Contemporary landscape painting “Otter Crest”

© Carolee Clark, “Otter Crest,” acrylic, 28″ x 22″ x 1.5″

“Otter Crest”   gone
by Carolee Clark
28″ x 28″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

This is a painting I had started a few years ago and just finished changing yesterday.

Contemporary landscape painting “Field Guardian”

© Carolee Clark, “Field Guardian,” acrylic, 22″ x 28″ x 1.5″

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

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Contemporary tree painting “Longevity”

© Carolee Clark, “Longevity,” acrylic, 48″ x 48″ x 1.5″

“Longevity”
by Carolee Clark
48″ x 48″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$4000 (plus $280 shipping and handling within US)

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I pushed myself towards using a different color scheme with predominately blues and purples.

Other News:

• See some of my figurative work at the Corvallis Art Center (Corrine Woodman Gallery front and back rooms in Corvallis, Oregon) from now until March 28, 2015.  While you are there take a look at the Community Open Show which is always a treat to see.

• I have started Instagram!  My user name is caroleeclark.  Take a look on this blog’s right side under “Instagram.”

Contemporary tree painting “Companionship”

© Carolee Clark, “Companionship,” acrylic, 60″ x 48″ x 1.5″

“Companionship”    sold
by Carolee Clark
60″ x 48″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

This is the second painting I have finished recently from reference photos that I took while walking in MacDonald Forest in Corvallis, Oregon.

I’ve included a couple of photographs of it hanging on a wall in my house too.   (Note:  the wall outlet is 4.5″ x 2.75″).   In the second photo you can see how I’ve continued the image around the edge of the canvas.

© Carolee Clark, “Companionship” hanging on the wall, 48″ x 60″ x 1.5″, acrylic

© Carolee Clark, “Companionship” hanging on the wall, side view

 

Contemporary landscape painting “At the Lake”

© Carolee Clark, “At the Lake,” acrylic, 18″ x 24″ x 1.5″

“At the Lake”
by Carolee Clark
18″ x 24″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$750 (plus $45 shipping and handling within the US)

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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 tree painting “Entanglements”

© Carolee Clark, “Entanglements,” 60″ x 48″ x 1.5″

“Entanglements”
by Carolee Clark
60″ x 48″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$5000 (plus $400 shipping and handling within the US)

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There are some beautiful trees where I enjoy walking in MacDonald Forest at the end of Oak Creek Drive.  I have taken some photographs of them.  They are huge!

This is the largest painting I have ever finished.  We hung it in the living room so that I could photograph it on the wall and it made the 4′ x 3′ painting that had been hanging there look very small indeed.

It is raining and quite dark today so I had to turn on every light I could which made the light look a warm yellow.

© Carolee Clark

© Carolee Clark

 

Contemporary autumn tree painting “November’s Pause”

© Carolee Clark, “November’s Pause,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

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

I’m gearing up to do a few more larger landscape paintings so needed to do some studies.  This is the first one.

Philomath Open Studios – Thank you to all of you who came out to see my work in my studio during this year’s Philomath Open Studios!  This is the painting I was working on during the second weekend.

Large contemporary painting of birch trees “Birch Banter Echo” completes diptych

© Carolee Clark, “Birch Banter Echo,” acrylic, 36″ x 36″ x 1.5″

“Birch Banter Echo”    sold
by Carolee Clark
36″ x 36″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I loved the first “Birch Banter” painting that I did and was very excited to do a sister painting to expand the experience.  If you are planning to do a diptych I would suggest doing it all at once rather than one at a time, but sometimes one doesn’t know that the urge will be there to do another one.

Here they are together.  I’m hoping to sell them as a set but they do work as well separately.

© Carolee Clark, “Birch Banter” and “Birch Banter Echo”, acrylic, 36″ x 72″ of painted canvas

Contemporary landscape painting “Burch Farm”

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

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

This was started on location near Airlie Road outside of Corvallis.  It is over the hill from Burch Farm.

Contemporary landscape painting of trees and a river “Spring Melt”

© Carolee Clark, “Spring Melt,” acrylic, 24″ x 30″ x 1.5″

“Spring Melt”    sold
by Carolee Clark
24″ x 30″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

This is the Similkameen River in Manning Park, British Columbia.

Clothesline Sale of Art 2014 is only two weeks away!

Mark your calendars to come and see the work of up to 60 artists … come see my work and introduce yourself!

Benton County Courthouse Lawn
120 NW 4th Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Saturday, August 2, 2014  9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Large contemporary painting of birch trees “Birch Banter”

© Carolee Clark, “Birch Banter,” acrylic, 36″ x 36″ x 1.5″

“Birch Banter”    sold
by Carolee Clark
36″ x 36″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I did a companion piece (Birch Banter Echo) for this one.  It also measures 36″ x 36″ x 1.5″.  Here they are together.

© Carolee Clark, “Birch Banter” and “Birch Banter Echo”, acrylic, 36″ x 72″ of painted canvas

“Dark Trees,” contemporary landscape painting with trees

© Carolee Clark, “Dark Trees,” acrylic, 48″ x 48″

“Dark Trees”
by Carolee Clark
48″ x 48″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
$4000

Available from Xanadu Gallery

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“Treescape,” contemporary tree painting

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

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

“Tree Tangles,” contemporary landscape painting of trees

© Carolee Clark, “Tree Tangles,” acrylic, 48″ x 48″

“Tree Tangles”     sold
by Carolee Clark
48″ x 48″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Into the Looking Glass,” contemporary expressionistic bird painting

© Carolee Clark, “Into the Looking Glass,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Into the Looking Glass”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

This little hawk had just flown into my window.  I heard a loud thump and then saw a flash by the window.  She was sitting in the tree so I took a photo.

“Bighorn Trail,” contemporary landscape painting

© Carolee Clark, “Bighorn Trail,” acrylic, 24″ x 24″

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

“Growing Close,” contemporary tree painting of aspens plus exciting news of mentorship program

© Carolee Clark, “Growing Close,” acrylic, 30″ x 30″

“Growing Close”   sold
by Carolee Clark
30″ x 30″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

News:

I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected by Jason Horejs of Xanadu Gallery for a mentorship program which will culminate in a one person show at Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale Arizona.

The news is still a little surreal for me as when I applied, I knew that there would be many, many incredible artists who would also want this exciting opportunity.  Jason has said that the selection process was much more difficult than he had anticipated of which I have no doubt.

When the announcement was made, I received some lovely and encouraging congratulatory emails.   I intend to do my best, work hard and prepare for a wonderful show.

Stay  tuned!

“Wooded Solitude,” contemporary landscape tree painting

© Carolee Clark, “Wooded Solitude,” acrylic, 30″ x 30″

“Wooded Solitude”    sold
by Carolee Clark
30″ x 30″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

With the Clothesline Sale approaching in Corvallis, Oregon (August 3, 2013) I was going through my inventory and realized that I needed to finish a couple of larger paintings.   Here is the first one that I have managed to complete!

“High Mountain Trees,” contemporary landscape painting with trees

© Carolee Clark, “High Mountain Trees” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“High Mountain Trees”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Showing at Sam’s Station in Corvallis

I will be showing a few paintings at Sam’s Station in Corvallis, Oregon for the month of June, 2013.  I am choosing the paintings to show this week.  For those of you who are local, check it out.

For those of you who cannot travel to Corvallis, you can check out most of my available paintings by clicking here.

Sketch for the painting
Below is my sketch for the above painting.  We were driving through some gorgeous aspen trees last week which were the bright green of spring.  Somehow they wanted to be yellow in the painting so I let them.

© Carolee Clark

“Natural Connections,” contemporary tree painting

© Carolee Clark, “Natural Connections,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Natural Connections”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Sweet Creek Trail,” contemporary landscape painting

© Carolee Clark, “Sweet Creek Trail,” 24″ x 24″, acrylic

“Sweet Creek Trail”    sold
by Carolee Clark
24″ x 24″
acrylic on wrapped canvas (1.5″)

I’m finishing up my next newsletter on the question that artists love to hate “How long did that take to paint?”   To receive it  subscribe to our newsletter.

“Winter Apples,” contemporary apple tree painting in winter

© Carolee Clark, “Winter Apples,” 10″ x 10″, acrylic

“Winter Apples”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Strong, Silent Type,” contemporary tree painting

© Carolee Clark, “Strong, Silent Type,” 10″ x 10″, acrylic

“Strong Silent Type”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Bay du Vin,” contemporary tree and landscape painting

© Carolee Clark, “Bay du Vin,” 10″ x 10″, acrylic

“Bay du Vin”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

This painting is a submission for the Virtual Paint Out blog. Their area of concentration this month is New Brunswick.