City Rain Romance paintings by Karen Tarlton

 Two brand new Rainy paintings sized 16x20

The first is filled with bold color throughout the painting and the second is muted softly so the focus is upon the couple, specifically the red umbrella.

Rain, rain, the poor south is flooding right now.

This storm's been on my mind hence rainy scenes.

I do love a little soft downpour.

Especially with an arm pulling you close and keeping you warm right?

Owls and Angels palette knife paintings by Karen Tarlton

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Spotted Owl

 10x20

Oil

These are a few of my favorite things

In my favorite shades of blue and gold.

sold
My Little Angel

9x12

Oil

She's a bit wet so I'll wait some before I list.

Just a preview sneak peak!

Evening Sailing Original oil painting by Karen Tarlton

 We rode our bikes to the beach today to watch the volleyball open. Such amazing athletes.

Inspiring and so much fun to watch. The beach was beautiful too. Lots of swimmers, paddle boarders and boats. More ocean works to come for sure!

Evening Sailing

10x20

Oil

My favorite color combinations used in this one.

 The sky is aglow and lighting up the water.

Ahh......the end of Summer

Original oil painting Paris Romance by Karen Tarlton

Paris Romance

24x36

Oil

Inspiration:

Once upon a time on vacation

Escaping from everyday life.

Beginning, 

once again, 

how to Love

How to take in the world.

Relax and put yourself in this place,  

Feel the quiet Rain

Smell the fresh cafe au lait,

and the ambience of the Left Bank

And remember 

Romance.

remember

Paris

Brand new Fall Romance original oil paintings by Karen Tarlton

 Two brand new 20x24 Fall Romance landscapes listing soon!

Both of these scenes were painted in the last month and the paint is so thick I've just been waiting for it to dry to post.

I feel like Fall is on the way and the temp is just starting to drop a bit.

The coming days will be filled with light, color and romance!

Cowboy Boots Original oil painting by Karen Tarlton

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9x12

Blue Cowboy Boots

Oil

I got the thumbs up on this one from my daughter. That means it's really good! 

Those of you that know me know I love shoes and boots are my favorite. I Love them and deemed them perfect models.  

They strike a pose well

Poppies in the Wind by Karen Tarlton

Poppies in the Wind

24x36

Oil

This is a large and vibrant painting with many layers of rich oil applied with knife. I don't use a brush anymore with most of my paintings. The knife is much more forgiving and the one little knife can accomplish more than a dozen brushes. I love to apply the paint thick in spots so it sometimes takes a bit of time to dry, but the great texture is worth the wait!

California Bear original oil painting by Karen Tarlton

Colorful CAL Bear

12x16

Oil

My daughter goes back to college at CAL tomorrow so here's a lovely bear painted in her honor.

Busy painting, packing and driving kids around today.

Thing will calm down now that school's about to start and summer's coming to an end.

I love the Fall....can't wait for some cooler weather!

Nobel Elephant original oil painting by Karen Tarlton

Noble Elephant

18x18

Oil

Ok, I love this painting and I love this animal. Truly the more I learn about elephants the more interested I become.

Did you know elephants have a means of communication? Low rumbling that we can't hear but they do and understand.

Did you know they have a MATRIARCHAL society?

That's truly something.

I'm loving my radiant background color on this Mama elephant. I think it really sets off her eyes.

What do you think?

Iris Garden custom commission by Karen

18x36

Oil 

Custom painting

Just recently finished this painting for a collector. 

I love how it turned out and will be painting some more Iris garden paintings for sure.

This new large canvas is wonderful for this painting and the sides are painted

so it really doesn't need a frame.

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 Free Spirit

20x24

Oil

This painting is available for purchase.

Just click on the image for more information.

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I love wild horses.

Love their spirit, power and energy.

They have always been an inspiration for me and I love to paint them.

Mara asked for my help so I donated a smaller oil painting to her film

Below is a link:

http://www.indiegogo.com/Wild-Horse-Film-Help-save-them-before-its-too-late

Please click on the link above to view Mara's site if you wish to help out.

I've donated a Mustang painting to her cause.

6x6 Rooster and Flower paintings by Karen

 Regal Rooster Dance

6x6

SOLD

 I just shipped the last two little 6x6 roosters off to a collector!

I'm enjoying painting these litte gems and more are on the way.

Let me know if you have any suggestions for new small works.

I always love to hear your ideas ;)

Spring Flowers

6x6

Oil

When I paint or draw

I keep my mind’s thought-garden 

Completely free of self-doubt-weeds.

The Artist in me has three  
Faithful, sleepless    
And self-giving friends:
A newness-eye, a oneness-heart
And a fulness-life.
  

The heart of my Art      
And the heart of a child
Are extremely fond of each other.
They love each other deeply;
They need each other constantly;
They are interdependent, sleeplessly.

              ~Sri Chinmoy

 

Senanque Abbey Lavender Field, Provence France by Karen Tarlton

Title: Senanque Abbey Lavender Field, Provence France

Size: 20x24

Oil

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France! Beauty everywhere....... and this place smells lovely too.

"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it."
~Rosalia de Castro

My heart is there.....France! Often times, journeys of the heart are some of the best trips we take: Painted from photos of past travels, this original oil depicts the most beautiful place to see Provence lavender - the Senanque Abbey, a Cistercian abbey near the village of Gordes.

Some people see something lovely and want to take a picture and just enjoy gazing at it.

When I see something beautiful, I say to myself, "I have to paint that"

 My instinct is to paint it immediately, right away and that is why I fell in love with plein air painting.

Not much time to paint when traveling, there's too much to see! I've learned to be patient and store the images in the back of my mind until I'm ready to load up my palette with large amounts of paint and dive into it with my trusty little knife.

This one was painted in the studio and is just dry!

Beach paintings by Karen Tarlton

 SOLD

12X24

Beach Love Custom Painting 

The ocean is always an inspiration!

Painted and photographed yesterday.......

SURF'S UP!  Three waiting for the right wave.

Now that we live on the California Coast, we get lots of company and we love it!

My daughters and a friend surfing yesterday.

Fun!

 Here's my youngest above.....I still remember the days I painted below :)

11x14

Beach Babes with Bucket

Oil

"Whooooo are You" Original oil OWL palette knife painting by Karen Tarlton

18x18

Oil

SOLD

A great bird! Whimsical and colorful.....makes me smile.

I hope the joy I have painting these shows in this one.

I love owls and hope this one finds a good home soon.

Original oil Apples palette knife still life painting by Karen Tarlton

Lovely Green Apples

9x12

Oil

Luscious coral colors and peach hues play wonderfully with yellow greens I think. I picked these two models from my neighbor's yard and need to bake her a little pie in gratitude. So many tart, delicious apples! They make great models too....can hold a pose.