"Tumbling Roses"
Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010
Oil painting on linen (30"x30")
"More from the archives"
Monday, February 15, 2010
"Blue Iris" by Artist, NORA KASTEN
"Blue Iris" sold
Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010
Oil painting on linen on board (7"x5")
I'm not sick but certainly don't feel the best right now so I'm posting some paintings from my archives.
WEBSITE: WWW.NORAKASTEN.COM
Sunday, February 14, 2010
"Megan" Oil Painting by Artist NORA KASTEN
"Megan"
Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010
Oil painting on linen (16"x 12")
This is my granddaughter, Megan, when she was six or seven years old. She will be twenty-four in April. I'm just reminiscing.
WEBSITE: WWW.NORAKASTEN.COM
Friday, February 12, 2010
"Rejection" by Artist NORA KASTEN
"Rejection"
Oil painting on linen (16"x12")
I scraped yesterday's painting and just didn't want to scrape today's also. The title "Rejection" is apt. The painting looks like I'm sad but it couldn't be further from the truth. I am so happy because my good friend and artist, Cynthia Richards from Indiana will be here this evening. Our visit will be short because they are traveling over to the east coast of Florida tomorrow. We have sooooo much to catch up on. We talk every week on the phone but last March, 2009 was my last visit to Indiana and our last get together.
"Hopefully, you will visit my website to view the paintings."
WEBSITE: WWW.NORAKASTEN.COM
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
"A Small Bouquet" Oil Painting by Artist NORA KASTEN
"A Small Bouquet"
Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010
Oil painting on linen on board (8"x10")
"Many more paintings on my website."
WEBSITE: WWW.NORAKASTEN.COM
Sunday, February 7, 2010
"Blue Lilacs" Oil Painting by Artist NORA KASTEN
"Blue Lilacs"
Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010
Oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas (12"x12"x1")
"There is a beautiful blue that I'm seeking to put on canvas but I haven't found it yet."
WEBSITE: www.norakasten.com
Saturday, February 6, 2010
"White Roses On Blue" Oil Painting by Artist NORA KASTEN
"White Roses On Blue"
Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010
Oil painting on textured canvas (24"x20")
"Please visit my website to view many, many more paintings."
WEBSITE: www.norakasten.com
Friday, February 5, 2010
Framed Painting by Artist NORA KASTEN
"Ruby Gem" (framed)
Acrylic & Pastel painting on sanded paper on board framed (44"x44")
I framed and hung "Ruby Gem" this morning in a passageway between the kitchen and family room. Of course getting a good photo of it is difficult because of window and lamp reflections on it from across the room. I like this painting and even my husband says it's pleasant to view but he might like it even better upside down . . . . he doesn't like the abstract style.
There are plenty of paintings to view on my website in the traditional style as well as my "Modern Expressions".
WEBSITE: www.norakasten.com
Thursday, February 4, 2010
"Ruby Gem" Acrylic & Pastel abstract painting by Artist NORA KASTEN
"Ruby Gem"
Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010
Acrylic & Soft Pastel abstract painting on sanded paper on board (36"x36")
I attached the strong sanded paper to a heavy cardboard and textured some grit gel medium over parts of it. Then I applied thin washes of Matisse transparent acrylic paint, adding metallic copper and gold paints at the end. The bright yellow and orange pastel lightly over the metallic acrylic paint really makes it sparkle which doesn't show so much in the photo. Below is the painting at the end of the acrylic paint stage and before adding soft pastels.
"There are over 100 paintings to view on my website and hope you will visit."
WEBSITE: www.norakasten.com
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
"Wilted Roses" oil painting by Artist Nora Kasten
"Wilted Roses
Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010
Oil painting on linen (18"x14")
This is a detail of "Wilted Roses" above.
I know that I said a pastel was in the works but I got sidetracked. A friend, Nardena Sullivan, brought these beautiful roses to me a week ago and they stayed fresh for six days. This morning the few roses still on their stems were bent down and there was a pile of rose petals laying on the table beside them. It was really a beautiful sight, begging to be painted.
"There are over 100 paintings on my website and ready to view. I hope you will visit."
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