“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

“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 (shipping and handling included within US)

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“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.”

“Cat Caution,” contemporary cat portrait painting

© Carolee Clark, “Cat Caution,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″ x .75″

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

“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 cat painting “Feline Focus”

© Carolee Clark, “Feline Focus,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

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 cat painting portrait “Confetti”

© Carolee Clark, “Confetti,” acrylic, 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″

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

 

Contemporary cattle painting of mother and her calf, “Making An Impression”

© Carolee Clark, “Making An Impression,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″ x 3/4″

“Making An Impression”
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$125 (includes shipping and handling within the US)

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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 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 portrait painting of a horse, “Grace”

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

“Grace”    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 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 horse painting “Quick Nibbles”

© Carolee Clark, “Quick Nibbles,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

Sketch for this painting is below.

© Carolee Clark, Sketch for “Quick Nibbles”

Contemporary horse painting “Grazing Green”

© Carolee Clark, “Grazing Green,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Grazing Green”    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 Bhutan. Here is the Google street view link.

Abstract painting “Elements of Truth”

© Carolee Clark, “Elements of Truth,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Elements of Truth”
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$125 (includes shipping and handling within the US)

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This painting is a submission for the Virtual Paint Out blog. The area of concentration this month is Bhutan. Here is the Google street view link.

One might not know that the reference for this painting was taken from something real. I really wanted to pull away from trying to make it look true to life.

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 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 boat painting “Off Season”

© Carolee Clark, “Off Season,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Off Season” 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 Greenland. Here is the Google street view link.

Contemporary aspen tree painting “Wind Chimes”

© Carolee Clark, “Wind Chimes,” acrylic, 40″ x 30″ x 1.5″

“Wind Chimes”
by Carolee Clark
40″ x 30″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$2100 (plus $150 shipping and handling within the US)

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Aspen trees!  One of my favorite subjects.  Although this is a pretty large painting it felt small compared the one I finished last week (“Entanglements.“)  This one would fit into my car.

Contemporary dog portrait painting “Winston”

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

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

This cute little guy is a Havanese.  An adorable good hearted little black and white fellow (oops might have gotten the colors wrong 🙂 ).

Contemporary rural landscape painting of a farm “Farm Country”

© Carolee Clark, “Farm Country,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

The Willamette Valley is full of farms and fields.  I am inspired by the buildings and farm land surrounding me and take great liberty with the subtleties in the land with rolls, sweeps, caligraphy and color.

Contemporary painting of an owl “Designer Dressed”

© Carolee Clark, “Designer Dressed,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

I can totally see a dress made out of feathery strips of fabulous soft fabric that flutters when a person made the slightest movement.  Wouldn’t that be a hoot to wear?  I actually hate to shop so don’t have a lot of nice clothes but I do like to dress up in pretty things!