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Archive for August, 2007

First Flush

Friday, August 31st, 2007

“First Flush” 9 x 12 oil on canvas on board
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When spring comes to Descanso Gardens, the first flush of roses is a sight to behold. In fact, it’s pretty darn spectacular any time of year, even now when the hot summer colors radiate from every corner.
Yesterday I […]

Castle Green - new show UPDATE

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

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Today I was delighted to get a notification that this will be one of 15 paintings accepted into the upcoming juried California Art Club group exhibition “California in Focus: Scenes of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley. Part 2″
The exhibition will be on view at Marston’s Restaurant in […]

­ Thank you again, EBSQ

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

For the second time this summer, one of my paintings has been chosen as EBSQ art of the day.

EBSQ is an organization of self-representing artists who sell their work on eBay, and I’m delighted that the curator chose this as an example to represent the weekly theme of Portraits of Men.
In the […]

Vineyard Sunset

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Vineyard Sunset 14 x 18 - oil on canvas
This painting will be going into a show beginning on September 15 - my first group show at Descanso Gardens.
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know how much I love Descanso - in every season. It’s one of my very favorite places […]

Daisies and Crystal by Karen Winters

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Daisies and Crystal 9 x 12 - watercolor
I’m working on a rather large watercolor for a special project, but in the meantime, to have something to post, I did this quick sketch of some flowers in one of my cut glass vases. As it turned out I became more interested in the facets […]

Castle Green Balcony - Pasadena - by Karen Winters

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

“Castle Green Balcony” - 9 x 12 oil on board
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One of Pasadena’s most venerable landmarks is the Castle Green, which was built before the turn of the 20th century as an annex to the Hotel Green by Col George Green, who made his fortune in the patent medicine business. It has […]

Saturday’s Show in La Canada

Friday, August 17th, 2007

If you’re in LA, I’m going to be exhibiting these new paintings for the first time tomorrow afternoon at Flintridge’s Sacred Heart Academy. The show and benefit is in conjunction with the California Art Club.

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Here’s the info from their press release:
The California Art Club is very excited to be participating in Faith & Hope: […]

In the Garden

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

“In the Garden” 9 x 12 - oil on canvasboard
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I tried posting this using Qumana, the blogging application that lets you compose a blog posting in a dedicated application (not a browser.) Although I like the ability to add formatting easily, I don’t see a way to preview […]

Painting like crazy

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

I’m painting and framing like crazy on deadline for three different shows; updates coming soon. In the meantime, so you don’t think I’m slacking, here’s one from the archives …

Santa Barbara Glow - 7 1/2 x 11″ - acrylic

Cherry Reflections - Daily Painting

Monday, August 6th, 2007

“Cherry Reflections” - 8 x 10 oil on canvas -
Here’s a detail of the painting. Actual size of this cherry is about 1 3/4″ across. Click to enlarge.

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