Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Joyeux Noel!




This oil painting I started last year as a study of Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture. I decided to finish it for a family gift exchange and use the image for my digital Christmas card.


This year, instead of a store-bought gift, Aunt Jeanie suggested we each make something. We do the crazy exchange where we all draw numbers and choose a gift accordingly. Each subsequent person can choose a new gift or "steal" someone's.


I originally painted this with my sister, Lisa in mind-- and after several steals she ended up with it!



And may you have a creative, prosperous and happy New Year!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

HOLIDAY SALE Paintings

Please note: Prices listed were a 2008 Holiday Special and no longer apply.
If you are interested in any of the following available paintings, please contact me at: info@KarenWallGarrison.com.

Thank you!





Sunflowers in Amber Glass
OIL PASTEL ON CANVAS, 20"X16" FRAMED $250


I am drastically reducing the prices on my paintings. I need to move them out of the studio and make room for new work. Maybe you will see something you can give a good home. Although I am listing prices, I am willing to consider all offers.



Many pieces are framed, some are "gallery wrap" canvases with the sides painted. If you wish to purchase a painting without it's frame, I will deduct accordingly.




Here are my Catalina paintings, the first one looking up from Crescent (Front Street) where the famous Marlin Club is located. A little further up is the ice cream & donut shop where I worked during the summer when I was 14. Avalon is an idylic place for a kid to spend the summer!






Catalina Avenue SOLD
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 12"X9" SIDES PAINTED $125






Here is the green pier captured just as dusk was turning to night.






Green Pier at Nightfall
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 12"X9" SIDES PAINTED $125


This view of the Casino was painted from the foot of the pier, captured quickly while waiting for my boat.



Casino View Quick Sketch
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS PANEL, 16"X12" FRAMED $150






I painted this small gem during a demonstration I was giving for one of my summer art classes. The kids were painting very enthusiastically and one splattered paint on my peachy background. She became very upset, having "ruined" my work. I decided it was a June Bug and I taught them about "happy accidents." After all-- it was June and there were June Bugs!



June Bug on Stucco SOLD
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 10"X8" FRAMED $100

This is Raymundo's Gallery where I exhibited my paintings in the East Village Arts District in Long Beach. Sadly, after many years Raymundo closed his studio. I'm glad I captured this, with one of his Freida Kahlo paintings in the window.




Raymundo's Gallery
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 20"X16" FRAMED $250


This is looking up Linden during one of the Art Walks in the East Village, capturing the Fire Dancers performing. I painted rapidly; more interested in the color, mood and energy of the scene, than a realistic portrayal; and in an expressionist manner. This is one of my favorite paintings from last year.




Fire Dancers ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 24"X24" PAINTED EDGES $350


Here is a small oil painting I did from a photo as a study using complimentary colors.





Peachy Beach SOLD
OIL ON CANVAS PANEL, 10"X8" UNFRAMED $75

And from my "Van Gogh Reproductions" collection:





Yellow Butterflies (after Van Gogh)
OIL ON CANVAS, 20"X16" FRAMED $250




Wheatfields With Sunrise, View from Asylum Window (after Van Gogh)
OIL ON CANVAS, 20"X16" PAINTED SIDES $200




Crows And Wheatfields (after Van Gogh)
OIL ON CANVAS, 30"X10" PAINTED SIDES $300



Crows And Wheatfields (after Van Gogh) DETAIL






Three Sunflowers (after Van Gogh)
OIL ON CANVAS, 16"X20" FRAMED $250






My Irises Chair, a la Vincent
OIL ON CANVAS, 20"X16" UNFRAMED $225


From my "Live Events" collection, the next two were painted at the Del Mar Music Festival during the concert performances.


Trio With Bass SOLD
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 20"X16" FRAMED $250



George Thorogood SOLD
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 20"X16" FRAMED $250

This was painted on my friend's back porch while the breeze was causing the hanging blooms to sway, seeming to "spin" the colors.


Spinning Blooms
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 20"X16" UNFRAMED $225

The Bridal Bouquet below was painted live during a Wedding Show at the Cenntenial Heritage Museum in Santa Ana.


Wedding Bouquet
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 12"X12" UNFRAMED $125


This was painted during the Catalina Art Festival. My friend Silvio Silvestri, a painter whose work I greatly admire, is the subject.



Catalina Art Festival
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 20"X16" FRAMED $250


The New York Skyline was painted live during another art festival this year, held in Irvine. I painted it from a sketch I made on one of my trips to the Big Apple.



Liberty Skyline
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 22"X28" UNFRAMED $275


Thank you for looking and please feel free to contact me if there is anything you are interested in, or want to commission me to paint a custom piece for you.
And may you have safe, sane and serene holidays!