Still Life Fruit and Flowers Contemporary Painting "Fruit and Flowers" by Colorado Mixed Media Abstract Artist Carol Nelson

After doing a lot of abstracts, my garden is my inspiration for this floral painting. I love the colors and the impasto texture of this oil painting.

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"TRELLIS" 10162, daily painter textured abstract floral © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"TRELLIS" 10162

This painting is a testament to the fact that an artist with a messy studio is more apt to come up with creative approaches to a painting.  The basic floral painting here was kind of ho-hum.  I made it to demonstrate for my class how a random field of texture and color could be made into something recognizable and exciting.  Well, mine was recognizable, but far from exciting.
So it laid around on my worktable for two weeks.  Meanwhile, I'm working on other things.  Today I noticed that some strips of painted watercolor paper lying the chaos on my table were in a similar color palette to the painting.
I moved things around until I got to this composition.  I just like the way it looks - nice color harmony and interesting composition.  It's a floral painting that makes you STOP and look for a while.

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"BLOSSOMS 3, 10157" textured impressionist floral © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"BLOSSOMS 3, 10157"

As you can see, this impressionist floral is also heavily textured. For purchase information, please click here to go to my website.

"BLOSSOMS 2, 10156" textured impressionist floral © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"BLOSSOMS 2, 10156"

You can probably see the similarity in style between this painting and the previous one, "BLOSSOMS 1".  The sheet of wc paper I used for this painting had these high chroma warm colors plus splashes of dark blue going across randomly.  Even though I didn't incorporate the splashes into the design, they add a random quality I like.

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"SPRING ETERNAL 2," 10131, daily painter textured floral still life © Carol Nelson Fine Art

No painting is safe hanging in the home of an artist! This large 24x48 painting has been hanging in my bedroom for two years. Actually, the third one down is the previous incarnation of this painting. You'll notice the original version had a dark brown, solid background - dramatic, but kind of depressing. For two years, I've looked at it wondering what was wrong. Today I took it off the wall and said to myself, I don't like it and I'm either going to totally ruin it or make it better.

It had a coating of Soluvar varnish on it which I had to remove with mineral spirits before I could begin revamping the painting. Almost everything I did to it was on the background areas. I can't believe how much more vibrant and colorful it looks now. Amazing, really.
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"ORIENTAL RED," 10129, daily painter textured poppy © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Another poppy painting. I love the intensity of these red poppies. They are actually slightly redder (less orange) than they are in these photos. If I increased the red tone in the photo, the background was not accurate, so this is a compromise.
As you might notice, I started out with a under painting of blues and purples, then overlayed it with beige, gray and green tones. The neutral background really makes the reds pop.

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PATCHWORK, 9116, abstract floral collage by Carol Nelson © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Surprise!!!! More poppies. Of course, it's no surprise that I'm painting my favorite flowers again. The fun part of this painting was coming up with different treatments for the various rectangles in the composition. It turned out to be much more difficult than I thought it would be.

Some of the rectangles were two or three different colors or surface treatments before I was done. I suppose I could have worked it all out on paper before I started, but that would be too methodical for me - my inner child likes to play with the materials. The larger central gray/brown rectangle has actually two layers of rice paper on it.

The vertical and horizontal lines are straight. The camera slightly distorts the lines so they look slightly bent. Also, the metal leaf between most of the rectangles doesn't show well.

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GOLDEN POPPIES 1, 9102, textured poppy floral painting © Carol Nelson Fine Art

I haven't painted any poppies lately and was having withdrawal symptoms. Usually I've painted them on a canvas ground, so this painting on MDF panel was something new. I really like the way the sculpted petals look on this smooth surface.
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BLUE HEAVEN, 9099, textured blue hydrangea flowers © Carol Nelson Fine Art

I enjoyed doing a hydrangea commission so much last week I just had to try doing another one. This one is on 6 x 6 inch panel and also features use of abundant texture. For purchase information, please see my website.

POPPY

I don't usually show the frames around paintings, but this particular frame looked so good around this giclee print of my original painting, Poppy, that I had to post it.
This professionally done giclee print is a limited edition of 50. The print measures 11 x 14 and the outside dimensions of the rich, black wood frame measures 18 x 21.5 inches (45.7 x 54.6 cm). Printed on canvas, the giclee is is identical to the original oil painting and comes with a certificate of authenticity with my signature and the edition number.
Giclee with frame is $275, including shipping in the continental US. Please contact me at carolnelsonfineart@comcast.net and get an early start on your Christmas shopping.

Fuchsia, 9045, original floral painting

Need a spot of color on your wall? This fuchsia closeup may do the trick. As things are starting to really green up in my yard, the garden centers are gearing up for the spring onslaught. I'm remembering this pot of fuchsias I had hanging on the patio last summer. I like the double flowers which have all these folded, twisted petals. For purchase information on this painting, please click here for my website.

Follow the Sun 2, still life daisies

The same flowers as the previous post were the inspiration for this painting. I love the full range of colors in this piece. For purchase information, please see my website:

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Follow the Sun, still life daisies

This painting is of some daisies that kept their "faces" turned toward the sun. On 2.5 inch deep stretcher bars, this painting does not require framing.
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Fall Bouquet, 06708

Not every painting is successful. I was trying for spontaneity wielding a loose palette knife. It's not really there. I had to really work it. And it fell face down on the floor at one point.

It DOES have lots of texture and my favorite colors, so that's a plus. One instructor told me, when all else fails, use splatter. I laughed to myself as I used the toothbrush to splatter on the white.

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Ensemble, 03808, revised, 24x24 original oil

Sometimes I have to live with a painting for a while before I know what's wrong with it. Today's painting is a case in point. I originally posted this on May 4th of this year (you can scroll down and see the original version). I never got around to varnishing is because I knew, deep down, it might need revisings.

All I added was another flower in the middle, toned down the edges on the purple verticle stripes, and added some drips. The composition is stronger in this version and I'm ready to varnish it now.

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I Promised You a Rose Garden, 30x30 acrylic floral

This painting is a mystery to me. I did it a couple years ago. I've taken it to 2 or 3 shows, where it has been greatly admired and complimented, but it has not sold. Maybe it's the frame, which is a simple home made pine frame stained light brown. It's time for this painting to find a new home. For the month of June, this painting is only $600, including shipping (in the US).

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ENSEMBLE, 24x24 oil, original floral still life

My goal in this painting was to have a lot of soft edges. I wanted to SUGGEST flowers, but not paint them individually. The vertical purple stripes were added toward the end in an attempt to give the painting more structure. My painter's eye was wandering around aimlessly, so the hard edged stripes gives the eye a place to pause and focus.

I painted the majority of this painting with a 1 inch cheapo bristle brush costing $0.65. Those cheap brushes are actually quite good at pushing paint around.

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SPRING ETERNAL II, 03708, 24x48 red tulip painting

I TOLD you I love painting this red/purple combination. LOL. Actually, I've had enough of it for now. I enjoyed painting that little version of this bouquet so much (see earlier post from April 20th), that I decided to try it on a grand scale.

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SPRING ETERNAL, 03508, acylic triptych of red tulips

Tulips are blooming in my neighborhood, so I was inspired to paint this bouquet again. I am so attracted to the red/purple combination.

This painting is on three 5x7 gallery wrap canvases, another example of using multiple canvases for one painting. If you click on the image to enlarge it, you'll see that I left white canvas showing in some areas on the edges of the flowers. Sometimes I used white paint. These little touches of white add sparkle to the painting. Every now and then, when I complete a painting, I KNOW I NAILED IT. If I never sell this painting I'll be happy to keep it.

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POPPY TRIPTYCH, 03308, acrylic floral painting on 3 canvases

I like experimenting with multiple canvases. I've done many diptych, triptych, and even quadtych paintings. This is the same floral reference photo I used for Poppy Quadtych posted a couple weeks ago.

If you look carefully, each flower is outlined in yellow-gold. I left a white boarder around each flower, then the final step was to paint the boarder with quinacridone gold acrylic paint (Golden brand.) I love that tube of q. gold. It'l like sunshine in a tube. It's so transparent, it only shows on the white areas.

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