"Red Hibiscus" Oil Painting by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, FL

"Red Hibiscus"

© NORA KASTEN, 2010

Oil painting (mostly palette knife) on gallery wrapped canvas  (6"x6"x1")

"The setup for this little painting was a large red dahlia but not too long into the painting session, it was obvious it wanted to be a red hibiscus instead."

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"Floral With Copper Urn" / Oil Painting by Artist Nora Kasten / Naples, Florida

"Floral With Copper Urn"

Oil painting on linen  (40 x 30 inches)   SOLD

"Another one from the archives.  No painting for almost a week now because I've been so busy for days cleaning and rearranging things inside and out of this big house.  One friend asked me if the new baby was coming soon.  It seems this burst of energy and nesting I've been subject to is what most mothers experience just before a birth.  One big  job was moving my office out of the art studio to an area in the big family room.  It's a perfect solution and the idea came to me from the Inner Voice.   After reading Don Hatfield's Blog today I'm encouraged to write about that Inner Voice and The Power Of Now. . . . .  Coming soon."

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Oil Painting "Violets With Lemon" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, FL

"Violets & Lemon"

© NORA KASTEN
Oil painting on linen   (8 x 10 inches)  SOLD

"Here is another painting that was painted ten years ago and the violets were actually Plumbago from our gardens."

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Oil Painting "Grapefruit & Violets" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, FL

"Grapefruit & Violets"

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Oil painting on linen  (12 x 12 inches)   SOLD

"This was painted probably ten years ago and to be truthful . . . .   the violets were actually Plumbago from our front yard gardens in Key Colony Beach, FL where we were living at the time."

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Oil Painting "Plumbago In Stemware" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, FL

"Plumbago In Stemware"

© NORA KASTEN, 2010

Oil painting on linen  (7 x 5 inches"

"This is a total knife painting and was done late yesterday afternoon after returning home from taking Karl to the doctor's office for his routine blood work.   In fact, Karl's words are what spurred me on to paint when he asked me earlier in the day if I'd forgotten how to paint.

I've only seen Plumbago growing in Florida and it's actually a bush.  We have several in the front landscaping of our home and it's easy to bring in a small bouquet.  In years past I've painted small plumbago bouquets and represented them as violets in teapots or even teacups.  Isn't it great how we can make all the changes in the world if we like."

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Oil Painting "Zinnias & Peaches" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, FL

"Zinnias & Peaches"

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Oil painting on linen  (24 x 36 inches)  SOLD

"This was painted in 2003 and has the same brass vase in it that has appeared in many other paintings."

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Oil Painting "Orange Symphony" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, FL

"Orange Symphony"

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Oil painting on linen   (20 x 16 inches)

"Since the easel doesn't have a painting on it right now I'll just keep posting those in the archives."

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Oil Painting "The Morning News" by Artist NORA KASTEN Naples, Florida

"The Morning News"

© NORA KASTEN

Oil painting on linen  (40 x 30 inches)

"Another painting from the archives."

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Oil Painting "Artistic Expressions" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, FL

"Artistic Expressions"

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Oil painting on linen  (24 x 30 inches)   SOLD

"This painting was done almost twenty years ago.  It's my granddaughter, Megan, when she was four years old.   I smile when I remember how her favorite color was purple, purple for everything."

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Oil Painting "Girls Day Out" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Girls Day Out"

© NORA KASTEN

Oil painting on linen  (11 x 14 inches)  SOLD

"Continuing to show paintings from the archives"

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