I've always been taken with the color cobalt blue. This painting originated around that color. I wanted to combine it as a pot color with a delightful little flower, the pansy. Years ago, I owned a pressed and dried flower business and the pansies were the easiest and most reliable flowers to press. So between one of my favorite colors for potted plants in the garden (very few true blue flowers out there, so it adds a nice touch) and one of my favorite flowers to press, voila, this painting! An ode to color and form, if you will!"Lovin' Pansies", 10"X8" edge to edge glass, sold in a simple black frame (not shown), as these paintings must be protected from scratches and chips and are more secure once they are in a frame -- new pricing: $200 + $14.95 s&h (also, see close up on my website)www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.comhttp://fineartamerica.com/artwork/tag/Karla+Nolan www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.com www.KarlaNolan.blogspot.comwww.fineprintcollection.com/artists/karlanolan
My take on the lovely Iceland poppies, here on glass. Remember, this is painted directly onto the glass with specially formulated paints. A challenge it was! They are such charming little flowers, usually lasting around a day, possibly two if I'm lucky! I planted them in a blue planter last summer and enjoyed the show. They're annual flowers, unlike Oriental poppies, which are perennials. If I could grow them inside, I would!
"Iceland Poppy Quartet", 10"X8" edge to edge glass, sold in a simple black framed (not shown), as these paintings must be protected from scratches and chips and are once they are in a frame -- new pricing: $200 + $14.95 s&h to be determined at time of sale (also, see close up on my website)
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There's something about this state -- it has amazingly blue skies. Some days are completely without clouds, particularly in the summer mornings. Of course, you must know my passion for sunsets...but I never take the blue of the sky for granted (having lived in New Jersey and Missouri).
"Blue Skies of Colorado", 9"x12" edge to edge glass, sold framed as shown -- close up on this website under "Works/Glass Paintings/Blues Skies of Colorado close up". S&H determined at time of salewww.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
More of the Himalayan blue poppies, on glass! What a fun concept, being able to grow a blue poppy. Unfortunately, this won't happen in Colorado, at least where I live, it's way too cold! This sweet bunch of poppies can be yours, framed already, if you order today! It measures 5"x7" edge to edge glass. And a close up can be seen on this website!As mentioned above, my art sale continues....As you must know, art sales, as well as all sales, appear to be on the decline at this time... Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. My glass paintings are sold framed as noted and pastels, along with palette knife oil paintings, are sold unframed, but are all original paintings. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however, as each piece of art weighs a different amount.
Thanks for your interest. Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Here is a perfectly happy specimen of an oriental poppy for you! It is painted onto glass and then reversed, so the smooth side of the glass faces you. It arrives already framed in a lovely gold frame. And it's a good deal! (Don't forget, I'm having a sale for 13 more days! See below, please.) My glass paintings are both painted with transparent and opaque paints, formulated specially for glass. You can also see a close up of "Bright Poppy" here or on my website at www.KarlaNolan.com (works/glass paintings). As mentioned above, my art sale continues....As you must know, art sales, as well as all sales, appear to be on the decline at this time... Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. My glass paintings are sold framed as noted and pastels, along with palette knife oil paintings, are sold unframed, but are all original paintings. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however, as each piece of art weighs a different amount.
No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested.
Thanks for your interest. Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Recently painted, this is my ideal springtime artwork. Snow has finally arrived here in the Rocky Mountain region, ugh, and I long for spring. You'd think that being a Colorado native, I'd love that silly white stuff from the sky but I truly am one for more moderate temperatures -- hence my irises today. Living in a snow globe sounds like fun but the freshness, the chirps of the baby birds, the crocuses and then daffodils, followed by irises, are more my cup of tea.By the way, my art sale continues....As you must know, art sales, as well as all sales, appear to be on the decline at this time... Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. My glass paintings are sold framed as noted and pastels, along with palette knife oil paintings, are sold unframed, but are all original paintings. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however, as each piece of art weighs a different amount.
No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested.
Thanks for your interest. Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Some years ago, my husband and I went to Hawaii. It was most impressive -- all shades of blue and green in the ocean waters. While on Maui, I saw this scene -- splashing waves, clear blue skies with bits of clouds bopping around -- just a gorgeous place to be! This is my Thanksgiving gift to myself -- a brief bit of time at the beach, painted directly on glass! I hope you enjoy it!Also, my art sale continues....As you must know, art sales, as well as all sales, appear to be on the decline at this time... Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. My glass paintings are sold framed as noted and pastels, along with palette knife oil paintings, are sold unframed, but are all original paintings. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however, as each piece of art weighs a different amount.
No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested.
Thanks for your interest. Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
As you must know, art sales, as well as all sales, appear to be on the decline at this time... Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. My glass paintings are sold framed as noted and pastels, along with palette knife oil paintings, are sold unframed, but are all original paintings. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however, as each piece of art weighs a different amount.
No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested.
Thanks for your interest. Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
More of the same, I'm afraid....But still a wonderful deal!
Due to the economic downturn, art sales are not what I've hoped. Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. I plan to list this same announcement daily on my web blogs. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however. Each piece of art weighs a different amount.
All of my paintings on glass are sold framed, as shown. Pastels (all originals) and oils (again, all originals) are sold unframed and sent carefully packaged. No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested.
Thank you for your interest. Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Due to the economic downturn, art sales are not what I've hoped. Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. I plan to list this same announcement daily on my web blogs. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however. Each piece of art weighs a different amount. All of my paintings on glass are sold framed, as shown. Pastels (all originals) and oils (again, all originals) are sold unframed and sent carefully packaged. No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested. Thank you for your interest.
Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Due to the economic downturn, art sales are not what I've hoped. Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. I plan to list this same announcement daily on my web blogs. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however. Each piece of art weighs a different amount. All of my paintings on glass are sold framed, as shown. Pastels (all originals) and oils (again, all originals) are sold unframed and sent carefully packaged. No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested. Thank you for your interest.
Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Due to the economic downturn, art sales are not what I've hoped. Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. I plan to list this same announcement daily on my web blogs. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however. Each piece of art weighs a different amount. All of my paintings on glass are sold framed, as shown. Pastels (all originals) and oils (again, all originals) are sold unframed and sent carefully packaged. No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested. Thank you for your interest.
Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Due to the economic downturn, art sales are not what I've hoped. Therefore, I'm announcing on my blogs that all of the artworks shown on my website are discounted 25% through December 15th, 2008. I plan to list this same announcement daily on my web blogs. Shipping prices will need to be determined per order, however. Each piece of art weighs a different amount. All of my paintings on glass are sold framed, as shown. Pastels (all originals) and oils (again, all originals) are sold unframed and sent carefully packaged. No prints can be discounted, unfortunately, but may still be purchased at Fine Print Collection (.com) if you are interested. Thank you for your interest.
Paypal is encouraged for payment, as it's easy to do and quick. Please contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for further information. www.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
This painting was not only excruciatingly time consuming to paint, it was difficult to name! As you must know by now from reading my blogs, my husband has been in the wine business for almost 25 years and I am quite the spoiled woman as a result. I thought I would paint this in honor of the lovely grapes and all that they portend -- from the early spring when the leaves are first appearing to the autumn when the grapes are large and hanging, full of flavor, on the vines, as the leaves begin turning and dropping in winter.
I hope you enjoy this journey with me through the vineyards. See you next week!
"Wine Before Its Time", painting on glass, 9"x13" edge to edge glass, $750 framed as shown, shipping to be determined at time of salewww.KarlaNolan.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.comwww.karlanolanprints.com
Boy, it has been forever and a day since I've blogged! I apologize for that. Due to economic necessity, I had to move my entire art studio from one town back to my house and that took approximately a week, not actually including the set up of my studio in the house (which is tiny, tiny, and tiny!) But....I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!
This is "Sweet Heart", named for the tiny roses, although the rose from which I drew the inspiration was a large one. Go figure. I drew it freehand then added colors, of course. The simplicity of the design is what I like the most about this piece of art. Red roses are every woman's favorites, at least I assume that is so.
Do enjoy this day -- at least we have the liberty to vote -- and the responsibility, too!
"Sweet Heart", painting on glass, 11"x14" edge to edge glass, sold framed as shown, $425 plus shipping to be determinedwww.KarlaNolan.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Here are some more morning glories. They are just the loveliest, most delicate looking flowers! As they fade, the colors change. The leaves are deeply carved with hints of yellow in them. And they are a blast to paint! Gotta love them.
I've been working on a red rose on a glass painting. Tres difficile. Fun. Challenging. Hopefully I can post this flower later in the week.
"More Morning Glories from Half Moon Bay", painting on glass, 11"x14" edge to edge glass, sold framed in black with silver lip, $425 plus shipping to be determinedwww.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
Do you like stained glass? I do and always have. During our last visit to New York City, we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I wanted to dash off to the Tiffany Collection but it was closed. Unbelievable! Such bad timing on our part!
Still, I have been there before and can truly appreciate his genius with stained glass. This painting has a stained glass quality to it, more so than some of my other paintings on glass. As you can imagine, color is of high importance to me, so I'll give you that this particular sunset is a bit hotter than some real sunsets, but it was fun making Nature shine!
"Sky Aglow", glass painting, 12"x12" edge to edge glass, $450 + shipping charges to be determinedwww.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
This is the "November Mountain Sunset". You might wonder, why show this now? Well, the Daylight Savings Time is about to end. For some reason, government has determined that we've had enough daylight for a bit, time to live in darkness. Or so it seems! The highlights of November are two-fold for me: Thanksgiving, which I have always enjoyed, and sunsets. I can go outside and catch an amazing sunset from my front door, literally. Hence, this painting on glass. By the way, the medium is definitely the message on this one -- it ruled! "November Mountain Sunset", painting on glass, 11"x14" edge to edge glass, sold framed as shown (simple black frame), $425 + shipping charges to be determined at time of salewww.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot
Here is a slightly older painting of another love, the iris. This one is indigo in color and painted with only a palette knife. You know my history of wars between the brushes and me! It's a very small piece but painted with love. Every once in a while I like to practice what would be considered miniatures. I feel like they're great practice for the larger paintings to come.
Hope you enjoy! "Indigo Iris", oil on canvas panel, 5"x5", $75 plus $9.95 shipping charges www.KarlaNolan.com
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These are the morning glories I saw in Half Moon Bay in California. What beauties they were, a delight to see! Very cheery, although something of an overcast day. The morning glories on Gibraltar were far darker blue, with a soft stripe of red in them. The lilacs and purples in these intrigued me and I actually abstracted them somewhat.
Greens in the leaves are difficult for me, so my plan is always to have fun with them. Marbelize them, lighten or darken them, make a nice contrast to the actual flower or petals.
Enjoy your weekend! And the rest of autumn, for winter's just around the bend, at least here in Colorado."Morning Glories of Half Moon Bay", 11x14" edge to edge glass painting, $425 plus domestic shipping charges to be determined at time of sale, sold framed as shown (black frame, gold lip)
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We live in a part of Colorado that gets very, very cold in the winter. Sometimes the temperature drops to twenty degrees below zero, Fahrenheit. Why do I mention this? Here's why: I cannot grow this poppy, the Himalayan blue poppy. I find this to be completely frustrating, loving poppies as I do. I can grow red, orange, yellow, and salmon colored poppies, but not the blue.
So what are my options? Painting them on glass, of course! I hope you enjoy viewing them.
"The Himalayan Blues", painting on glass, 8"x10" edge to edge glass, sold framed as shown at Wild Hands Art Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming (wildhands.com)
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Gotta love those poppies! We started growing some salmon poppies a couple of years ago and I eagerly anticipate their blooms. They are just so lovely! The colors seem to change with the light, naturally, and the centers are a deep burgundy as opposed to the center of the red poppies which are more of a deep purple.
I hope you enjoy these flowers as much as I do. I'm hoping to make an attempt at painting onto glass some Himalayan blue poppies in the near future. Now, that should be fun! Thanks for looking.
"Salmon Poppy Trio", painting on glass, 8"x10" measured edge to edge, sold framed as shown for $240 + $14.95 domestic shippingwww.KarlaNolan.com www.dailyartpainters.com www.marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.comwww.KarlaNolan.blogspot.com
