Daily Painters Of Colorado: moon

Monday, November 23, 2015

"Flying to The Moon" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas

Some more lunar fun. This is a sizeable painting, perfect for over that sofa that needs freshening. And who says a moon can't be pink? Hints of waterfalls, obvious mountains, a bit more rugged terrain maybe? Drifty atmosphere in the sky....and so on.

"Flying to The Moon", 24"x36" palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas, $1250, Paypal accepted, contact me for more information at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

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Saturday, October 24, 2015

"Seaside Moon" by Karla Nolan, 8"x10" palette knife oil painting

Many moons ago (no pun intended!), I visited my dear friend Missy in Newport, Rhode Island. We went to a golf club for dinner that had quite the view, very reflective as the sun descended over the water. This is my attempt to capture a sliver of time during that sundown. I like it. I hope you do, also. By the way, I do not play golf, have no ambition to do so, as I know how my right arm would hate me, it already does from painting!

"Seaside Moon, 8"x10" palette knife oil painting on canvas panel, Paypal accepted, contact me 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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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

"Coral Moon Behind Mountains" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting

Wow! Talk about synchronicity and timing and such! The blood moon that occurred in recent days is all over the media and, amazingly, I am still in my lunar-tique phase, as you may have noticed from recent posts. This painting is especially experimental, with the unusual lower mountains. Challenging to paint, I'll say, but I am enjoying the final result. What do you think?

"Coral Moon Behind Mountains", 11"14" palette knife oil painting on gessoed panel, Paypal accepted, contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

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Monday, September 14, 2015

"Moonrise" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas

Several months ago I was contacted by a woman who had located my artworks on-line. She had looked for some time for an artist to fulfill her vision of a moon rising over mountains and she found me! Well, to be honest, I was a bit skeptical, as she informed me that she didn't want a lot of color in this painting. I wasn't sure I could go without a lot of color, as that is sort of my trademark, but I thought about it and decided to stretch my boundaries. We stayed in touch and gradually worked through quite the process, as it was also the largest painting I have done. It was thrilling to have this experience and you might have noticed, if you read my blogs, that I am still in the throes of being obsessed by moons rising over the horizon! Thank you, Deborah, this has been such a worthwhile and fun effort!

"Moonrise", 36"x48" palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas, sold, commissions accepted me, Paypal, contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

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Friday, August 28, 2015

"Golden Moon" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting on linen panel

Another in my "Lunar"tique series, this is the golden moon we see in our Rocky Mountain skies on occasion. Of course, no two moonrises are the same and we are due for a full moon this weekend. Perhaps it will look something like this painting!

"Golden Moon", 8"x10" palette knife oil painting on linen panel, contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information, Paypal accepted

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Monday, August 24, 2015

"Lady Moon" by Karla Nolan, palette knife oil painting

Another painting in my "Lunar" Series, this has a more feminine quality to it, hence the name "Lady Moon". I'm experimenting with different colors and palette knife styles, in addition to playing with various media to hasten drying or remove paint. Isn't life just one big experiment, in some sense? Not to get too heavy here....

"Lady Moon", 11"x14" palette knife oil painting on gessoed panel, contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information, Paypal accepted

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