"Vibrance" by Karla Nolan, unframed palette knife oil painting

Another Colorado Rocky Mountain sunset, this with particularly vibrant colors, hence the name! This one is big enough, once framed, for a fireplace mantel!  More of my "I Love Colorado!" series.

"Vibrance", 18"x24" unframed palette knife oil painting on panel, write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Twilight Over the Rocky Mountains" by Karla Nolan, miniature unframed palette knife oil painting

 A little gem of a painting, miniature, actually, this is to me the quintessential Rocky Mountain/Colorado sunset.  I have always been struck at how the mountains are a dark silhouette while the remains of the sun and the successive colors over that, then the various blues of the skies are layered.  I love Colorado!

"Twilight Over the Rocky Mountains", 5"x7" unframed palette knife oil painting on panel, write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Moonlight Mountain Triptych" by Karla Nolan, framed painting on glass

Quite a task, this painting on glass.  It took forever to compose and then execute but I'm very satisfied, happy, with the results.  The photos don't do it just but then this is the sort of artwork best seen in person, I guess. 

"Moonlight Mountain Triptych",10"x22" painting on glass (measured edge to edge glass) in frame shown, $675 includes s/h in continental U.S., Paypal accepted, click button below or write me for more information at KarlaNolan@gmail.com

 

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"Busy Night Skies", 4"x12" unframed palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas

My take on painting in any medium is this:  have fun!  Don't take yourself too seriously.  Experiment.  Try not to stress (good luck with that!)..  

"Busy Night Skies" is my interpretation in palette knife oils of what any given moment in the skies -- moon shimmering through the clouds, possible lightning strikes occurring, clouds rolling in, satellites blipping over the landscape.  And of course it all occurs over my beloved Rocky Mountains!  I had fun!  

"Busy Night Skies", 4"x12" unframed palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas, $100 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Moon at Midnight", unframed palette knife oil painting

Yes, I am at it again, another night sky scene.  There is always so much happening in those dark skies, the moon shining, the stars shooting, the hint of a possible storm.  I am most intrigued, as I hope you are, also, by the mystery of the night!  

"Moon at Midnight", 4"x12" unframed palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas, $100 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

 

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"Blue Moon", unframed palette knife oil painting

I noticed the other night that we had a full moon.  It was just before our snowstorm struck, yet again delaying Spring.  Weather is rarely dull here in Colorado; wait 20 minutes, it'll change.  Then I started thinking about the "blue moon" -- two full moons in one month.  I have no idea if this is the month for such an occurrence but I am enraptured with painting moonscapes.  They are just so much fun!  Here's one for you....

"Blue Moon", 4"x12" unframed palette knife oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas, $100 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Ah, Venezia!", palette knife oil painting

I guess Italy must be on my mind these days, having recently posted a Tuscan poppy fields and now a sunset in Venice.  Italy is one of the most wonderful places on the planet, I have had the best times there with the delicious food, wonderful wines, and lively and enchanting people.  Venice is a true gem, the canals and sights are mind boggling.  Do go there if you can!  

"Ah, Venezia!", 14"x11" palette knife oil painting on gesso board, $300 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Full Moon Night Scene", miniature palette knife oil painting, affordable, skies

Ah, a return to the silhouette of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just outside my front door....I know I sound a bit obnoxious, going on and on about what a privilege it is to live where I do in northern Colorado, but it truly is the case!  This is the sort of view in which I get to indulge myself and I never tire of it...welcome to my sweet world!

"Full Moon Night Scene", 4"x6" miniature palette knife oil painting on linen panel, $48 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Lightning Over City Lights", miniature palette knife oil painting, affordable, night scene

 Here is another entry into my weather or lightning series.  We live near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains here in Fort Collins, Colorado, and the weather can be quite entertaining!  As I drive west towards the mountains at twilight and at nighttime, the flickering lights up on the hills overlooking Horsetooth Reservoir to the west and looking out at the Great Plains to the east grab my attention.  Add in some lightning and, man, you have got a show!

"Lightning Over City Lights", 4"x6" palette knife oil painting on linen panel, $48 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Orange Electricity" palette knife oil painting on linen panel, weather, lightning, affordable

Sometimes I find it difficult to blog my artworks as frequently as I do on the internet.  The last thing I want to do is bore anyone or become too predictable about what I paint.  So I try to jumble it up a bit, sometimes putting up flowers, skies, travel memories.  I have been chomping at the bit to show you this little dandy, honestly!  Some of the most enjoyable paintings I have worked on come from my imagination, some of which is based upon research of the subject matter at hand (or palette knife!), some of it based upon prior observation, especially anything involving the skies.  I hope you like this as much as I do, it was a blast to paint!

"Orange Electricity" 4"x6" unframed miniature palette knife oil painting on canvas panel, $48 includes s/h in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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"Night Falls" by Karla Nolan, painting on glass

I haven't posted any of my paintings on glass recently, as I am on hold painting them.  It's been quite the haul with my health issues, just recently returned to oils, so am taking it slow(ly)!  (I was an English major way back when, after all!) 

This is one of my favorite paintings on glass.  Who isn't mesmerized by the night?  There is so much more around us that we can't see in the light of day -- then the stars come out and strange clouds appear.  This is my take on it!  Hope you enjoy viewing it, too! 

"Night Falls", 10"x8" framed as shown, painting on glass, $240 plus s/h, write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information or simply click on Paypal button below to order...

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"Dusk on Lake Como" by Karla Nolan, palette knife, brush oil painting

Recently we traveled to Northern Italy and stayed at a B&B in Plesio, on Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, the most musical of languages).  I was quite surprised at the size of the lake, miles longer than I dreamed it would be.  My husband does all the research and makes the reservations for dwellings on our trips, I'm sort of like the little puppy dog, tagging along.  Mind you, I do make my special requests periodically, but I'm a perfectly happy camper with him lining things up.  Maybe I'm lazy.  Naaah!  

Piero and Fiametta were the most wonderful, gracious hosts at their bed and breakfast.  This was our view from the front door of our one bedroom apartment.  It was breathtaking!  Piero also paints and Fiametta is an avid and enthusiastic cook.  We had the most splendid of times in Northern Italy, close to the Alps.  I hope I've done this one evening justice and conveyed to you the warmth of that special time.  

"Dusk on Lake Como", 5"x7" unframed oil painting on canvas, $70 includes s/h in continental U.S., contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information, Paypal preferred

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"January Moonrise", by Karla Nolan, palette knife, brush, oil painting, canvas

Skies fascinate me.  Living near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, I've seen many beautiful sunset over the mountains.  This particular evening I was standing and looking in an easterly direction, by the trail which begins at the end of our street.  Some dusks appear in layers, it seems, and the moon was almost full this January evening.  Twilight seemed to be sparkling through the leafless branches, the air was chilled, the quiet of nighttime just minutes away.  

"January Moonrise", 14"x11" unframed oil painting, $300 plus s/h to be determined, write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information.  Thanks for looking!  

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"Venice Canal Twilight" by Karla Nolan, palette knife, brush, oil painting on linen panel

Well, folks, I'm finally back!!!!  What a haul it has been, rather unbelievable.  I was diagnosed with Stage One breast cancer in the spring of 2011 and, boy, did it take a toll on me and my family...I sympathize and empathize with anyone who has been afflicted with this disease or any other form of cancer, of course.  

It was the week before last that I resumed painting -- 22 hours of cleaning out odds and ends from my modest art studio preceded the return to art work.  It has been both fun and challenging trying to remember how to proceed in producing a piece of art, so bear with me, if you would!  

"Venice Canal Twilight", 6"x4", oil on linen panel, unframed, $48 includes s&h, please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

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