30 Days of Painting

Collage of Sept 2013 Paintings
Click for a Closer Look at each one

As some of you know, 

there was a painting challenge out there

to paint 30 paintings in 30 days of Sept. 

Since the goal was to get you to paint on a daily basis,

due to my slow painting style, 

My goal was 30 days of painting instead. 

I will admit it here and now,

I painted 25 of the 30 days. 

For me, that is a pretty darn successful month.  

I did manage to complete 4 paintings in that time.

It was almost 5!

If I had painted those 5 missed days it would have been. 

For me, the best part about looking at this collage

is that all the paintings came out of 

intuitive painting.

Meaning when I started each one I really

had no clue what I was going to paint.

I just set out my favorite colors and started painting.

Which I consider a FABulous thing.

It means my creative mojo has returned. 

WoooHooo!

Please feel free to click on the picture for a closer

look at each painting.

Thanks for letting me share my art with you.

Cheers! 

30 Days of Painting Continues

Mandela
6"x6" Oil on Canvas
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For those of you following my
30 days of painting in September may be wondering
how I am doing or where I've been.
To start with, I have been almost just about
been painting daily.
But, shhhhh.....don't tell that I might have missed
one or two days.
However, just because you haven't seen a
posting lately only means my camera
and I have been having a hard time capturing
acceptable photos.

This little piece came about because I felt like
painting a little sunflower and lots of tendrils.
As I painted a Mandela also appeared.
I must say, I do enjoy painting sunflowers.
Always so bright, sunny and cheery.
Enjoy!

30 days of painting, here we go again.

30 paintings in 30 days you say?  

Yes, I am kind of sort of doing another 30 paintings in 30 days.  Or more like I am committing to painting every day for the next 30 days.  

First off, I paint way to slow to do a painting a day. 

Second, I am not really in the mood to do 30 little paintings.  I've been waiting to go bigger and I think my mojo has finally caught up with this desire. 

Third, the point of painting 30 paintings in 30 days is to get you painting every day.  So that is what I'll be doing.  This should in turn mean you'll be receiving an email a bit more frequently this month with some new painting insights.  I will say, if all continues to go well, the painting I am working on right now will be a good one.  

We shall see? :-)

In the meantime. please enjoy one of my most 

favorite paintings. 

Cheers!

The Space Between
16"s16" Original Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
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Getting my Mojo back.....slowly

Undertow

Undertow
6"x6" Original Oil on Archival Panel
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Some of you may have noticed that it's been
a while since my last post.
Apparently, summer in Vegas sucks the creative
mojo life right out of me!
One day a few weeks back, I was
talking with my teacher, mentor and
a very dear and wise friend.
In her no nonsense words, she said:
"Karen, I don't care if the only thing that
you can paint is fucking circles,
just get to your painting
table and PAINT!"
So I did what I was told to do (for once)
I put out my favorite colors on my palette.
I started with a beloved swirl.
Stopped thinking and just let myself play with color.
It took me 3 days to paint what you see here.
I am a very slow painter. :-)
But I am happy with the results.

Since that kick in the butt 3 weeks ago
(thank you Jeanne),
I have painted at least a little bit,
almost daily.
This is a very good thing!
As always, thanks for letting me share
my art with you and spending a few moments of your time with me.

30 Days of Painting ~ Painting #2

Sun #2 ~ Untitled
10"x10" Oil on Archival Board
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Painting #2 from 30 days of painting.
Still in the need of the
Sun's Energy
so I did what I do best, paint the sun.
This one took on a completely Different Twist
from the previous sun's but I REALLY like it.
What do you think?
Leave a comment below
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30 days of Painting ~ Day 1

"Untitled"
8"x8" Original Oil painting
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A fellow artist has put out a challenge to do 

30 paintings in 30 days 

to start off the New Year. 

Originally I was not going to do this challenge as I am 

NOT a paint a painting in a day person.  

However, the point of the challenge is more to get yourself back into the studio

and paint daily.  So I am challenging myself to paint

daily for the next 30 days.  

To get things started off I turned to my friend and favorite subject to paint

The Sun

No matter what mood I am in, or how non-creative I am feeling

I can Always manage to paint the Sun. 

So for Day One, I did manage to do a painting in a day.

Since I wasn't planning on doing the challenge I hadn't 

prepped my website for links and such. 

Please bear with me while I put on the computer geek hat and provide 

you with better links to view these challenge paintings

in larger versions. 

Also,

since I have no title for this painting, if something comes to mind please

either post a comment on Facebook or leave your suggestion in the

Comment Box below. 

Hermaphroditie

Hermaphroditie

"Hermaphroditie"
10"x10"x1.5" Oil on Canvas
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Part Male, Part Female

100% Sensual

I consider this "entity" to be of the JellyFish realm

however, 

I am see it both

floating in Outer Space 

as well as

floating in the Deep Sea. 

I also see the JellyFish 

as both

Embracing itself 

and 

Unraveling it's tendrils

in search of it's next

Adventure

Tumbling Series, the Last Two

Tumbling, like a jellyfish caught in a water current tumbling carelessly and freely head over heels. 

Tumbling 3 from the Tumbling Series of 4 Paintings
Each piece is 12"x12" Oil on Canvas
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Tumbling 4 from the Tumbling Series of 4 Paintings
Each piece is 12"x12" Oil on Canvas
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Here are the last 2 of my Tumbling Series.  Tumbling 3 & 4, I think number 4 was the most fun and easiest to paint probably due to the fact that this one just flowed freely as I painted it.  Though they were all enjoyable to create.  And yes, I will go on record as saying these paintings when hung together are my favorite paintings at the moment.  That does tend to change over time and as I paint more.  After talking with a good friend, she asked if I was going to sell the 4 paintings individually or keep them as a group.  I've thought about this a lot and know in my heart they need to be kept together as they were created to be together.  So they are being sold at a 4 piece set.  I hope you have enjoyed this series as much as loved painting them. 

 Tumbling Series of 4 Paintings
Each piece is 12"x12" Oil on Canvas
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Tumbling Series, A Closer Look

Tumbling 1 from the Tumbling Series of 4
Each piece is 12"x12" Oil on Canvas
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Technically, Tumbling 1 is actually the last of the 4 that I painted.  If you compare the bodies of the 4 this one has a less "speckled" effect.  I am not sure why?  But somewhere deep inside the muse just guides me intuitively and that's the way it appears on the canvas.  I can never paint something the same way twice which is fine as each "jellyfish" is different and has it's own unique personality.  
Yes, I do refer to them as jellyfish though they started out as a vision in my head and have morphed over time.  I actually see them to reside both in the Ocean and Deep Space.  Though you are welcome to see them as something else and somewhere else. 

You may ask, why did I name this one number 1?  To me, it just feels like it's the One that is starting the tumbling and goes head over heels from there.  What do you think?

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