Shady Place by Marion Hedger
Palette Knife painting
Oil on MDF canvas panel
18x24cm
Imagine sitting here and having a nice long lunch with a bottle of Rosé
Close up of the knife work
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Shady Place oil painting by Marion Hedger
Imagine sitting here and having a nice long lunch with a bottle of Rosé
Close up of the knife work
Friday, August 21, 2015
Veranda, by New York artist, Celeste Plowden
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.
Monday, December 9, 2013
"Italian Wisteria" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting
I
believe we were in Lucca, a walled city in Italy, when I noticed the
wisteria you see in the painting. The trunks are all twisted, the
purples range from almost pure white to the darkest hues, in the shade.
All feels so old to me, although the building behind the fence and
floral scene looks almost modern, doesn't it? I love Italy.
"Italian Wisteria", 10"x8" palette knife oil painting on gesso board, $160
includes s/h in continental U.S.,
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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!"
Saturday, November 16, 2013
"Wisteria in Shadow" by Karla Nolan, miniature 6"x4" palette knife oil painting, france, flower, purpe
This
flowering vine is so intriguing to me. My home state of Colorado is
too cold to grow it successfully, but I have seen it in bloom in Rhode
Island, California, France, and Italy and am mesmerized by it. The
purple shades of the flower are almost white, then lilac, then lavender,
the petals dripping down the multicolored green leaves, with heavy
shadows and then punctuated with sun facing, almost lime hued leaves
giving a stark contrast to the shaded areas of the vine. This is a
miniature painting which, if matted with linen and framed with darker
tones, becomes more of at statement, a "bigger" painting -- or just
simply put the unframed artwork on a small wood or metal easel, it'll
fit in anywhere!
"Wisteria in Shadow", 6"x4"" 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!"
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Petite Painting Project Success by Pamela Blaies
Late Bloomers
6" x 6"
oil on linen panel
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