Original oil painting Girl and Guitar palette knife impressionism by Karen Tarlton

Music inspired painting and my typical romantic and whimsical twist :)

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12x16

Girl and Guitar
SOLD

Oil and mixed media on canvas

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Original oil painting Portrait of a Girl by Karen Tarlton

Jessica

16x20

Private collection

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This is a personal favorite because one of my daughters was the model,

and of course my dog :)

Her eyes were so much fun because they are so very beautiful

and I could stare into them for hours on end.

Original oil painting Wedding custom painting by Karen Tarlton

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I love painting special paintings for gifts for the holidays!

 

Painting lots of custom works for gifts for you all.

It makes the holidays so special to give a gift of art!

   

Original oil painting Lion and Horse by Karen Tarlton palette knife daily painter

 Two brand new 6x6 animal portraits!

Wild Lion

and

Wild Pony

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I love painting these little 6x6 portraits

and they look great hanging in a small space

or in a grouping

on a wall.

Sonata in Blue

Title: Sonata in Blue

size: 16 x 20

Medim: oil on stretched canvas

Yes I was listening to classical when I painted her and I think it shows. The music resonates onto the canvas here with the the play of warm golds against cool blues and energetic, bold strokes of oil. I moved about the canvas in a bit of a frenzy on this, layer upon layer, and my arms were very tired hours later! I loved every second of the music and the painting experience, and hope you enjoy it too!

This piece is currently available on eBay auction or buy it now on Etsy!

Three Tulips

Title: Three Tulips
Size: 12 x 24
Medium: oil on stretched canvas

On auction tonight.

PAINTING:
I primed the canvas with a red and black underpainting and then layered and textured the woman with a palette knife. She holds 3 Tulips which might symbolize the three people she adores. I love to play a warm red near a cool blue. Every once in awhile I love to paint a figurative, artsy piece and this particular size suits it. I hope you take time to look at some close ups on the auction.