"Rocky Mountain Dusk" by Karla Nolan unframed palette knife oil painting

This is a larger painting, 16"x20" unframed.  It is the quintessential Rocky Mountain scene, so typically Colorado.  If you want to get an idea of what it is like to live near the mountains, just look at this painting, I think you'll get the hang of it!  It really can be dramatic as the last rays of the sun appear over the forthcoming mountain silhouette.

"Rocky Mountain Dusk", 16"x20" unframed palette knife oil painting on canvas, $640 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button on my blogspot listed  below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Daybreak!", by Karla Nolan, 18"x24" unframed palette knife oil painting

I love painting the skies.  I don't like early morning, however, and have missed many a pretty dawn here in Colorado.  Silhouettes of bushes and trees have always intrigued me.  So I thought I'd bite the bullet and put together an early morning scene.  Maybe I'll reconsider and start rising earlier.  (I doubt it!)

"Daybreak!", 18"x24" unframed palette knife oil painting on canvas, $700 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button on my blogspot listed below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"I Want to Live Here!" by Karla Nolan, unframed palette knife oil painting

Colorado is my favorite state in this country.  Not only was I born here but I plan to die here.  Fort Collins, here in the northern part of the state, is my "little slice of paradise".  Life here is good.  We have the plains, the high prairie, the mountains, the rugged and rocky terrain of the western part of the state, also.  I feel very fortunate.  The paintings says it all.

"I Want to Live Here!", 4"x6" unframed palette knife oil painting on canvas, $48 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button located on my blogspot below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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

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"Solitude II" by Janice Tingum

Solitude II

3.5" x 7"

Palette Knife Painting

Oil on Panel

Janice Tingum Fine Art

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It's tempting, when painting a tree at the height of summer, to think all of the foliage must be depicted in some shade of green. But when I work in plein air, I look for some of the less obvious hues within those branches to establish the light and dark areas.

Except for the signature, this piece was done entirely with a palette knife. My recent body of work examines relationships within the prairie landscape. Using a palette knife allows me to stay focused on the larger shapes and colors in a scene and to avoid overdoing detail.


 

"Solitude I" by Janice Tingum

Solitude I

3.5" x 7"

Palette Knife Painting

Oil on Panel

Janice Tingum Fine Art

Janice Tingum's Art Page (Facebook)

 

 

As a North Dakota artist, I've been examining relationships within the prairie landscape. This plein air portrait of a tree is a study in color relationships.  It's surprising how many variations of green can be mixed with just a few tubes of paint and a palette knife.



Happy New Year from North Dakota Artist Janice Tingum

Fall Foliage by Janice Tingum

Oil on Panel

Palette Knife Painting

5" x 7"

 

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I am excited to begin 2013 as a new member of Palette Knife Painters. My artwork focuses primarily on the prairie landscape, where it seems the wind is always blowing.  I like using the palette knife because it allows me to convey that sense of movement in the painting.