7" x 14"
oil
Framed and ready to hang
SOLD
www.caroljosmidt.com
www.caroljosmidt.com
Painter of Happy Colors in the Everyday
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Friday, September 21, 2012
"Rural Road"
Oil on canvas
18" x 24"
Framed and ready to hang
This painting can be purchased at www.caroljosmidt.com
This painting was inspired by my childhood home state of Iowa. The farm country from where I was born is flat, fields are made up of grid patterns, and the tallest building in the small towns are the grain elevators.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Fall Arts Festivals and Shows
Ocala Arts Festival
October 27-27, 2010Sat. and Sun., 10-5
601 SE 25th Ave.
Ocala, FL 34471
Greater Gulfcoast Arts Festival
November 2-4, 2012Fri. and Sat., 9-5; Sun., 9-4
Seville Square
Pensacola, FL
Georgia Coastal Artists Guild Members Fall Show and Sale
November 9-10, 2012Fri. and Sat., 9-5
Glynn Arts Center
529 Beachview Drive
St. Simons Island, GA 31522
MistleToe Market
November 17-18, 2012Sat. and Sun., 10-5
Glynn Arts Center
529 Beachview Drive
St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Matthew 11:6
"And blessed is the one who is not offended by me."
I need not add my words to this verse.
I need not add my words to this verse.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
"Summer Pasture"
The Maggie Series
Oil on canvas
18" x 24"
Framed and ready to hang
This painting can be purchased at www.caroljosmidt.com
Thursday, September 6, 2012
'The Guardian"
The Maggie Series
Oil on canvas
16" x 20"
Framed and ready to hang
This painting can be purchased at www.caroljosmidt.com
Saturday, September 1, 2012
"Summer Shade"
The Maggie Series
oil on canvas
11" x 14"
Framed and ready to hang
This painting can be purchased at www.caroljosmidt.com
This painting starting as a process of laying on left-over color from my
palette to see what would develop. To me, it looked like a pasture. I
continued the pasture scene over the next few days. I painted in Maggie under the big shade tree.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
"Pasture Pals"
The Maggie Series
Oil on canvas
24" x 36"
Framed and ready to hang
This painting can be purchased at www.caroljosmidt.com
Maggie and pasture buddy, Magi, doing what horses do. There is beauty in the everyday.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
"Grazing In The Shade"
The Maggie Series
Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"
SOLD
The Boys (my 2 poodles) and I were taking our morning walk when I saw
Maggie grazing under the shade of a large oak tree. I was fascinated
with how the sunlight and shadows kissed Maggie's form.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
"Just Grazing"
The Maggie Series
Oil on canvas
24" x 30"
Framed and ready to hang
This painting can be purchased at www.caroljosmidt.com
This is the next painting in the Maggie Series.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
"Maggie In The Pasture"
The Maggie Series
Oil On Canvas
18" x 24"
Framed And Ready To Hang
This Painting Can Be Purchased At www.caroljosmidt.com
The boys ( 2 poodles) and I were out in the pasture where I was taking photos of everything. Maggie lost interest in us and as she was walking away, this is the image that I shot.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Painting Style
An artist friend was
copying a painting from an art book in hopes of developing a looser style of
painting. Someone on a blog, showcased a watercolor she worked on to become
looser in her painting.
My question is why? Style
is developed like handwriting; it develops over time. Your signature becomes
you. Friends recognize your signature right away. Same way with a painting
style. Style develops with mileage on your paintbrush.
Loose painting appears to
be in vogue, but good art is always in. Become a classic; whatever your style.
A loose style is
expressive painting. It is a bold stroke, laid down, and left alone. Contrary
to what it appears to be, it is a thoughtful stroke; not applied haphazardly.
Masters of this style have developed confidence in their painting method. That
confidence can be evident in any style. I’m attracted to the confidences and
boldness. It appears that that confidence may be more evident in a wonderfully
loose painting style.
Walking around an art
festival, I saw two tents side-by-side with the same style of painting and the
same subjects. My first thought was that artist had two tents. Later, I learned
it was two artists, an art instructor and her student. The student was
developing her teacher’s style, not her own. Time for the student to break
away. If you are always following, you are not leading. Give yourself the
freedom to develop your own style. Be you!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Beauty in the Everyday
There is beauty in the everyday. I create to capture those memories in paint.
"A New Day" by Carol Jo Smidt
The Maggie Series
oil on canvas
24" x 30"
Framed
This painting can be purchased at www.caroljosmidt.com
An abstract version of Maggie celebrating new life.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
"Mother & Child"
The Maggie Series
9" x 12"
Oil on canvas
SOLD
This is the 6th painting in the Maggie Series. It is a fun and whimsical painting.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
"Racing Home"
"Racing Home"
Maggie Series
14" x 36"
oil on canvas
framed
This painting can be purchased at www.caroljosmidt.com
This is the fifth painting in the Maggie series. Maggie will come running when I call her home to eat her oats. The egrets around her will take off when she heads for home. I changed the egret to a heron. The egrets stick their heads straight while herons curve their necks.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
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