Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Cactus Crown

oil 11x14 on gallery wrap canvas not for sale After not painting for two weeks, I found it difficult to get myself started. Started feeling irritable. (Just ask my dog.) Reminded me of getting off the bike while climbing a steep hill. Trying to get the pedals turning again, it's easy to fall if you don't do it right. So I found a subject that really, really excited me, then I painted bigger than usual, on not the usual support, with not the usual brushes. It felt new and fresh. I had a ball, and this is what came out. I like it so much I'm going to keep it.

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13 comments:

  1. KathleenNovember 6, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    It's really beautiful! Love the composition and the up-close view. Don't blame you for keeping this one.:)

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  2. mary maxamNovember 6, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    I can see why you are keeping it, this is stunning! I love every inch of it- Bravo!

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  3. martinealisonNovember 6, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    Qui s'y frotte, s'y pique !... Donc chasse gardée !... Il est bon de garder pour soi certaines de ses oeuvres...
    J'aime beaucoup l'harmonie des couleurs.
    Gros bisous

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  4. carol morgan carmichaelNovember 7, 2012 at 6:05 AM

    Incredible light and color. Great composition.
    I am with you on the struggling part. I think my issue is that I have agreed to do so many commissions. They force me to tighten up and I hate that. No choice though. I feel like I have a job at the moment.
    You did a beautiful, loose and airy painting!

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  5. Dana CooperNovember 7, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    This is AWESOME Karen, congrats!!! Glad you found something to inspire you...!

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  6. Martha CowanNovember 7, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    Hi Karen - I love this one. The design is so great. I love the light too!

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  7. Sherry SchmidtNovember 7, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    Karen, I really love this piece! Gorgeous colors and light/shadow!

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  8. Angela SullivanNovember 8, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    Love it all but the shadows are wonderful.

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  9. Nora MacPhailNovember 13, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    I can see why this subject excited you, it looks very cool! The light is perfect too!

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  10. Taryn DayNovember 18, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    This is a perfect painting! Your enthusiasm for the light and colors comes shining through. It is nice to work larger sometimes- and sometimes total frustration leads to something wonderful, as it did here.

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  11. sharonNovember 21, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    very nice!!

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  12. Diana Moses BotkinNovember 26, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    What lovely work here at your blog, Karen. I'm glad I followed your comment link to discover it.

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  13. Laura GableJanuary 28, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    This is a keeper, Karen. The shadows and colors are quite luminous. I have been enjoying your paintings and your blog for sometime now.
    ;-)
    Laura Gable

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