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Monday, June 10, 2019
Sunday, December 9, 2012
"Traveling Up to Masada, Israel" by Karla Nolan
Well,
my art blog is in Israel as of late. I enjoyed going there so much, my
expectations were high, and they were more than met! My husband and I
took an English speaking tour with about 18 other fellow travelers to
the Dead Sea and Masada in the springtime. Oh, it was hot and humid! I
cannot imagine what summer must be like and I'm used to hot but dry
weather in Colorado during that season.
We
took a very large gondola up to the top of the mesa, where the Jews
committed suicide en masse rather than lose their lives, literally and
figuratively, to the Roman army. It was either kill themselves or the
women would be raped, the children and children enslaved, the men
slaughtered. I guess they felt little in the way of choice. How
horrible!
The
skies were blue and cloudy, with a bit of a haze overhanging the plains
and hills below, the rocks were ochre, sandy, beige -- and the gondola
was packed with other tourists and Israeli schoolchildren, ready to exit
and explore Israel's past.
"Traveling
Up to Masada, Israel", 8"x6" unframed palette knife and brush oil
painting on canvas, $95 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal
button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information
As always, thanks for looking!
Greetings from Fort Collins, Colorado!
"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!"
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