"Chasing a Dream" oil on board, published by The English Informer today (thank you!)
Going on to The Early Birds page now ....
"Chasing a Dream" by Lynda Cookson
Showing posts with label sail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sail. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Saturday, July 14, 2018
"Sail Away" by Judy Mackey
Driving on my easel today
"Sail Away"
20 x 10 x .75
20 x 10 x .75
Oil on Cradled hardwood panel
"Sail Away" by Judy Mackey
http://judymackeyart.blogspot.com/
Sunday, March 11, 2018
"Red Sail" by Lynda Cookson
Last day of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.
Thank you so much everyone out there for putting up with me on a daily basis this past month ... you lovely comments and patience have been very appreciated. I know that if I hadn't put it out there for public viewing every day, I wouldn't have learned nearly as much as I did.
Halfway through I felt quite drained with it but got past that and may even do it again on an annual basis. Who knows!
Painting no. 30 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Red Sail"
Acrylic on Paper
5.5" x 11" (17 cm x 28 cm)
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Thank you so much everyone out there for putting up with me on a daily basis this past month ... you lovely comments and patience have been very appreciated. I know that if I hadn't put it out there for public viewing every day, I wouldn't have learned nearly as much as I did.
Halfway through I felt quite drained with it but got past that and may even do it again on an annual basis. Who knows!
Painting no. 30 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Red Sail"
Acrylic on Paper
5.5" x 11" (17 cm x 28 cm)
"Red Sail" by Lynda Cookson
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
"Chasing a Dream" by Lynda Cookson
Painting no. 20 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Chasing a Dream"
Oil on Board
13" x 12" (33 cm x 31 cm)
"Chasing a Dream"
Oil on Board
13" x 12" (33 cm x 31 cm)
"Chasing a Dream" by Lynda Cookson
Monday, July 3, 2017
"Red Sail" by Lynda Cookson
After a long spell whilst tending to family needs and then moving house, I'm settling down to paint again .. yay! To get me back into the swing of it, I'm going for a painting a day using acrylic on paper with my usual free style with unexpected colours.
Here's "Red Sail", now available on Etsy. Just click the image!
Monday, January 9, 2017
Hookers and Boats by Lynda Cookson
From my years living in the West of Ireland, it was always so special to spot a Galway Hooker plying the waves, often between the Aran Islands off Galway and into Galway Bay. I believe there is still at least one enthusiast still making and restoring Hookers.
Years ago, in the area we lived in (Connemara) the Hookers would be used to ferry turf (peat) and supplies from the mainland to islands like the three Aran Islands. I watched a video once of an old movie made whilst towing a horse across the bay between the islands and Galway. I didn't much like that, feeling awful for the poor horse, but those days were much harder than now, in that respect, so perhaps I shouldn't judge!
I've popped in a couple of watercolours of boats amongst the Hooker paintings below.
Happy New Year everyone!
Lynda
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Adrift, Late Afternoon
I learned the art of acrylic and pastel painting through private instruction, after having spent my career as a designer of printed fabrics in the New York market place. I am a graduate of the College of Design, Art and Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, with a major in the History of Art, 1977. Later, I studied printed textile design at Parsons School of Design, in New York. Immediately afterward, I began free lance work for several design studios in the garment district of NYC, where I did re-coloration work for printed apparel fabrics, and sold my own designs through Bread and Butter Designs,also located in New York. In addition, during the 1980's and 1990's, I designed a number of needlecraft and stencil books for Dover Publications. Currently, I am working on a series of exotic birds and other animals done in acrylic paint, with a palette knife, for texture and brilliant color. I consider my paintings to be representational or impressionistic in nature, and I use fantasy colors because what I see often makes me feel these colors,and what would make an interesting composition, rather than using realistic colors.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Irish Sea, Late Afternoon, by new York artist, Celeste Plowden
I took many pictures of the Irish Sea when we were in Ireland last fall. We were able to see it from several different times of day, during a couple of tours we took. Sometimes misty and monochromatic, other times, there was sunshine trying to break through, which cast a soft sheen on the water. 8x10 acrylic on canvas panel, SOLD. view more of my work at
I learned the art of acrylic and pastel painting through private instruction, after having spent my career as a designer of printed fabrics in the New York market place. I am a graduate of the College of Design, Art and Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, with a major in the History of Art, 1977. Later, I studied printed textile design at Parsons School of Design, in New York. Immediately afterward, I began free lance work for several design studios in the garment district of NYC, where I did re-coloration work for printed apparel fabrics, and sold my own designs through Bread and Butter Designs,also located in New York. In addition, during the 1980's and 1990's, I designed a number of needlecraft and stencil books for Dover Publications. Currently, I am working on a series of exotic birds and other animals done in acrylic paint, with a palette knife, for texture and brilliant color. I consider my paintings to be representational or impressionistic in nature, and I use fantasy colors because what I see often makes me feel these colors,and what would make an interesting composition, rather than using realistic colors.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
"Just Sailing Along" by Karla Nolan, framed painting on glass
We
have just returned from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and please
keep in mind, I am not used to seeing so much water around us! We are
happily landlocked in northern Colorado but being near the H2O is quite
refreshing and enjoyed our time there. I painted this painting on glass
some time ago and thought I'd show it to you here, in honor of all the
blues that we saw while on vacation! Best seen in person, of course, as
are most paintings on glass.
"Just Sailing Along", 10.25"x17.5" measured edge to edge glass, framed as shown, write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information
"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!"
Friday, March 13, 2015
"Sunset Sail" by Karla Nolan, unframed miniature palette knife oil painting
Another
sunset, this with a sailboat and a different ocean -- the Pacific!
I'll take any ocean or bay or river, as long as I can look up at the
skies and see the ever changing clouds. Throw in a boat, and, wow, what
great painting material!
"Sunset Sail", 4"x6" unframed miniature palette knife oil painting on linen panel, $48
includes s/h in continental U.S., click
Paypal button located on my blogspot listed below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information
"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, February 9, 2015
Sail Away by Joan Terrell
Sail Away (sold)
14"w x 11"h x 3/4"d cradled museum quality panel.
Sail Away was painted entirely by using a palette knife. The thick texture displays the ripples of paint as the sunlight ebbs and flows over these colorful sailboats and their reflections. Looking forward to more beautiful days on the lake soon.
I'm an artist living in disappearing rural Georgia about an hour outside of Atlanta. I love to create contemporary artwork and am especially inspired by the voices of flowers and whispers from my beloved Appalachian mountains. Thank you for joining me on this winding trail called an art journey. Now let's turn up the music in the studio and see where it takes us.
Friday, March 14, 2014
"Seattle Sunset Sail" by Karla Nolan
Another take on Seattle, this time at dusk with the sailboats out on the
water. I guess I could easily drive up the road to Horsetooth
Reservoir this summer and see a similar sight, however it certainly
wouldn't be near the ocean, would it? We are basically landlocked here. That's okay, it gives me a good excuse
to travel to the ocean once in a while, and I really do appreciate
those opportunities. Doesn't it look like fun out there?
"Seattle Sunset Sail", unframed 4"x6" miniature palette knife oil painting on linen panel, $48 includes s/h
in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at
KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information
Thanks for viewing my art! 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!"
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
"Solo Sail on Lake Como (Italy)"
Have
you ever heard of "The Three Tenors"? Of course you have! Well, the
other day I was hauling up recently painted canvases to put on the
mantel over the fireplace so I could get a different view of them. It
occurred to me then -- I am frequently painting one of "The Three 'I's"
-- Israel, Ireland, or Italy! Go figure, these wonderful lands all
start with the same initial, I find humor in that....
So....this
a one view of Lake Como -- it is so beautiful in this part of Italy,
the water just invites you to take a ride on it. We took the ferry from
town to town and I made use of my point and shoot camera for reference
photos. I specifically use a point and shoot, not an elaborate or
expensive camera, so I can play the giant editor, just want to make sure
I'm close to the geography or the play of the light in the sky, in the
water. From Italy to you, I bring you a short sail on the waters of
Lago di Como! Ciao!
"Solo
Sail on Lake Como (Italy)", 12"x16" unframed palette knife and brush
oil painting on canvas, $385 plus s/h to be determined at time of sale,
Paypal button (click below) or write me for more info at
KarlaNolan@gmail.com
Thank you 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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