Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts

Saturday, December 24, 2016

'Looking for Me' ~ Contemporary Still Life by Paula Peacock


'Looking for Me'

30" x 24"
Oil on Canvas


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Friday, May 15, 2015

"Solo" by Karla Nolan, unframed oil pastel painting


I don't know if you've noticed but SPRING IS HERE!  Hooray!  That means iris and I really like iris.  So does my husband, we have them planted all over the garden.  This is my second oil pastel painting and I'm pleased with how it turned out, although there is so much to learn in this medium.  Whew!  Art means never stop learning..............that doesn't sound right, but you get the idea, right?

"Solo", 12"x9" unframed oil pastel painting on sanded paper, write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information


Monday, November 24, 2014

"Purple Mountains, Amber Waves", original watercolor painting by Karla Nolan




I have always loved the song, "America, The Beautiful" and thought it might be an appropriate gesture for this special week, Thanksgiving and all, to salute this wonderful country in which we live.  I believe that the song was inspired by Pike's Peak here in Colorado and written by Katharine Lee Bates in 1893.

"Purple Mountains, Amber Waves", 8"x10.5" original watercolor painting, $125
 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

Saturday, September 20, 2014

"Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea (Coneflower) " by Karla Nolan, unframed palette knife oil painting



This is a simple painting -- there are a number of colors in the petals of this particular type of coneflower (Latin name:  echinacea) and I wanted the focus to be on the flower itself.  You might know of this plant for its alleged herbal effects, an immune system booster, used for centuries in naturopathy  It also grows well where we live and, I believe, this may be a hybrid of the traditional purple flower that is so well known.  There is a bit more color here, with more reds and oranges merging into the long petals. 

"Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea (Coneflower)", 10"x8" unframed palette knife oil painting, $160 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, September 16, 2014

"Peppy Pansies" by Karla Nolan, original watercolor painting matted to 8"x10"



Just less than a week until autumn officially begins.  Hard to believe, this summer has flown by!  The pansies will thrive for a little while longer, thankfully.  These were not the easiest to paint, the colors varied so much in the petals.  They are a fine reminder of warm weather, I believe. 

"Peppy Pansies", watercolor painting, approximately 3.5"x4.5" image in off-white mat to fit 18"x10" 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

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., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information




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

Saturday, November 16, 2013

"Wisteria in Shadow" by Karla Nolan, miniature palette knife oil painting, france, flower, purple




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