Contemporary Artists of Colorado: rocky mountains

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

"Dusk Quietly Approaches" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting

Anyone who has followed me on-line knows how I am fascinated by the skies, especially at sunset. I had painted this particular scene many years ago from a reference photo with a bit of a different composition. Ten years later or so, here it is once again in a larger format, some different hues, and I find myself just as fascinated as ever as the sun goes down.

"Dusk Quietly Approaches", 12"x15.25" palette knife oil painting on gessoed panel, $325 includes s/h in continental U.S., Paypal accepted, contact me for more information at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

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Saturday, December 12, 2015

"Mountain Forecast" by Karla Nolan palette knife oil painting on canvas

Inspired by looking out my northern Colorado windows! This is what has been happening all day, snow, snow, and more snow on the way. I guess it's winter!

"Mountain Forecast" 18"x24" palette knife oil painting on canvas, $750 includes s/h in continental U.S., Paypal accepted, contact me for more information at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

"Lilac Skies, Full Moon and Mountains" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting

A return (again!) to the Lunar-tique series. I had a very difficult time capturing the colors of the sky while photographing this particular artwork but finally feel that they are representative of this piece. It's always hard to get exactly the right shades for the skies and incorporate other elements accurately but I didn't go for accuracy with this moon. I prefer the imagination!

"Lilac Skies, Full Moon and Mountains", 16"x20" palette knife oil painting on canvas panel, Paypal accepted, contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

"Clouds of Coral" by Karla Nolan, unframed palette knife oil painting

Being a sunset fan, I have found that there are so many colors in the clouds and they change so quickly, sometimes one has to make choices in what to represent. Coral colors in the clouds seem to move through the skies fast, they're hard to catch with a camera for a reference photograph. So, what does an artist do? She uses her artistic license, of course! If you can, enlarge this painting, as you'll see many colors in it that could be missed at first glance.

"Clouds of Coral", 8"x10" unframed palette knife oil painting on canvas, write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

Friday, March 6, 2015

"Aurora Borealis Over the Mountains" by Karla Nolan, unframed miniature palette knife oil painting

A disclaimer here, this is not the real aurora borealis, it's my imagination! I had fun with this one, mixing colors in and out, deepening the silhouette of the mountain range with trees in view. A little bit of artistic license, possibly, but a whole lot of fun to paint!

"Aurora Borealis Over the Mountains", 5"x7" unframed miniature palette knife oil painting on panel, $70 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information