight. The natural light brings out the beautiful colors in the fresh fruit.

During my most recent plein air workshop I had my students paint still life compositions like this outdoors in the open air. For subject matter I brought a huge selection of fresh fruit from the local farmer’s market. I also brought coffee mugs, flowers, books and other objects to use.

We had a great time capturing the freshness of summer sunlight on these subjects in our paintings. This is one of the demonstration paintings I did for the students, showing how I approach composition, block-in, color balance, brushwork and other elements of painting. I hope you like it.

If you would like to try your hand at oil painting, I have a series of CDs and DVDs that show how anyone can paint well on their first try. The DVDs are episodes from my TV shows where I am filmed live on location painting the scenes in front of us. The CDs are “e-books” that you can use on your computer or print out for reference. Email me for details if you’re interested. tombrownstudio@cox.net.

Today’s thought to smile about:
Carole King albums

MOONLIGHT PLEIN AIR PAINTING BY TOM BROWN

“MOONLIGHT SONATA”
6x6 oil painting on fom-cor
To purchase this, email me at tombrownstudio@cox.net.

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Paintings created outdoors directly from nature provide a direct connection between artist and the landscape. This enables the artist to capture unique subtleties that account for the great popularity of plein air paintings by collectors, galleries and museums.

Painting outdoors at night presents unique challenges, however. Moonlight tests the artist’s skills at color mixing and blending. But nothing beats the feeling of having a look at the results next morning and realizing you created a winner.

When painting under challenging conditions I prefer to simplify the variables. With only a palette knife and my fingers I created this moonlit scene outdoors at night using the small metal paintbox shown in my “PLEIN AIR” CD.

The palette knife provided rich texture and eliminated the need for brushes, solvents or mediums. Pigments were used straight from the palette. And there were no brushes to clean afterwards.

Using my fingers I softly blended the sky, which provided a wonderful contrast to the bold texture of the palette knife strokes in the trees and land.

My compact paintbox was worth its weight in gold. It securely held the painting in place as I worked. When I finished I simply closed the lid, with palette and painting safely held in place to carry home.

Today’s thought to smile about:
Memories arranged on a shelf or mantle

LA JOLLA COVE, CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONIST PLEIN AIR DAILY PAINTING (click here to see my eBay art)

“LA JOLLA COVE” by Tom Brown
CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONIST PLEIN AIR DAILY PAINTING
8X5.5 inches
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My wife’s cousin from the Midwest paid a visit to us in sunny California and we drove down to LaJolla to show her the sights. While they did recreational shopping in town I walked down to the ocean and painted this little jewel before joining them for lunch. We all had a good morning!

Click the picture to see a larger image. I hope you like this one and if you just can’t live without it, email me at:
tombrownart@gmail.com

I accept PayPal, Money Orders or personal checks. I ship to US only. To see my paintings that are offered on eBay click the headline above this photo. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.

Today’s thought to smile about:
Writing messages in the sand