Cover Girl

Sedona Arts Center - who facilitates my field expedition workshops, chose one of my paintings for the cover of their newest catalog.  How cool is that?  Makes me proud to be a part of their faculty - I'm in the company of some of my favorite painters - Carol Marine, Kevin Macpherson, Vince Fazio, Michael Workman to name a few.

Visit their website for more info - remember I still have openings in this fall's workshop in Hilton Head, South Carolina and next May's workshop in New York City.   I need eager, excited people to sign up so please do.  I'd love to have you join me.  Contact info for registration is on the right hand column of this blog.

"Looking Great For 75"

5 x 7"

oil on masonite
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My new painting you see below, "Fifty Shades of Green", took me five days to complete.  I've had the flu.  Today I feel a bit more human and felt like enjoying a quick one - no sketching out, no planned out composition - all I knew is I wanted to paint the Golden Gate Bridge.  I was just there.  It does take your breath away - it's magnificent.  After watching a cool program on TV, about the 75th Anniversary, I simply was inspired.

"Fifty Shades of Green"

8 x 8"

oil on masonite
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How could I resist this title - I looked at my palette and said out loud that I must have mixed 50 shades of green.  I'm so happy with this painting, it must be this personal love for old, little houses.  I spotted this one somewhere along the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska.

A larger view can be found here.

Update on Future Workshops

Registration is now open for my workshop in New York City - taking place the week of May 28 - June 1, 2013.  The studio is in the National Academy, a newly-renovated and larger space allowing up to 20 students.   I'm very excited, this will be my third workshop at this location.

Let me tell you a little more about it - the National Academy is across the street from the Guggenheim Museum, on 5th Avenue - in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.  We will start on the Tuesday after Memorial Day, paint every morning and break in the afternoons to get out in the city to photograph.  One of those days will be a longer studio session.  The workshop ends on Saturday afternoon, June 1st.

As in my past workshops, the gist of the workshop is about painting from photos - I do a demo every day, go over how to edit your photos on Photoshop and prepare the image for painting.  Students will paint from their own photos during the week, with my assistance on the process.

New York City is an incredibly image-rich location - museums, cityscapes, people, dogs, park scenes, restaurant scenes - I could go on and on.  You will not only enjoy painting from your photos during the week, you'll amass hundreds of images to paint from when you return home.

The workshop registration is handled by the Sedona Arts Center - the arts director, Vince Fazio, will assist students with editing and printing during the week.  If you are eager for an inspiring experience like no other,  contact the Sedona Arts Center and sign up.  More information can be found here, including contact phone numbers and online registration.

An additional note - my workshop held this October/November, on Hilton Head Island, still has 7 openings available.   The workshop begins on Monday, October 29 and concludes on Friday, November 2, 2012.  The studio is huge, on the top floor of the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina - this will be my third workshop at this location.  More information can be found here,  including online registration and contact phone numbers to the Sedona Arts Center.

One more thing - I promised to post when I had new PaintOn Tabletop Easels - there is 1 brand-new easel available now, click here to purchase yours.  

Thank you for signing up, I'd love to have you join me.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend ~

"A Simple Life"

6 x 6"

oil on masonite
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Adding to my new series from a recent cross-country road trip - a plain, unadorned homestead in west Texas, along Highway 40.  I marvel at little houses like this one, plunked on the edge of an interstate, baking in the hot sun.  I love the somewhat-abstract surroundings and I especially love the see-thru from the front window to the back yard.  So simple.  So cool.

"Biker Gang"

16 x 6"

oil on masonite
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A new painting - three kids enjoying a bike ride on the beach on Hilton Head Island.

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"200 Faces, No. 109"

4 x 4"

oil on masonite
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I've been gardening because, lately, painting became too frustrating.  That's when it's time to get busy doing something different and that usually brings back the flow.   One can only hope.   So I started a new day with a warm-up and to my delight, it did flow.

This gentleman is a new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED, portraits done from police mugshots.

"Ole Miss"

6 x 6"

oil on masonite
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On our recent cross-country road trip, between Brett and myself, we took about 5,400 photographs - so there's a lot to browse through and pick the winners for future paintings.  The best way is to start at the beginning and taking it slow, and I may as well start now on a new series of small works/studies to help me get a grasp on the enormous amount of images.

Starting with Mississippi - when we first pulled out our cameras and began shooting.  Truthfully, our first day of travel included western Georgia and northwest Alabama, but we were more concerned with getting to our first night's stay around Memphis - this is from the area of Horn Lake, Mississippi, a few miles south.  

"Mr. NoBody"

9 x 12"

oil on masonite

When I visited the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco, there were a dozen or so students sketching various paintings and sculptures - including this marble bust 'Maffeo Barbarini, Prince of Palestrina' by Lorenzo Ottoni.  It made me want to join them - couldn't wait to get home and paint the Prince.  To the right is a portion of 'Samson and the Honeycomb', by Giovanni Francesco Barbier.

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"No. 1811"

4 x 12"

oil on masonite

I have this love affair with San Francisco's vintage cable cars - especially the No. 1811, an Italian-made car built in 1928.  As we were crossing the Embarcadero to the Ferry Building, here came the No. 1811, clang, clang, clang.  

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"Melting"

10 x 8"

oil on masonite

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Something to dream of.......

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Fall Workshop at Hilton Head Island

Speaking of the beach.... registration is now open for my workshop at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina - the dates are October 29 - November 2, 2012.  It is the best time of the year to be in Hilton Head, off-season when the weather is spectacular, the crowds are few and the hotel/rental rates are low.

The studio space in the Arts Center is huge, it is our space the entire week, plenty of tables, easels and room to move around with lots of natural light.

The gist of the workshop will be about capturing the moment - on the beaches, boardwalks, marinas, coastal landscapes, nearby Savannah - I guide my students in the process of painting from photos, including editing the images on Photoshop then using oils in an efficient, colorful, fun process.

If you are interested in signing up, please call Vince Fazio, the arts director of the Sedona Arts Center  - contact info is on the right hand column of this blog or on this link.   As of today, there are 7 openings. Vince also assists me at the workshop - helping students with editing and printing the images on paper.

I'd love to have you join me - I work hard to make sure it's worth it.

~ Gratefully,  Karin J

"Cliffhanger"

8 x 8"

oil on masonite
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A gentleman finishing up the last chapter on the beach on Hilton Head Island.

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"Oh the Good Life"

8 x 8"

oil on masonite
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I've been back to painting and catching up on a few new summer paintings for the Morris & Whiteside Gallery - including this basset hound that I'm clearly enamored with.

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Iowa

We're happy to be home - our cross-country road trip was fabulous, Zac & Joey were excellent travelers and although it included a flat tire in Oklahoma, a speeding ticket in Texas, a car repair in San Francisco, a warning ticket in Nebraska and we managed to lock all 3 sets of keys in the car in Iowa - you learn to go with the flow.  Traveling is dynamic.  And the experience of going thru forests, deserts, farmlands, canyons and mountains is worth it.  

I set up a blog RoadRunners 2012 if you're interested in a few photos, including the workshop I held in San Francisco, which was fantastic.  If you get on the blog, rewind and start with the first post - our trip from Atlanta to San Francisco.  We traveled mostly on Hwy 40 going west, then up the coast to San Francisco, where we arrived on the 8th day.  The new post includes some workshop pictures and our trip going east then home.  We had to detour south to avoid a snowstorm on Hwy 80, then cut back up through Las Vegas, through Utah and joined up with Hwy 70 to Denver - then cut north to the Lincoln Hwy (30) through Nebraska and Iowa.  The photo above is one of the last we took, on the Grant Wood Byway, before we motivated to home, where we arrived on the 8th night.

We traveled 6,300 miles, through 14 states and we continuously saw paintings in our heads on every turn and over every mountain.  Truly the most inspirational experience of my life.  Do it when you can.

I need some recovery time and some catching up with chores - I'll be back to painting asap.

Bye For Now

Just wanted to wish you all Happy Trails, and I'll be blogging from the road and the workshop in San Francisco - stay tuned for that. Traveling is my inspiration, I'm very excited.

Speaking of traveling and inspiration - I read about this guy, Matt - who currently is blogging about 'walking every street in New York City'. He takes photos every day, it's fascinating. Last year, Matt walked from Rockaway Beach, New York across the country to Rockaway Beach, Oregon and blogged the whole trip. I admire his guts.

~ Happy Trails

"Child Seat"

6 x 12"
oil on masonite
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A new painting - the simple pleasure of plopping down on the beach and playing with the gloppy, wet sand.

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Any Iowans Out There?

If anyone out there knows Iowa - I'm researching where the best farmland/rolling hills are?

"Mentor"

11 x 6"

oil on masonite
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Getting a few paintings done before the big road trip - a true big brother leading the way on a walk down the beach. I need to train Zac & Joey to do this.

For a larger view, click here.

My New Book 'ATL to NYC and back'

Just so happens, on the same day the auction ended for my last painting in my series ATL to NYC and back, I got my first copy of the new book. And you may notice, the last painting 'Ribbons In The Sky' is on the front cover of the book - I think it looks very cool.

The book is officially proofed and now officially for sale on Blurb - and soon we'll be on our way across the country, to San Francisco, where I have a workshop. I'm very excited. Surely that means a lot of new paintings, several new series and more books in the future.

here's a reminder for a couple of things -

- the workshop in San Francisco still has 3 openings, info is on the right hand column and...
- Brett has just listed 4 brand-new Tabletop Easels, expecting more would be available late May.

Thank you, in advance, for the purchase of my new book - it surely will help fund our big road trip.

~ Happy St. Patrick's Day

"Ribbons In The Sky"

6 x 6"
oil on masonite
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I've wanted to paint this subject for a long time. If I could easily pull off a highway when I see these huge overpasses, and take tons of photos while cars and semis are whizzing by me at 80 mph - I'd probably have painted this long ago. I love these strong, majestic structures. This is in Springfield, Virginia - the starting point for our way home.

This new painting happens to be the last of my series ATL to NYC & Back - the 50th piece. I had a hard time deciding on the last image - it was either this or our pups, Zac & Joey. They're a part of the story, although they didn't come into our lives until two days after we returned home. After spending ten days in New York City, we developed such strong dog-envy, petting just about everyone's dogs we met on the streets and in the parks. We missed that part of our lives. On the way home, we both decided it was time and two days later we adopted Zac and Joey.

But...... I really wanted to paint this subject and thought it was somewhat symbolic of the end of our trip. And knowing I'll create a book of this series, Zac and Joey will be included on the back cover. Cool beans.

I want to share some thoughts about doing this series, what I've learned, etc - I'll do that in a couple of days. For now I've got to start on that book.

"Berry Yummy"

6 x 6"
oil on masonite
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This was fun to paint - an addition to my series ATL to NYC & Back - an ode to blueberry pie. Our long road trip home included a stopover visit with family on Memorial Day, including good company, good food and a slice of homemade blueberry pie that Brett's mom made for us which was incredibly delicious.

"Old Jersey"

6 x 6"
oil on masonite
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A pair of old houses hovering above the New Jersey Turnpike, on a bright, blue-sky, Memorial Day weekend. This is an addition to my series ATL to NYC & Back.

"Bloomfield"

6 x 6"
oil on masonite
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I'm almost at the end of my series ATL to NYC & Back - and I just painted one of my personal favorites. I love it when that happens.

This is quintessential Bloomfield, New Jersey - little grandma houses in old neighborhoods. I love those old homes. We met up with our car, which was parked for free while we were in New York City, said thanks to a good friend, and we were soon on our way.

Workshop in Hilton Head

Just a quick shout to announce I'm holding another workshop this fall in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Registration is now available, the details can be found on the right hand column, including the contact info to sign up. You can click here for a summary of the workshop.

Also want to mention there are 3 openings to attend my workshop in San Francisco in April. You can read more here.

Would love to have you join me ~