Giverney, Honfleur and Beaches of Normandy painting palette knife fine art impressionism by Karen Tarlton

I just finished my Normandy, France trio and am delighted to finish them. It always cements my memories when I get them down in paint on canvas. 

 12x16

Water Lily Reflections

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 Honfleur Waterfront

12x16

Woman Waiting

12x12

Vineyards of France painting palette knife fine art impressionism by Karen Tarlton

 "France Vines Morning Light"

16x20

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I'm in my happy place here. One of the largest vineyards in Burgundy, France and so inspiring.

French Country Lavender painting by Karen Tarlton palette knife impressionism

The below painting was inspired by my recent trip to Burgundy

region of France.

Such light there that you can't see in the photos but I display

in my painting and such a calm, peaceful place.

Lovely and plenty of wine and "proper" cheese with each meal :)

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 Lavender sunshine

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Original oil painting Provence Sunflowers and Lavender by Karen Tarlton

I know it's winter but sometimes

you just need a little patch of sunshine

to keep you warm

during the storm!

Sunflowers and Lavender

12x12

Oil
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Original oil painting Provence Lavender Sunshine palette knife fine art impressionism by Karen Tarlton

Such a fragance!

Nothing like Lavender, and fields of purple are so magical!

I always plant as much Lavender as I can, but you need sunshine to see it bloom.

Mine's not blooming all that much but in Provence.....oohh la la!

Provence Lavender Sunshine

12x12

Oil

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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

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!

Original oil painting - Paris Rain - by Karen Tarlton - expressive impressionism

Paris Rain

12x16

Oil

Playing with textures and colors!  I usually paint in much brighter colors everywhere but to achieve a soft rainy effect here I subdued and blurred the background thus bringing the couple to the focal point, drawing your eye right to the pop of red.  I love the romance of Paris!  What a city.

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Galleries: City Lights Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
The Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington Virginia
Galerie Severn, New Orleans Louisiana
The Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery Alabama, SAC's Gallery, Montgomery Alabama,
KR Designs, Fort Myers,FL

Honfleur Boats, France

Title: Honfleur Boats, France

Size: 16 x 20

Medium: Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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PAINTING:

I painted some deep colors, blue and reds as an underpainting. When dry I layered many layers color for depth and lots of broken color, using mostly knife. I love the play of these blues and golds. It seems to help create a sunny painting.

INSPIRATION:

We decided to go back to Europe this Spring, only this time back to France and England. It's been a few years since I've been and its time for some new photos. This painting was created from an old photo from my last trip. I've painted it several times before and I always half regret it when it sells, I love water scenes. Harbors are lovely to paint.