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

Life is a tapestry of color. Each color is lovely alone but woven together.....beautiful!

10x20

Provence Sunshine

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Original oil paintings Italy Sunshine by Karen Tarlton

Two new favorites

inspired by my past travels

and favorite places

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Italy Villa Summer Sunflowers

This original oil is painted in oil impasto style. A dramatic presence in any space, this contemporary original will be a great addition to any fine art collection and hangs beautifully with or without a frame on a nail.
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12x24

Positano
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Original oil painting Poppies and Lavender by Karen Tarlton

So many beautiful places in the world to paint,

and this is a larger version of a favorite past work of mine.

Hope you enjoy!

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Provence Poppies and Lavender

Oil

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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 paintings by Karen Tarlton Sunshine and Rain

Provence Sunshine

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A little sun and a little rain

- perfect :)

Spring Rain

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Original oil painting Provence Sunshine by Karen Tarlton

16x20

oil

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A sneak preview of what's to come!

"The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."

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Original oil painting Provence Blue Window by Karen Tarlton

9x12

Provence Blue Window

Oil

 

Colorful flowers in a sunny window

all dressed in blue shutters -

always make me smile

 

Many homes in Provence have added charm.

I have blue shutters on my house just like this

and I do think they add just the right touch,

especially when the window is bursting with flowers!

 

Provence Sunshine Original oil painting by Karen Tarlton

Provence Spring Sunshine

12x12

Oil

Many new smaller works are available for purchase now.

I am busy working on Spring pieces,

landscapes and flowers

and my favorite travel destinations

and places I've lived are the most

exciting to paint.

Provence in the Spring anyone?

Colorful palette knife paintinging in oil by Karen Tarlton

 Wild Flower Dance

12x12

Oil

8x10

Provence Spring

Oil
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Happy Mother's Day!

Flowers, sunshine and spring color.

Mother's everywhere are so loved and appreciated this day.

Enjoy and I hope you find joy and inspiration today.

Original oil painting Provence Lavender Breeze by Karen Tarlton

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Provence, France Lavender Breeze

16x20

Oil

Bright, cheerful and light with expressive palette knife work.

This is Provence; great light and the rich scent of lavender in the air.

We didn't get to take a trip there this year but I'm hoping by next year.

It's been awhile and it's time to see my favorite places again.

Until then, I have the canvas to bring it to light!

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!

Provence Sunflower Panorama

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Title: Provence Sunflower Panorama

Size: 12 x 24

Medium: Oil on stretched canvas

Going on eBay auction tonight for a great low price!

ABOUT THE PAINTING:

This is my new favorite canvas size. I really like an elongated landscape and this one used brush and palette knife, and is very painterly and expressive. I captured the feel of the warm sun and light in the distance with the warm sunflowers in the forground and the colors get cooler and cooler as you move into the distance from greens to lavenders and blues. It looks fantastic in one of my black or gold plein air frames or even an ornate gold. It too has a 3-D effect because of the thick, chunky paint I love to apply like rich butter.

I'm getting ready to go to France and the Cottwalds (England) where I hope to see some beautiful gardens! I'm also ready for warm weather so I think I was just in the mood for a Sunflower landscape!

Provence Sunflowers in Sunshine

Title: Provence Sunflowers in Sunshine

Size: 16 x 20

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

See on my eBay auction tonight at a very low price...and no reserve!

THE PAINTING:

This piece has many layers of cad yellows, and lemon yellows and really has a warm feel. The painting is layered thicker in the forground with warm colors so the cooler background colors are set back for depth and added dimension. It finally stopped snowing here and hopefully we'll see some of this sunny weather soon!!!

Art thoughts: Remember when selecting a frame, if the painting has mainly warm colors choose a warmer frame like gold, dark gold or brown. If it has cooler colors (blues, lavenders, winsor green tones) choose a cool frame like silver or black. Black can sometimes work well with warm colors too. This painting looks great with gold, dark gold or black.

Provence Sunflowers

Title: Provence Sunflowers

Size: 16 x 20

Medium: Oil on stretched canvas

ABOUT THE PAINTING:

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It's been so very very cold here that I really felt like painting some sunshine and it doesn't get any warmer than sunflowers with their faces up to the warm, blue sky in Provence. This painting has many, many layers of rich oils. Each petal has at least 3 colors of gold and every inch of this painting has interesting texture and color. Hope you enjoy and it warms you up a bit!