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Friday, November 16, 2012
"Lily Pad Progress" by Karla Nolan
A
number of years ago I painted "Poppy Progress" in pastel. This
depicted the early stages of the poppy pod, on to the bud stage just
before the flower opened, and then the fully opened poppy itself. I
decided to try this again, but in a more complex layout. This time the
subject is: lily pads.
My
husband and I traveled to Maui a number of years ago and addition to
touring the Road to Hana, going to a luau, and being touristy, we also
visited a tropical garden. This was my very first viewing of lily pads
and, although I have painted them onto glass, I don't believe I ever
attempted to paint them in oil. I must say, it was a very difficult,
challenging task but, as it came together over many hours, I feel that
it worked. Yaay!
"Lily
Pad Progress", 12"x16" palette knife, brush, oil painting on gessoed
panel, $385 plus s/h to be determined, write me at KarlaNolan@mail.com
for more information. 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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