Granite Beach by Janet Bludau, Abstract Landscapes and Seascapes, Palette Knife Paintings

Day 5 of the 30 Day Challenge

If I do say so myself I am quite impressed that I have made it this far.

I need to step it up though as I know I have days coming up where painting will be impossible.

The solution is to paint double, triple, another day.

AND, don't be painting large paintings.

BUT, what if you have a large commission to get done also?

Namaste, Mellow Out, Gzzz

Granite Beach measures 12" x 24", Oil and is painted on thick Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Bits of red underpainting show through

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Tumbling 1 Original Oil Painting by Karen Balon

Tumbling 1 from the Tumbling Series of 4
Each piece is 12"x12" Oil on Canvas
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Technically, Tumbling 1 is actually the last of the 4 that I painted.  If you compare the bodies of the 4 this one has a less "speckled" effect.  I am not sure why?  But somewhere deep inside the muse just guides me intuitively and that's the way it appears on the canvas.  I can never paint something the same way twice which is fine as each "jellyfish" is different and has it's own unique personality.  

Yes, I do refer to them as jellyfish though they started out as a vision in my head and have morphed over time.  I actually see them to reside both in the Ocean and Deep Space.  Though you are welcome to see them as something else and somewhere else. 

You may ask, why did I name this one number 1?  To me, it just feels like it's the One that is starting the tumbling and goes head over heels from there.  What do you think?

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Tumbling Series Original Oil Paintings by Karen Balon

Tumbling Series 1, 2, 3 & 4 
Each Painting is Oil on a  12"x12" Gallery Wrapped Canvas 
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Tumbling, like a jellyfish caught in a water current tumbling carelessly and freely head over heels. 

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Abstract Ocean Series #6, California Seascape Palette Knife Painter, Janet Bludau

12" x 12"

Oil 

$300 Framed

The paint is thick in places because of the palette knife application.

This painting would make a great companion piece with several of the other pieces

in my Ocean Series .

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The framing I have been using for this series is a very simple raw wood, gallery style.

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The Coast Palette Knife Abstract Contemporary Seascape by California Artist Janet Bludau

8" x 16"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

There are so many times that it is difficult to know when you are finished with a painting.

This one was so effortless and I honestly think that is when you create your best work.

I stepped back from my easel when I was thinking I was finished and thought that this piece is one of my favorites I have ever painted.  You may be thinking, "wow, poor thing!"

You have to like abstraction of course.  

I brought it in to my husband who is quite conservative in his art taste (everything else for that matter!)

He is also brutally honest with his criticism.  I turned the painting around slowly and prepared myself.

He said, "I think this is one of your best paintings!  It reminds me of the coast of Carmel."

So there you have it - for whatever its worth - the Bludaus like this one :)

Paint is applied thickly with spots of red undercoat showing through.

Thanks for viewing / listening.....................

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