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Thanks to EBSQ for picking my painting, “Santa Barbara Cottage” for Art of the Day this past Saturday This 11 x 15″ painting, when matted, will fit perfectly into a 16 x 20 frame.
“Napa Purple House – sketchbook entry – 4″ x 6″ – watercolor and felt tip pen – orig. not for sale – print available This weekend we made the trek to the SF Bay area to visit with our daughter before she heads back to business school in the fall. We had a great time [...]
“Beside Still Waters” – 12″ x 16″ – oil on canvas Inspired by the 23rd Psalm, this painting of a row of eucalyptuses and deciduous trees beside still waters was an experiment using a more colorist approach than I have attempted in the past. It’s a potential new direction for me. What do you think?
“A Bright New Day” – (Pasadena City Hall) 9 x 12 oil – SOLD More Pasadena Paintings here A week ago Sunday the members of the California Art Club assembled at Pasadena’s City Hall for a plein air paint out to celebrate the rejuvenation and retrofitting of this revered local landmark. I don’t usually paint [...]
“My Offering – My Confession” – watercolor on paper 22 x 30 I got notification today that my painting (above) has been accepted into
“Roses at Twilight” (Descanso Gardens) – 9 x 12 oil on canvasboard – SOLD Last night we went back to Descanso Gardens to meet my artpal Wendee for a picnic and to do a little plein air painting at “golden hour.” I don’t know if it’s just me, but it seems they’re making golden hour [...]
“Cobb Sunset Trail” – 12 x 16 – oil on canvas After a certain amount of procrastination, I’ve finally organized some of my favorite paintings (including this brand new one) into a gallery website separate from this blog. If you’d like to have a look, visit Karen Winters Fine Art or click the New Gallery [...]
“Eaton Canyon Morning” 9 x 12 – oil on hardboard – SOLD This morning was delightfully overcast and cool for an hour or so while I painted this in Eaton Canyon, in the northern part of Pasadena. The wash is bone dry and even the random grasses seemed to be struggling for whatever meager water [...]
“Rosarium Sunset” 8 x 10 oil on canvasboard On the heels of yesterday’s plein air outing at the arroyo, we went to Descanso Gardens at sunset today for some more painting and photographing. Descanso is open Thursday nights for the months of July and August. I wait all year for this opportunity to see the [...]
“Arroyo Dawn” – 8 x 10″ oil on canvasboard SOLD to a collector from Pasadena See more Pasadena paintings here When my husband and I had our duck adventure a few days ago, we were so struck with the beauty of the upper pond under Pasadena’s majestic bridges that we decided we’d go back soon [...]
