Original oil painting Flowers by the Sea by Karen Tarlton

Flowers by the Sea

12x12

Oil

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We have left the beach and are now city living in Virginia.

I'm excited to be back and am looking forward

to watching the leaves change color soon!

I just visited my new studio and it is fantastic.

I should be moving into it soon

and will post photos.

First studio tour will be in October :)

Original oil painting Villa by the Sea by Karen Tarlton

12x16

Villa by the Sea

Flowers, sailboats and a room with a view. What more could I ask for?

It's pouring rain where I am right now

and I'm just happy it's not flooding!

I hope to find a bit of sunshine soon :)

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Impressionist Garden

Oh....how I love Italy......and Italian wine! I didn't have too much, really.

Title: Impressionist Garden

Size: 20 x 24
Medium: Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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PAINTING:

This painting took a long time to finally complete, but I can say that I am now finished. I ended up adding more glazes of color, which only makes the painting richer and deeper. It has much broken color, which is indicitive of impressionism, and expressive brush and palette knife work. And lots of texture!

INSPIRATION:

I took hundreds of photos on my last trip to Italy a few months ago, and I think I could paint only Italy paintings forever, it was so beautiful. This painting was inspired by the Villa Carlotta gardens, on Lake Como, in northern Italy. I hope to go back there one day and stay longer.

Italy Villa

Here I am with Mike resting from walking for miles in the beautiful gardens of Villa Carlotta on Lake Como, Italy.

Title: Italy Villa

Size: 20 x 24

Medium: Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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PAINTING:

I developed this composition slowly. I knew I wanted to put Carlotta in the forground and the Villa in the back. The paint is layed on with knife and it is rich and buttery and thick. I used a bit of gold paint in the forground for some added glimmer, and pushed my color with some winsor greens and purples in the background.

INSPIRATION:

This was one of my favorite Villas and we visited many. It has an impressive front yard with winding flowers and staircases and fountains. The acres of gardens are varied and have loads of mounding Azaleas, waterfalls and a Japanese garden. Just beautiful.