Palette Knife Painters, International

"Life is an onion and one peels it crying."--French proverb Escapism. Defying time. Serenity and solace. Reliving treasured moments...the reasons I paint and make artwork. The creative acts are surely the most pleasant and yet difficult of all. Color and form are special friends. The challenge of perfecting artwork is monumental and exhilarating. This effort has grown to be both friend and family, which are the two most important aspects of my life. Judaica is my most challenging art...Hebrew and I don't always get along! I'm mainly self-taught in art, relying on intuition, experimentation, benefiting from studying books, visiting museums, galleries and learning painting techniques from other artist friends/relatives. I've studied pastels with Clive Tyler, taken oils with Daniel Edmondson. My newest medium is painting on glass, inspired by an Italian master, bringing this art technique home and applying my own topics. My oils are mainly with palette knife. This art style might be called "abstract realism", an oxymoron in its own right. Favorite contemporary artists include Cruciani, L Horowitz, Berberian, S Stork, C Tyler, D Edmondson. "Life is short, use color!"

Monday, September 14, 2015

"Moonrise" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas

Several months ago I was contacted by a woman who had located my artworks on-line. She had looked for some time for an artist to fulfill her vision of a moon rising over mountains and she found me! Well, to be honest, I was a bit skeptical, as she informed me that she didn't want a lot of color in this painting. I wasn't sure I could go without a lot of color, as that is sort of my trademark, but I thought about it and decided to stretch my boundaries. We stayed in touch and gradually worked through quite the process, as it was also the largest painting I have done. It was thrilling to have this experience and you might have noticed, if you read my blogs, that I am still in the throes of being obsessed by moons rising over the horizon! Thank you, Deborah, this has been such a worthwhile and fun effort!

"Moonrise", 36"x48" palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas, sold, commissions accepted me, Paypal, contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

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Friday, August 28, 2015

"Golden Moon" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting on linen panel

Another in my "Lunar"tique series, this is the golden moon we see in our Rocky Mountain skies on occasion. Of course, no two moonrises are the same and we are due for a full moon this weekend. Perhaps it will look something like this painting!

"Golden Moon", 8"x10" palette knife oil painting on linen panel, contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information, Paypal accepted

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Monday, August 24, 2015

"Lady Moon" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting

Another painting in my "Lunar" Series, this has a more feminine quality to it, hence the name "Lady Moon". I'm experimenting with different colors and palette knife styles, in addition to playing with various media to hasten drying or remove paint. Isn't life just one big experiment, in some sense? Not to get too heavy here....

"Lady Moon", 11"x14" palette knife oil painting on gessoed panel, contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information, Paypal accepted

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Friday, August 21, 2015

"My Very Own Moonrise" by Karla Nolan, gallery wrapped oil painting

Well, it has been quite the summer, most unusual. I'll spare you the details. I have returned to painting finally and am writing my first blog since late May.

A client contacted me a number of months ago to ask if I would paint a three foot by four foot moonrise painting. I was astonished, as I have never painted such a large work, but gathered steam and enthusiasm and completed the chore at hand with great delight. It was a wonderful experience stepping out of my comfort zone, as much of the painting was different hues and toes of grays. I'm the color lady, normally! Suffice it to say, I learned a lot! I'll be posting a jpeg of that painting soon. (This is the first of the "Lunar Series" I'm showing.)

I was so happy with the result that my husband and I decided that we needed a moonrise painting, also. It's been quite a while since I attempted anything for our own house, but here is the result. I'm happy! No, it's not for sale. Sorry!

"My Very Own Moonrise", 24"x36" gallery wrapped canvas oil painting, primarily palette knife

Saturday, March 29, 2014

"Moon Rise" by Karla Nolan

I found some 4"x12" ready made canvases recently and have just gone to town with them. They don't need to be framed, necessarily, have light colored painted borders, but would look great in a frame, also. The moon just shows up in the sky sometimes around dusk, thought it'd be fun to capture that. And who can resist a sunset over the mountains? I can't!

"Moon Rise", 4"x12" unframed palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas, $100 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button at http://KarlaNolan.blogspot.com/ or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

Thanks for viewing my art! Greetings from Fort Collins, Colorado

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