In order to better absorb the textures and character of such a large painting (this is a 36″ x 48″), I hope you’ll enjoy the close-ups below.
I’ve enjoyed having this on my walls for a couple weeks, and now it is destined to be delivered to one of the galleries that represent me.
Happy Spring,
Karin
It’s amazing how a short little ride can stir my passion to paint. How thankful I am to be only 5 minutes from endless views.
Between finishing up a few gallery commissions, and my husband recently having major back surgery, not many new available paintings have come out of the studio in the last month. It was deeply satisfying then, when this piece basically painted itself. As my fellow artists know, it doesn’t always happen that way!
Karin
Winter’s pains shall not last forever.
Hope of new life
hums its melodies.
Vibrations, silent at first,
crescendo steadily
into a boisterous chorus of praise.
~ Karin Nelson
I don’t often paint still life scenes, although early in my painting days (2009-2011) I painted a LOT of pears! So this was really exciting to depict flowers with a new approach. Each of the paintings below began with a foundation of bright primary colors. As the subsequent layers were added, some of the bright backgrounds and other layers were allowed to show through.
The two pink paintings would make great companions, as would the two green flowers. (The pinks appear to not have the same colored background, but that’s a photo issue; they’re actually extremely compatible.)
I hope you enjoy this series; I’d love to hear what you think about them. Thanks for following me!
Karin
I hope you enjoy the latest pieces. Two of them were in process for a long time, but then suddenly came together on the same day. I am grateful for good days like that!
Karin
These small paintings could be displayed as a diptych. Or each could stand on its own.
Still mining the rich treasures from our last trip up north.
This seemed worthy of re-posting because it looks like a totally different painting after revisions and a photo that has much more accurate lighting.
