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

CITY LANDSCAPE AND FREE ART GIVEAWAY INFORMATION

“SHIMMERING CITY SUNSET”
6x8 inch original oil painting
To purchase this painting, email me at tombrownart@gmail.com
SOLD

Artists frequently ask me for guidance and help with their careers. The answers I give apply to most artists, and include many elements often overlooked or not fully understood by many artists.

I am certainly not the ultimate authority, but I have accumulated a good deal of experience and information that may be helpful to others. This comes from selling through top galleries across the country for over 20 years and exchanging information with many top names in the business.

If there is enough general interest I will be happy to post a special blog entry later this month that most daily painters (and even established professionals) could benefit from. Let me hear from you if this is of interest to you.

Today is NOT the day, but I will offer a FREE PAINTING GIVEAWAY this month. Keep watching my blog every day. When I post the notice, you will have 24 hours to email me your entry into the free drawing.

Today’s thought to smile about:
An afternoon nap

IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE PLUS FREE ART BOOK

“A PEACEFUL DAY” by Tom Brown
5x7 inch original oil painting (Plus FREE offer, see below)
SOLD

You will receive a FREE full color book of my art with this painting if you are the winning bidder. Tell a friend, too. You’ll EACH receive an autographed copy of the book if you each bid and one of you wins the auction (up to 3 books maximum). The book is scheduled to be released at the opening of my upcoming one-man show.

The opening reception for my show is Friday, September 14, 5:30 to 8 pm, at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Avenue, Irvine California 92604. Admission, parking and refreshments are free. Hope to see you there! The exhibit will be on display until the end of October.

Today’s thought to smile about:
Finding animal shapes in the clouds

IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE PLUS FREE ART BOOK

“THE SERENITY OF NATURE” by Tom Brown
5x7 inch original oil painting (Plus FREE offer, see below)
SOLD

You will receive a FREE full color book of my art with this painting if you are the winning bidder. Tell a friend, too. You’ll EACH receive an autographed copy of the book if you each bid and one of you wins the auction (up to 3 books maximum). The book is scheduled to be released at the opening of my upcoming one-man show.

The opening reception for my show is Friday, September 14, 5:30 to 8 pm, at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Avenue, Irvine California 92604. Admission, parking and refreshments are free. Hope to see you there! The exhibit will be on display until the end of October.

Today’s thought to smile about:
Sidewalk art fairs

URBAN LANDSCAPE TONALIST IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING

“BEAUTY IS WHERE YOU FIND IT” by Tom Brown
5x7 inch original oil painting (Plus FREE offer, see below)
SOLD

Plein air painting is much more than recording pristine vistas. Beauty is wherever the artist finds it, as this painting of a freeway bridge and vacant lot demonstrates. In my upcoming one-man show I will be exhibiting approximately 100 new paintings, many of which include surprising and unexpected vistas like rush hour traffic, freeway bridges and other surprising scenes like this.

A full color book of my work has also been produced and a limited number of copies will be available at the opening of the show.

SPECIAL OFFER: I will include a FREE copy of the full color book of my paintings if you are the winning bidder of the eBay auction for this painting and mention seeing this offer on my blog. Tell a friend, too. You’ll EACH receive a copy of the book if you each bid and one of you wins the auction. (Up to 3 books maximum.)

The opening reception for my show is Friday, September 14, 5:30 to 8 pm, at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Avenue, Irvine California 92604. Admission, parking and refreshments are free. The exhibit will be on display until the end of October.

Today’s thought to smile about:
Seeing a double rainbow