Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Red and Gold Twist”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 24″x12″

This painting has metallic gold paint that is rich and bright, offset by red.

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This affordable art piece was created by daily painters – LC Neill.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Copper and Silver Twist I”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 40″x30″

I’m still fascinated by the many forms a flat piece of paper can be coaxed into. This silver and copper paper curl was a joy to paint.

This painting sold immediately after showing it, but if you like it, I’m in process with a few others that have metallic silver and copper.  I plan to have them ready for our Open Studio Tour November 6, and 7. Hope you can come by and see more of my new work.

This painting is sold.

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Knot Red”
Medium: Oil on Panel

Below is a short progress video showing different stages of the painting before it was finished.

I started by creating a paper sculpture. Then it needed some interesting shadows so I placed it inside my still life box and adjusted the lighting. Once I had it where I wanted it, I drew directly on the canvas with paint and brush in burnt umber to get my basic shapes and values. You’ll see a few adjustments were made along the way.

If you have any questions, be sure to leave a comment. Thanks for watching!

This affordable art piece was created by daily painter – LC Neill.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Large Green Twist”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 40″x30″

This is a large painting compared to what I usually do. It’s been fun switching to something that is 5+ times larger.

I currently have a bunch of large blank canvases, approx. 8 of them that I am using for a studio tour I’ll have in November. On occasion you’ll see me post one of the larger ones.

The green color is vibrant almost glowing with rich shadows and a muted background.

This painting is sold.

This affordable art piece was created by daily painters – LC Neill.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Orange Twist – I”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Back to my 2D-3D-2D series. This one was a challenge. I started off with a yellow paper sculpture on a grayish background and it just wasn’t doing it for me. You can see it below. It was washed out, muddy and the sculpture seemed to float around awkwardly.

Sometimes I’ll put a painting aside and come back to it later with a fresh eye as I did here. Thankfully I have a secret weapon…..it’s called “artistic license”.  I wanted to achieve a stronger connection between the subject and the shadow, add a sense of place, and push/pull the contrasts so the paper sculpture seemed to jump off the painting.

I don’t often publish a major change such as this, but that’s part of being an artist so I thought I would share.  Many people hold an idea that art just happens.  Either you are born with it or your not.  Like singing, either you have a voice or you don’t.  There is some underlying truth to basic human instincts, however the biggest misconception is that it “just happens”.  The reality is…you can’t be really good unless you really work at it by learning, self discovery and practice.  An artist is constantly solving problems – composition, color, contrast, perspective, texture, and so on.  Recognizing when something is off and making necessary adjustments is an artists never ending journey to mastery.

Thanks for looking at my work!

I’m sorry “Orange Twist” (above) is already sold.

Here is the painting before I made a few changes to it.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Thunderbolt”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

This painting reminds me of a roller coaster.

I remember many moons ago, my mother taking all us (six) kids plus some neighborhood kids to our local amusement park. She would take us every year, but only when they had “report card day”. That was if you had an A or a B on your report card, admission was free. With six kids my mother was pretty savvy about saving money.

As I recall there were two big roller coasters, one was the Cyclone and the other Thunderbolt. I can’t remember much about them, I just remember standing straight and raising my heels a little to see if I was tall enough to get on some of the rides. That’s something I still do today (LOL). Yes, a little vertically challenged some could say. But that’s just stature, not attitude.

Please enjoy this painting.

This painting is sold.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Raspberry Twist”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

I’m sorry this painting is already sold.

I mentioned in an earlier post I would let you know how I performed without the use of steroids just for comparison purposes.  If you want some background for this post catch-up by reading Love and Steroids and  Art on  Steroids.

My ten day period actually ended on April 22rd, but I took the weekend off from art and posting.  So you are getting the update now.

How many paintings did I get done on steroids vs. off steroids?

On Steroids:

• Completed 2 paintings
• 90 percent completed 4 more

Off Steroids:

• Completed 2 paintings
• 90 percent completed on 5 more
• 50 percent completed on 2 more

Slightly more productive off!  Yes, but one thing that became apparent during my non-scientific test was….maybe I should have made it a “substance free” test instead of just drug free.  Yeah, I’m talking about the wine and beer.  Somewhere during that 10 day period I lost a couple of days.  Not the black out, woke up somewhere strange and didn’t know how I got there, kind of lost, but the kind you have when you are just not up to par.   Perhaps it had something to do with the concert I went to during the week, or maybe it’s the wine friendly and socially active community to which I belong?  In either case, I feel a new personal challenge culminating.   It’s almost gelled…

Here it is: I think I’ll try a 10 day stint with no or very little alcohol – that is no drinks during the week and a maximum of two glasses of beer or wine per weekend evening meal.  I was going to say one glass, but if hubby and I open a bottle, we really should finish it, so I’ve made it max two.  Then let’s see if it has an impact on my productivity.  My guess is; it will be positive.  I’ll let you know in about 10 days – around May 8th!

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Green Apple Twist”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Check out this short progress video. It also includes a shot of my artist palette and my still life set up. If you have any questions, be sure to leave a comment. Thanks for watching!

I’m sorry, this painting is already sold but I really enjoy doing these little paper twists so there may be more.

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This daily painting was painted by North Carolina artist daily painters LC Neill

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Paper Curl IV”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

This painting is sold.

This daily painting was painted by North Carolina artist daily painters LC Neill

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Paper Curl III”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

This painting was commissioned so sorry, it’s already sold. If you enjoy one of my other paintings and would like something *similar, please contact me and let me know.

* note: Each painting is an individually crafted original piece of art therefore no two will be exactly alike.