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kim shields studio still life and landscape paintings in oil kim shields studio still life and landscape paintings in oil home about me artist statement austinscapes available paintings the juice well november 17 2014 12 x 24 oil on stretched cotton canvas i am not going to make excuses for why i have not been posting on my blog if it had not been for getting a comment from a fellow artist i probably would not be here now this is just so hard for me to keep up i have been painting this one i painted this summer i was at a succulent plant place in austin and saw this little boy with his red cape sitting on his dad s airstream he was spending his saturday in a world of his own imagination share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist austin oil painting texas urban landscape 1 comment cows in shadow january 14 2014 these are the same group of cows from rittiman waterhole this was about the time i got back in the jeep i really did not like the way they were looking at me my favorite part of this painting is the light shining across the grass share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist cows landscape light and shadows oil painting texas 2 comments merry christmas and a happy new year january 8 2014 i know i am a little late with the wish for the holidays but i still mean it it gets pretty hectic at our household during the holidays i am the kind of person that likes to do alot of handmade activities baking decorating and handmade gifts during the holiday it takes time from my painting but i like arts and crafts too i spent many years doing crafts when i had 3 little kids to raise it was a lot easier for me to craft than to oil paint my emotions are all over the board feeling guilty for not painting but also needing the release of more simple projects i m pretty sure i am not alone in saying as an artist my emotions are a roller coaster during a painting that will be another post any how this is a small painting i did to print for my christmas cards so i am sending it out to you in cyber world as a special wish for a merry christmas and a happy new year share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist church handmade christmas card oil painting 1 comment rittiman waterhole october 22 2013 26 x 48 oil on stretched cotton canvas i finally finished the painting done on the canvas i stretched myself back in july i posted about my unhappiness with the surface on the canvas i stretched myself the next batch of canvases i did differently i really love the way they came out this time the paint goes on like butta it has a little tooth to it but the surface is smooth enough i can easily get the blending and edges i want i like stretching my own canvas not only to get the surface texture i like but i can make the canvas any size i want since i make my own floater frames too i don t have to worry about only using standard size canvas to fit standard size frames i like painting cows my husband and i were on the way home from spending the day in fredericksburg and drove up on this scene i got out of the jeep to take some photos after snapping a few pics they began noticing me and walking towards me at that time i decided i had enough photos share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist cows landscape oil painting texas waterhole leave a comment roosting in luckenbach october 3 2013 11 14 oil on stretched cotton canvas i really had fun with this one as waylon and willie and the boys say lets go to luckenbach texas ain t nobody feelin no pain the chickens and rooster on the stage with old license plates nailed to the post just screamed paint me it was just one of those spur of the moment inbetween paintings that just had to be done don t you just love those kind especially when they work out share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist chickens landscape luckenbach oil painting texas leave a comment a father s song august 11 2013 20 24 oil on stretched cotton canvas when i visit my daughter in austin we like to walk along congress st there are great restaurants boutiques and on certain days you can find arts and craft booths set up i took the photo used for this painting almost two years before the photo of my first guitar man i now believe they are the same person i was told while the paintings were hung at the magnolia cafe on congress st the man and his daughter came in and recognized themselves my favorite part to paint was the light shining on the girls hair i always have trouble deciding what to do with a background i debated on this one to leave an empty background but after staring at the painting for a long time i decided the cars needed to be put in to help tell the story of a street performer share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist austin oil painting 2 comments guitar man july 24 2013 18 44 oil on stretched cotton canvas the last time i stretched my own canvas i was not very happy with the final results the first attempt was with 100 cotton canvas double primed medium texture i also bought stretcher bars and a canvas stretcher tool i just wasn t happy with the texture of the canvas it was not smooth enough for me so the next time around i bought unprimed cotton canvas and a gallon bucket of gesso i stretched the canvas and applied 2 coats of gesso sanding in between each coat i was really excited because it felt really smooth after painting on the newly stretched canvas not the painting above again i was very disappointed even though it felt smooth i believe i didn t put enough gesso on because it just wanted to absorb my brushstrokes i just recently tried it again this time i put 4 thick coats and sanded between the last 2 it feels really good i will be starting a new painting and will report on how well it paints the painting above is of a street performer in austin texas i am debating rather to add a collage of torn posters and playbills on the left side like you see on a telephone pole share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist austin oil painting 2 comments basket man july 18 2013 20 20 oil on stretched cotton canvas twice a year in round top texas there is the antiques weekend that lasts 2 weeks and has grown to include neighboring towns you can find crafts refurbished items old junk furniture and even the kitchen sink this guy was selling baskets he had made he would dunk the baskets in a tub of water and then shake the extra moisture out i have never made baskets before but i am assuming wetting them made them a tighter weave when they dried i was drawn to the vibrant colors in the baskets i have always wondered what draws me to a possible painting first is it the colors the composition or the light and shadows first share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist color oil painting round top leave a comment breakfast tacos july 16 2013 24 36 oil on stretched cotton canvas i took a little hiatus from blogging a year and a half to be exact i am not very good at the social networking part of being an artist i have a hard time putting myself out there that is probably why i have a studio full of paintings and no idea how to get them out there i have continued to paint except for a small gap when i had cataract surgery on both of my eyes it is amazing how much better i can see i was teased that my paintings were going to look different they may not look that different but now i don t have to stop and rest my eyes every 30 minutes i was really struggling to see details so here i am trying the socializing again i plan to join some painter organizations and approach some galleries this year enough of that let me tell you about this painting breakfast tacos one saturday morning i accompanied my husband to work in austin he stopped to get his breakfast at his favorite taco stand the long shadows cast by the morning sun caught my eye share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist austin oil painting urban landscape leave a comment november 9 2011 20x24 oil on stretched cotton canvas i needed a break from my still lifes so i went through all my photos and found this one i took at the michaelis ranch in buda texas i went with the austin plein aire group last year i fell in love with the ranch i wanted to paint this scene because to me it shows this ranch is a working ranch i admire the lady that runs it she was such a strong and independent woman i wish i could of gotten her in a photo to paint but she never stopped the whole time we were there painting share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted by kim shields filed in uncategorized tagged artist landscape michaelis ranch oil painting 3 comments previous entries email subscription enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address 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