Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

12 x 16 Oil on Linen Panel Contact artist to purchase Pat@Meyer.net Sadly the garden roses have pasted away.  It is so depressing when I cannot go to the rose garden and clip the beautiful scented antique roses.  Therefore, looking to purchase my models this time of year and most of the grocery stores have just the usual type of tight roses.  Came across these roses that seem to be half rose and peonies.  My first thought is perfect!  White roses right here when it has been cold and wet so they adopted the name Snowflake Roses. www.PatMeyer-artist.com Signature Member Artist of Texas, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, NOAPS, Southwest Artist

11 x 14 oil on linen panel contact artist to purchase Pat@Meyer.net Last week was an open studio day in my studio.  It was so fun to paint with artist friends, talk art and just plain have fun.  These flowers were all blooming in the yard and picked for a simple still life to show the joy of summer.   www.PatMeyer.net Signature Member Artist of Texas, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society

11 x 14 oil on linen contact artist to purchase $250 Still having fun going on location and painting the local barns and farms.  This little goat farm could be located anywhere in the USA.  It's charm and out buildings makes you wonder what all they are are doing there.  The goats play behind the barn in the pasture. www.PatMeyer-artist.com Signature Member Artist of Texas, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society

20 x 16 oil on linen panel contact artist to purchase Pat@Meyer.net This week in the workshop will be discussing how to take a single flower and punch up it's power.  This has been a fun process getting ready for the workshop doing this painting.  Start with which flower is the focal and make the colors more intense and add a high drama background to really showcase the subject. www.PatMeyer-artist.com Signature Member Artist of Texas, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society

5 x 7 oil on linen panel contact artist to purchase sale price $95 Pat@Meyer.net The last of the pansies are blooming so beautifully in the yard and I just hate to pull them up but it is time for the summer flowers to be planted.  There are 2 pots of smiling faces still in the backyard that will just have to wait to go.  They seem to be in all their glory so the summer plants will just have to wait. www.PatMeyer-artist.com Signature Member Artist of Texas, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society

Demo for class to purchase contact Pat@Meyer.net One of the most common mistakes that beginning painters make is to include too many hard edges.  Maybe this is because we are often taught as children to “fill in all the colors”.   If you paint in this manner you are not seeing the world as an artist.  Sharp edges are compelling when combined with a polarity of values. In other words if you place a sharp edge where the light is very light and the dark is very dark you will certainly create and electrifying visual event in the painting.  But sharp edges must be kept to a minimum and used only with a clear pictorial purpose in mind.  A painting should be like a symphony with a crescendo.  Start off your painting by writing down a clear vision of where the hard edge will be placed and usually this is where you want to draw the viewers most attention.  Other areas can be broken color, softer edges and th...

5 x 7 oil on linen 9 x 12 oil on linen contact artist to purchase Pat@Meyer.net This last week I just wanted to play around with back ground textures and colors against my composition.  To be able to achieve a nice juicy look to the back grounds meanwhile tying them into the painting themselves.  It may look easy but you have to think out each stroke and color before applying to the canvas. www.PatMeyer-artist.com Signature Member Artist of Texas, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionistic Society

16 x 20 oil on panel contact artist to purchase Pat@Meyer.net The warm fall color abound in the studio these days.  The pumpkins are so fun to paint I can't hardly wait to get to the studio each day.  This particular pumpkin has so much personality with it's vine leave, stems and multi colors.  It just adds warmth to your day along with his admiring pansies. www.PatMeyer-artist.com Signature Member Artist of Texas, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionistic Society

7 x 5 oil on panel $95 contact artist to purchase Pat@Meyer.net My sweet Mother was so kind to dig up peonies roots from her garden and bring them to me several years back.  These beautiful flowers bring me joy each time I look out the window and see their beautiful blooms glowing in the garden.  Nothing is better than having a flower growing in your garden from your Mother's garden.  Thank you Mom. www.PatMeyer-artist.com Signature Member Artist of Texas, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionistic Society