Oils and Pastels by Margaret Dyer

If you live in or are near north Michigan this weekend, I will be teaching a 3 day workshop in pastels. There's still room. We'd love to have you join us. Click here for info:  https://apm.activecommunities.com/crookedtreearts/Activity_Search/b-margaret-dyer-the-figure-in-pastels/421

​This was executed in my class with Jim Richards. I've been taking from him for almost a year, once a week for, 3 times a month, 8 hours each day. He demonstrates on my canvas when I'm in trouble. As time goes by, he works on my pieces less and less. But he worked quite a bit on this one, and I have to say that I don't recognize any of my own brushstrokes or colors in this piece. But it's good to know that I am beginning to see the difference. But it's taking up room on my floor.  I will note on the back of the painting that both Jim and I had our hands in this.  MARKET SCENE, FRANCE, is a 9x12 oil on board and is available for auction on DailyPaintworks. Bidding begins at $200.  http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/498000

Rosa has posed for my workshop in France for 4 years. A lovely artist from Hungary, she lives and teaches art in Paris. One day she made a typical Hungarian dish for us for dinner. Model's break is a 9x12 oil sketch on board, available at auction on DailyPaintworks. You can go here to view the auction: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/497999 

And another oil sketch from Jim Richards' class, up for auction on Daily Paintworks:  http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/496982

This is from the Acadamia in Florence, Italy. We had a brilliant guide who rushed us through the museum. Oh, to have that knowledge inside me. I don't seem to be able to retain all the info. But I do retain the energy of an artist's brushstrokes. So sad to be compelled to leave a room before I've had time to put my nose to the painting to figure out what size brush the artist used, what pigments. On to the next room... This is a 9x12 oil on board, up for auction on DailyPaintworks. Bidding begins Monday, January 25, at $200. Go here to watch... http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/497995

Here's another oil painting from my class with Jim Richards. It's an 11x14 oil on board. Click here to go to Daily Paintworks if you're interested: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/496981