Monday, February 6, 2012

Jerome's Finest



oil on canvas panel 12x9 inches
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Last spring while driving around Jerome, Arizona with my good friend Martha we spotted this old police car. Jerome is an old mountainside mining town near Sedona, Arizona...and a painter's paradise of junk. The focal point is that red light of course, but I do love the pink structure and the "Ben&Jerry's sky." My paintings are loosening up, which makes me really happy. A few years ago someone looked at my photo realistic watercolors and said, (and I quote), "Once you paint like that you can never loosen up." How irritating!

8 comments:

  1. You have really captured the look of Jerome in just one painting Karen...great loose job! :)

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  2. Love the pink garage! Also all the pink of the underpainting showing in lots of places. Well done!

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  3. What a neat view of Jerome. You show the houses on the hillside very well. My hubby was born there back when it was a thriving mining town.
    Glad you are getting to how you want to paint, Karen. I know I like your paintings a lot.

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  4. This is a fantastic painting. I really love the pink house, it kind of steals the show from the awesome car! And I do notice your paintings loosening up, they're getting so much character. :)

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  5. Really beautifully done. I love the loose painting, but also the composition, it keeps my eyes going around and seeing new details each time. Great work!

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  6. This is another really nice painting, Karen. I love the variety of your subject matter (and, of course, your looseness!) Glad you are happy with the way it's going.

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  7. Karen your paintings just keep getting better and better all the time. And there is nothing you can't paint beautifully! I look forward to seeing your paintings each day.

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