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Carla: New York; A painting always invokes a feeling. A scene might capture my attention because of its beauty, its sense of peace, its colors, its own feeling. An orchestrated still life might have been inspired by an appreciation of a moment. Regardless of the initial inspiration, the artist always puts a feeling into the painting, whether it is channeled or it is forced. I value technique and skill and I always strive to improve, but what I really wish to leave for viewers is a feeling, a good feeling. Maybe one might feel peace or love or joy It is my hope that something stirs inside and one has a sense of beyond. The main body of my fine art work is landscape done in oil. I also paint still lifes and figures. Most landscapes are started in plein air and then finished in the studio. I was trained classically in realism but would say my style is more impressionistic. I have been playing with abstracting landscapes, always starting from what I see. I am enjoying the process and loving the results. My work hangs in many homes in the US and abroad. One of my patrons once wrote to me: "You have a kind and gentle nature and it emanates in your paintings."

Nantucket from the Water Oil 24x36 $2800 framed

This painting was done primarily with a palette knife.

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