Contemporary Artists of Colorado: pink

Saturday, November 8, 2014

"Pink Water Lily", original watercolor painting by Karla Nolan

We live in what I call "a little slice of Paradise", Fort Collins, Colorado. This sweet town has all sorts of horticultural delights including a huge test garden, Colorado State University Horticultural Department, multitudes of greenhouses and gardens. But one of my favorite spots to visit is The Gardens on Spring Creek, less than two miles from our house. This past summer I did a solo tour through the Gardens and found this sweet pink water lily, just floating along. Here it is for you to ponder. I enjoyed painting it and learned a few lessons about watercolor painting as the painting progressed. It is one tough medium!

"Pink Water Lily", original watercolor painting, 4.75"x8", $60 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

"Hot Hot Hot", original watercolor painting by Karla Nolan

We were in northern California recently, specifically Sonoma. What a sweet town, you should visit it, really! I slid into the alley off the main square and returned to see the bouganvillea I saw a few years back. Still blooming away, still impossible to paint, but easy to photograph. So, my approach here is catch the color.....that's what it's all about, isn't it? "Life is short, use color!" is my motto. What's yours?

"Hot Hot Hot", original watercolor painting, matted to 8"x10", $55 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

Friday, October 10, 2014

"Icelandic Poppy", framed and matted original watercolor painting by Karla Nolan

My dear friend, Meg, owns EsScentuals, a unique boutique here in Fort Collins, Colorado. She displays my flower paintings, be they in pastel, oil, or now watercolor. I recently brought in several new pieces of my favorite flower: poppies, coquelicot, papaveri. The languages may differ but the sounds are bright and happy. Should you be interested in purchasing this 10"x8" (mat size) work for $195, please call her at 970-484-7862 or visit EsScentuals when you are in town at 142 South College, in the heart of downtown. Tell her Karla sent you!

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

Friday, August 8, 2014

"Opera Pink Hollyhocks", watercolor painting by Karla Nolan

Isn't life just one big experiment, really? As if I needed any new challenges! My father painted in watercolors, one of my best friends does also, and I have decided to acquaint myself with this medium. Game on, right? I have never painted hollyhocks before, so this is a double whammy! It's matted and ready to pop into a 10"x8" frame, put it on the nail in that wall....

"Opera Pink Hollyhocks", watercolor painting, 4.5"x6.75" image in off-white mat to fit 10"x8" frame, $60 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

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

"Inspired by the Hydrangeas of Wales" by Karla Nolan, 11"x14" unframed palette knife oil painting

Yes, I AM part Welsh! My mother's family came from a tiny town near Aberystwyth, a university town, and my husband, two daughters and I have been to visit our distant relatives, one time meeting my father there, also, he loved the Welsh relatives...with good reason. Whilst there (don't I sound fancy!), I had the pleasure of viewing many beautifully hued hydrangeas blooming in a garden in Tenby, in the month of July, no less. It was much cooler than we had anticipated, the weather was much like that of Scotland, cool, misty, foggy, and green, with a great deal of sheep and lambs about.. I loved it! And my relatives there are wonderful, I hope we do get to see them again. (I am also Jewish, so you can imagine how difficult life is with the native languages, Hebrew and Welsh, virtually impossible for me to learn either. Oh well.)

"Inspired by the Hydrangeas of Wales", 11"x14" unframed palette knife oil painting on gesso board, $300 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

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

"Impromptu Ballerina Rose Bouquet" by Karla Nolan, unframed 14"x11" palette knife oil painting

I studied oil painting with Daniel Edmondson some time ago, a marvelous teacher and fine person. He paints the most beautiful still life paintings, something I never felt I could even approach with a brush or palette knife. I was inspired, however, more than I knew, to attempt a more "rugged" or less refined painting recently, with the thought of the pink ballerina rose bush planted in front of our house as the subject matter. Dan has a more representational approach and I just tend to abstract my realism, as you can see! (I might add here, he teaches some amazing painting classes via DVDs, you might want to check into these....he's on Facebook with more information....)

"Impromptu Ballerina Rose Bouquet", 14"x11" unframed palette knife oil painting on gessoed panel, $300 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

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Friday, October 25, 2013

"Pink Poppy" by Karla Nolan, framed palette knife oil painting, affordable, flower, floral

This is a slightly older palette knife oil painting I have always been fond of but no longer have room for it on my (tiny) studio wall, so I priced it as a bit of a bargain. It is already framed and would be a lovely addition to any room, it could fit right over that nightstand by the antique lamp you've been trying to make into a fitting vignette!

"Pink Poppy, framed 8"x6" palette knife oil painting on canvas panel, $150 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