“Homeward” contemporary figure painting of a woman on a bike

“Homeward,” 7″ x 5″, watercolor on paper

“Homeward”    sold
by Carolee Clark
7″ x 5″
watercolor on paper

“Fashion Fix,” contemporary figure painting of women in a retail store

© Carolee Clark, “Fashion Fix,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Fashion Fix”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Thank you to all who came out to the reception at Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ on April 3rd, 2013.  It was such a pleasure to meet you and I appreciate the effort that you made to come and see my work in person!

“Sun Warrior,” contemporary figure painting in the yoga pose “Sun Warrior”

© Carolee Clark, “Sun Warrior,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Sun Warrior”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

My first step is to sketch the image on the canvas.  I usually just use black but I’ve used some red here (see below):

© Carolee Clark

Contemporary painting of a couple hugging “The Hug”

© Carolee Clark, “The Hug,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“The Hug”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Art Reception alert … in Philomath, Oregon this coming Friday! If you are in the area, please come and see me and artists Tom Allen and Sue Harrell and our work “Shared Landscapes” at:

Benton County Museum
1101 Main Street, Philomath, OR
Reception May 15, 2015
5:00 – 7:00 pm

Contemporary figure painting with woman and dog “Small Steps”

© Carolee Clark, “Small Steps,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Small Steps”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary figure painting with bicycles “New Friends”

© Carolee Clark, “New Friends,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“New Friends” sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary figure painting of a woman on a bicycle “Cycling Chic”

© Carolee Clark, “Cycling Chic,” acrylic, 28″ x 22″ x 1.5″

“Cycling Chic”
by Carolee Clark
28″ x 22″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$1075 (plus $65 shipping and handling within the US)

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© Carolee Clark, “Cycling Chic”

Contemporary figure painting “She’s the One”

© Carolee Clark, “She’s the One,” acrylic, 24″ x 24″ x 1.5″

“She’s the One”
by Carolee Clark
24″ x 24″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$995 (plus $60 shipping and handling within the US)

Click here for larger image.

Contemporary figure painting of a woman with a violin “Play It Again”

© Carolee Clark, “Play It Again,” acrylic, 30″ x 24″ x 1.5″

“Play It Again”
by Carolee Clark
30″ x 24″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$1260 (plus $75 shipping and handling within US)

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Contemporary figure painting “Back to Basics”

© Carolee Clark, “Back to Basics,” acrylic, 30″ x 30″ x 1.5″

“Back to Basics”
by Carolee Clark
30″ x 30″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$1575 (plus $78 shipping and handling within US)

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Some have said there is a hint of Klimt in my work.  I think that we both enjoyed patterns and adding shapes.  Do you agree?  I do it because I enjoy breaking up the large areas with playful spots of interest.  I wonder why Klimt did it.

Contemporary figure painting of a woman with a dog “Patience”

© Carolee Clark, “Patience,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Patience” sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

 I love acrylics.  I was working on this painting with two figures and a dog and was happy with the first figure and knew the second one really needed work.  She wasn’t finished.  Then I wondered if the second one was just taking away attention from what I loved in the painting (the woman in the skirt and the dog) so took her out all together.  It was so easy to do!

I might do another painting with both figures.

© Carolee Clark, “Patience” (early stage)

Contemporary figure painting, woman on a bicycle, “Jam Packed”

© Carolee Clark, “Jam Packed,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Jam Packed”  sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary figure painting “Concentration”

© Carolee Clark, “Concentration,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Concentration”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

 

Contemporary painting of sailing “Catching the Breeze”

© Carolee Clark, “Catching the Breeze,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Catching the Breeze”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary figure painting of a runner “Runner’s High”

© Carolee Clark, “Runner’s High,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Runner’s High”   sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary figure painting of woman on bicycle with a dog “Drafting”

© Carolee Clark, “Drafting,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Drafting”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Drafting is a technique that cyclists use to lessen the effects of the wind.  If one rides directly behind or behind and slightly to the side, one can save a lot of energy.  I figure that this dog is doing it instinctively.

New commission completed … strutting looking good!

© Carolee Clark, acrylic 40″ x 30″ x 1.5″

This is a large painting I’ve recently completed for collectors in Arizona. I’m very pleased with the way it turned out so I hope they like it!

 

Painting of a female golfer “In Full Swing”

© Carolee Clark, “In Full Swing,” acrylic, 24″ x 18″ x 1.5″

“In Full Swing”    sold
by Carolee Clark
24″ x 18″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I revisit this subject every once in a while because golf is a game I adore.  I often use the same few photographs that I took at an LPGA event in Portland, Oregon a few years back.  One isn’t suppose to take photographs at these events but I didn’t know that at the time.  I’d love to get some more photographs from which to work at some point.  Perhaps the OSU women’s team would allow me to take their photos?

The PAC 12 conference was just at Trysting Tree here in Corvallis which would have been the perfect opportunity.  However I was a bit sick at the time and the weather was miserable so I stayed in the studio and worked.

“Degas Inspired,” contemporary painting of a dancer

© Carolee Clark, “Degas Inspired,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Degas Inspired”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I was looking at an image of a Edgar Degas ballerina painting recently and thought it would be fun to use something of his as inspiration for a painting. I looked at some of his work on line and came up with this sculpture “Spanish Dancer.”  I thought I could use incorporate this gesture.

The photograph is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

“Dance Recital,” contemporary figure painting, adult and child dancers

© Carolee Clark, “Dance Recital,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Dance Recital”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I used one of Kate Nowland’s photographs in her whimsical clothing as reference for this painting. Click here (EvieGreenPixie clothing) to see her very fun work.

“Born to Bake,” contemporary figure painting in a bakery

© Carolee Clark, “Born to Bake,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Born to Bake”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Confidences,” contemporary figure painting

© Carolee Clark, “Confidences,” acrylic, 24″ x 24″ x 1.5″

“Confidences”    sold
by Carolee Clark
24″ x 24″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Stop and Smell the Roses,” contemporary figure painting of woman and bicycle

© Carolee Clark, “Stop & Smell the Roses,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Stop & Smell the Roses”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

This painting is a submission for the Virtual Paint Out blog. The area of concentration this month is Slovenia.

“Flower Wagon,” contemporary urban scene painting with figures and flowers

© Carolee Clark, “Flower Wagon,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Flower Wagon”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Drawing a Crowd,” contemporary figure painting

© Carolee Clark, “Drawing a Crowd,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Drawing a Crowd”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

This painting is a submission for the Virtual Paint Out blog.  Bill Guffey started the VPO blog five years ago this month.  Thank you Bill!  The area of concentration this month is Washington, DC.