"Under One's Hat"

8 x 10"

oil on panel
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You may remember a small study I painted of this young woman.  As a larger piece, I zoomed in on the fabulous 'Portrait of a Lady' by Frans Pourbus the Younger because I l-u-r-v-e this painting and I preferred the woman's back side that shows more of her feminine sweater and skirt - a contrast to the sternly dressed woman in the painting she's viewing.

From the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.

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"Light Waves"

8 x 10"

oil on panel

A gentleman viewing Georgia O'Keeffe's 'Petunias' with Arthur Dove's 'Sea Gull Motive' to his right.  From the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

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"An Artist on the Side"

10 x 10"

oil on panel
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Included in the small grouping for my upcoming show Museum Hours - a young woman sketching on a bench with Cezanne's 'The Plate of Apples' and 'The Bay of Marseilles, Seen From L'Estaque' behind her.  From the Art Institute of Chicago.

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"Color Guard"

5 x 12"

oil on panel

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This new painting is included in my upcoming show Museum Hours - a security guard studying Asher Durand's landscape 'Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York' in the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.  I always mention this, if you're touring Washington, DC, you must go a few blocks away from the 'Mall' area (National Gallery of Art, Space Museum, etc.) and browse this fabulous museum as well as the National Portrait Museum.  

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And for a suggestion of GoodTV - stream in the Australian (original version) of The Slap.  It's grittier and more interesting than the American version running on NBC.

"Bench Test"

5 x 7"

oil on panel
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In the Art Institute of Chicago, in the New Modern Wing, visitors sit on long benches against a white wall.  I've said this before, it's one of my favorite spots to people watch.  Figures become forms against the stark background - I just love that.

From the Art Institute, a gentleman rests on the bench in the lobby of the New Modern Wing.

"Piracy"

9 x 12"

oil on panel
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A new painting, done from a visit to the Delaware Art Museum several years ago.  I was in the area to explore Chadd's Ford, the Wyeth's hometown and a place that my mom favored for inspiration when we lived in Bucks County years ago.  

Seeing N.C. Wyeth's and Howard Pyle's paintings as a young girl was the beginning of my desire to be an illustrator when I grew up.  And there they were, in the Delaware Art Museum, ready to inspire me again next to a woman, with her commanding figure, enjoying Howard Pyle's 'The Flying Dutchman' on the left and 'The Buccaneer Was a Picturesque Fellow' to her right.

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"Form and Function"

10 x 10"

oil on panel
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A new painting included in the grouping Museum Hours - one of my personal favorites - a woman standing before Robert Motherwell's 'Elegy to the Spanish Republic, 54", in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City.

I admit, I sway more towards representational art but any time I approach an abstract painting by Motherwell, Franz Kline, Robert Diebenkorn or Mark Rothko, to name a few - I stop and stare for a good while.  With Motherwell and Kline, it's the largeness, the stark forms of black and white maybe that grabs my attention.  I don't strive to 'understand' it, I just enjoy it.

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"Bored Certified"

8 x 10"

oil on panel
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As you may know, I will have a small solo show titled 'Museum Hours', opening February 28th at the Anne Irwin Fine Art Gallery here in Atlanta.  I got the okay to begin revealing the paintings, starting with this new piece, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City - a mother viewing Pablo Picasso's 'Girl Before a Mirror' while her seemingly bored daughter sits beside her.

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"Surrender"

12 x 6"

oil on panel

I'll admit I've been in shorts and a T-shirt today, but there are those of you who would appreciate this new painting while you finish shoveling snow.

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"Maxy"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
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And now for something completely different - my good friends, Karen and Neil Hollingsworth's beloved cat, Maxy.  

And for some GoodTV ...  for those stuck inside with nothing to watch, stream in these two movies this weekend - Chef and Bernie.   I promise, you'll love these movies.

"Back Support"

6 x 8"

oil on panel
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I'm on my 10th painting for a grouping in a small solo show opening at the end of February - with the same young woman and the same Flemish painting you see on the post below.  The last piece I finished took d-a-y-s.  It includes one of the most fabulous paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but it was a doozie.  

I took a break today and loosened up with a new study of this young man resting his back next to a Monet in the French Impressionism gallery in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

"White Collar"

6 x 8"

oil on panel
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I want to paint a larger, more-realized version of this young woman 1) because the painting behind her is one of my very favorites in the Legion of Honor Museum 2) I love her floppy hat and 3) I love the combination of browns and blacks and creams with that touch of olive.  What I wasn't sure of was how the coffee colored wall would do with the skin tones and I wasn't sure I could pull off that cool shirt and whether or not to make it more solid.  So I did this study today.

From the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, a young woman stands in front of the Flemish painting by Frans Pourbus the Younger 'Portrait of a Lady'.

"200 Faces, No. 146"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
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I took a break today from the February show paintings - making great progress.  Largely in part to binge-watching Breaking Bad while painting, which kept me seated all day long.  Great ending by the way.  

This new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED shows one of my visual obsessions - a face emerging from the dark.

"First Class Male"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
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First, I am hard at work with the paints.  Binge-painting while binge-watching Breaking Bad.  I know I'm late to the party but the show finally clicked with me.   It's most excellent.

I'm working on a grouping of 10, for a small solo show opening late February.  You'll see the paintings sometime close to the opening, which drives me nuts, but that's the deal.

Meanwhile, this new piece features one of my personal favorite paintings by Matisse, the 'Male Nude', which hangs in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Happy New Year to You

I like this quote.

"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.  A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves."  ~ Bill Vaughan

If that doesn't inspire, there are the wise words from Bob Marley...

"Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be all right."


I wish you a very happy, healthy and creative 2015 and thank you for your support and friendship.

Cheers  ~  Karin J

"Summer Camp"

13 x 6"

oil on panel

A nice reminder of those warm, summer days.

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"Greener Pastures"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

Back to work.  I had a wonderful Christmas, hope you did too.

Homemade beef stew and biscuits, double-chocolate brownies for dessert.  

From the Art Institute of Chicago, women studying John La Farge's 'Paradise Valley' in the American Art Gallery.

Merry Christmas My Friends

Calendars

Just a reminder - I have a few calendars left...

purchase your Wall Calendar 'Days at the Museum'

by clicking here.

SOLD OUT

"Goodness"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

I needed a sweet, positive image to paint today and this darling woman just embodies goodness.

From Atlanta, Georgia.

"200 Faces, No. 145"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.

"Madonna"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
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Inspired by the Christmas reds and from a good friend's photo, taken at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy - a visitor admiring Raphael's 'Madonna del Cardellino' or 'Madonna of the Goldfinch'.

"Humble Abodes"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

Home Sweet Home in Natchez, Mississippi.

My 2015 Calendars are Here

I made up two this year - the smaller Desk Calendar called Dog Days was created for me and they're so cute I ordered more.

Here is the larger Wall Calendar titled Days at the Museum - with 12 reproductions of my original paintings of people viewing art. 

Opened up, the Wall Calendar measures 11 x 17-1/4".   To see the full calendar, click here.

I will donate the profits from the sale of the first 20 to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home, a cancer hospice here in Atlanta.

These SOLD OUT quickly, more are coming.

Here is the smaller Desk Calendar titled Dog Days.

These SOLD OUT quickly, more are coming.

"200 Faces, No. 144"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

I've had a frustrating painting week with a couple of wipe-offs.  Rusty I guess.  Too tight.  And the way to climb out of that is to paint a mugshot.  It's been a while, I don't know why, it's one of my favorite subjects and I'm so, so happy with this new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.