Daily Painters Of Colorado: western

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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Friday, August 21, 2015

"My Very Own Moonrise" by Karla Nolan, gallery wrapped oil painting

Well, it has been quite the summer, most unusual. I'll spare you the details. I have returned to painting finally and am writing my first blog since late May.

A client contacted me a number of months ago to ask if I would paint a three foot by four foot moonrise painting. I was astonished, as I have never painted such a large work, but gathered steam and enthusiasm and completed the chore at hand with great delight. It was a wonderful experience stepping out of my comfort zone, as much of the painting was different hues and toes of grays. I'm the color lady, normally! Suffice it to say, I learned a lot! I'll be posting a jpeg of that painting soon. (This is the first of the "Lunar Series" I'm showing.)

I was so happy with the result that my husband and I decided that we needed a moonrise painting, also. It's been quite a while since I attempted anything for our own house, but here is the result. I'm happy! No, it's not for sale. Sorry!

"My Very Own Moonrise", 24"x36" gallery wrapped canvas oil painting, primarily palette knife

Monday, March 23, 2015

KM3007 Singing in the Sunshine by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (16x8 landscape, floral, Crested Butte wildflowers)

This is a donation for America SCORES Denver where artists create and donate original works of art, drawing their inspiration from poetry written by third through fifth grade students in America SCORES Denver's after-school program. All artwork will be featured for auction, with all proceeds going to support programming at America SCORES Denver. Artwork will be featured for auction at Inspired Art on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Gallery 1261 (1261 Delaware Street Denver, CO 80204) If you are interested click here for tickets. The painting is 16"x8" inspired from a poem written by a 3rd grader whose words are incorporated in the title. See more paintings on my blog Visit my website Daily Painters of Colorado

Monday, March 9, 2015

KM3005 Lucious by Denver Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (24x36 oil, garden, poppies)

This is another commission that was painted for the new Banner Health being built in Fort Collins, CO. I am thrilled to have been commissioned to do 4 paintings for them. It is rewarding to have paintings placed where they are used to uplift. Recently I was asked why I paint the subjects I am drawn to. After much thought I realize that my place in this world is to communicate the beauty of this world. I feel that is who I am as an artist. I have fought being a person that makes "pretty" pictures throughout my career and now realize that I want to add beauty, joy and positive energy to the world and not anything negative. Poppy gardens and paintings are one of my signature subjects. Although we still have snow on the ground it is fun to anticipate spring being right around the corner here in Denver and all those poppies are getting ready for another season to inspire. 24”x36” original oil unframed See more paintings on my blog Visit my website Daily Painters of Colorado 24x36 original oil floral, spring garden Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney Brushstrokes Studio-Gallery, Denver fine art gallery, western, reds, pinks, green colors

Friday, December 5, 2014

"Red Skies" by Karla Nolan, framed painting on glass

I like red and I like drama in skies. Hence the above painting (bottom photo is the close up). Sunsets are my favorite genre to paint and you never see or paint the same one twice! I usually have mountains involved in these art works, as I live right by them and sometimes it's almost as if there is a bounce back in the colors. Paintings on glass are nerve wracking because it is so easy to get overly enthusiastic and mess it all up but I'm pleased with this outcome. And it comes already framed (in a basic black frame), ready for the nail in your wall!

"Red Skies", 8"x10" (measured edge to edge glass) in frame shown, $240 includes s/h in continental U.S., Paypal accepted, click button below or write me for more information at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

Thanks for viewing my art! Greetings from Fort Collins, Colorado

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

"Windswept Indian Paintbrush" by Karla Nolan, framed painting on glass

Oops, at it again, I guess, that painting on glass and all! This is my take on the famous Indian Paintbrush flowers, a flowering plant indigenous to the western U.S., always a delight to see blooming alongside the road, on hikes, climbing up a mountain....I've seen them recently in Colorado and Wyoming and they occur in varying colors, primarily red but sometimes with an orange hue.

"Windswept Indian Paintbrush", 6"x6" (measured edge to edge glass) in frame shown, $125 includes s/h in continental U.S., Paypal accepted, click button below or write me for more information at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

Thanks for viewing my art! Greetings from Fort Collins, Colorado

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

"Gold in Those Red Hills", original watercolor painting by Karla Nolan

A little more experimentation on the old watercolor paper! I really enjoyed painting this one -- "gold in them thar hills" sounds a bit tacky but -- it just reminded me so much of the southwestern part of the U.S., part Colorado, Utah, Arizona and so on. You just never know what lies in the red rocks, hills, cliffs, with the turquoise skies overhead. To me these are the quintessential Western colors of our terrain out here. Happy, happy!

"Gold in Those Red Hills", original watercolor painting, 5"x8.5", $65 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

Thanks for viewing my art! Greetings from Fort Collins, Colorado