“Exaltation” contemporary floral abstract painting

© Carolee Clark, “Exaltation,” 7″ x 5″, watercolor on paper

“Exaltation”    sold
by Carolee Clark
7″ x 5″
watercolor on paper, unframed

“Jumble” contemporary floral abstract painting

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

“Jumble”
by Carolee Clark
7″ x 5″
watercolor on paper, unframed

 

“Spring” contemporary abstract floral painting

© Carolee Clark, “Spring,” 10″ x 10″ x 3/4″, acrylic

“Spring”   sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x .75″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“All That Is Floral” contemporary floral painting

© Carolee Clark, “All That Is Floral,” 10″ x 10″ x .75″, acrylic

“All That Is Floral”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x .75″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Twig & Blossom,” contemporary floral painting

© Carolee Clark, “Twig & Blossom,” 10″ x 10″ x .75″, acrylic

“Twig & Blossom”
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x .75″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$125 (plus shipping and handling)

To purchase, contact the artist here.

“Winter Bouquet,” contemporary floral painting

© Carolee Clark, “Winter Bouquet,” 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, acyrlic

“Winter Bouquet”    sold
by Carolee Clark
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I painted over a landscape painting to get this one and there is only a speck or two that is left of the original painting. I wanted to create beautiful color. As one of my friends likes to say, “I just wanted to push paint around.”

“All About Bananas,” contemporary still life painting of bananas

© Carolee Clark, “All About Bananas,” acrylic, 30″ x 30″ x 1.5″

“All About Bananas”    sold
by Carolee Clark
30″ x 30″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I am so excited to show you this next photo from Allison.  She and her husband, Khoi, just added one of my paintings to their collection and it looks fabulous!!  Allison plans on adding some burnt orange pillows which will add a pop of color on the sofa and help tie into the colors of the painting.  Look at how the lines of the curtain go with the lines of the sky in the painting.  It is such a warm, comfortable and happy room!  I’m thrilled that my painting found a beautiful home.

© Allison Blum Le

Contemporary painting of a cart with fruit and flowers “The Watermelon Wagon”

© Carolee Clark, “The Watermelon Wagon,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

Clothesline Sale of Art 2015 is this Saturday!  Come see my work, the work of other talented local artists and introduce yourself!

Benton County Courthouse Lawn
120 NW 4th Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Saturday, August 1, 2015  9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Contemporary painting “Box of Chocolates”

© Carolee Clark, “Box of Chocolates,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″ x 3/4″

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

Contemporary floral painting “Joys of Summer”

© Carolee Clark, “Joys of Summer,” acrylic, 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″

“Joys of Summer”    sold
by Carolee Clark
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Our outdoor painting group “Vistas & Vineyards” has started up again with our annual trip to Garland Nursery in Corvallis, Oregon. There is always so much to choose from to paint here, but I settled on some pots of flowers and a steel bike “planter.” The temperature was cool but it felt great to be outside to paint again.

Contemporary floral painting “Just for the Fun of It”

© Carolee Clark, “Just for the Fun of It,” acrylic, 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″

“Just for the Fun of It”    sold
by Carolee Clark
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary floral painting “Three Daisies”

© Carolee Clark, “Three Daisies,” acrylic, 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″

“Three Daisies”    sold
by Carolee Clark
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I continue to make a liar out of myself by painting flowers. Three weeks ago I stated in public that I don’t paint florals or still life because I’m not a gardener or a collector of things.  I think that I paint landscapes or figures like crazy for a while and then need a visual break and a different kind of challenge.  This must be my break.

Contemporary floral painting of tulips “Welcome Back”

© Carolee Clark, “Welcome Back,” acrylic, 36″ x 48″ x 1.5″

“Welcome Back”
by Carolee Clark
36″ x 48″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$2900 (plus $190 shipping and handling within the US)

Click here for larger image.

Contemporary floral flower painting “Among Friends”

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

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

I started sketching these flowers and came up with a decent composition.  First I started painting big white blossoms but it never wowed me.  I kept painting from the sketch and photo the first day, but when I came back to it the next day I put those away and concentrated on what was happening on the canvas.   Next I plan on doing a large canvas full of flowers!

© Carolee Clark

Contemporary floral painting “Rambunctious Buds”

© Carolee Clark, “Rambunctious Buds,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

Another very playful painting … Just having fun!  Last February I wrote a newsletter about naming paintings, its difficulty, necessity and process.  This one just popped into my head as I sat down at the computer to save it.  It is nice when this happens.

Abstracted floral painting “Bloomin’ Color”

© Carolee Clark, “Bloomin’ Color,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

I needed to shake myself up and just have fun.  This painting is exactly what I wanted.

Contemporary flower painting “Floral Lineup”

© Carolee Clark, “Floral Lineup,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

Contemporary painting of blueberries on a bush “How Sweet They Are”

© Carolee Clark, “How Sweet They Are,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“How Sweet They Are”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

A month ago I had a tour of a friend’s garden and was awed at the transformation of her back yard into a peaceful oasis, complete with beautiful flowers, a pond and fish, blueberries and tomatoes.  It is obviously a labor of love.  These blueberries are from one of the photos I took.

Contemporary painting “Fashion Accessories” still life of hats, purses and shoes

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

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

I kept opening my sketchbook to this sketch so I figured that it was finally time to paint it.

“Celebrate with Cake,” contemporary still life painting of fancy cakes

© Carolee Clark, “Celebrate with Cake,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

Other News:

My show “Colorscapes” is open at Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona for the month of April.  The Artists Reception (I will be attending!) will be tomorrow, Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 7 – 9 pm.

If you are in the area, please stop by and see my work!!

Xanadu Gallery
7039 E. Main St. #101
Scottsdale, AZ

“Picnic Peppers,” contemporary still life painting of red bell peppers

© Carolee Clark, “Picnic Peppers,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

“Tart Beginnings,” contemporary still life painting of pears

© Carolee Clark, “Tart Beginnings,” acrylic, 22″ x 28″ x 1.5″

“Tart Beginnings”    sold
by Carolee Clark
22″ x 28″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

 

“Doing the Splits,” contemporary still life painting of bananas

© Carolee Clark, “Doing the Splits,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Doing the Splits”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Teacher’s Haul,” contemporary still life painting of apples

© Carolee Clark, “Teacher’s Haul,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Teacher’s Haul”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Cook’s Essentials,” expressionistic still life daily painting

© Carolee Clark, “Cook’s Essentials,” 10″ x 10″, acrylic

“Cook’s Essentials”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas