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| 'A Quiet Moment' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis click here to purchase $145 |
I like to paint the quiet beauty that surrounds us.
I wrote that for my artist statement several years ago and it is still very much the truth. Whether it is a patch of roadside wildflowers or a view across a marsh I am drawn to those often overlooked spots that are filled with beauty. They give me with a sense of peace and quiet. My mind can be racing with a to do list a mile long....but when I step up to the easel and paint my TRUTH I am at peace. Everything else can wait.
I think I have finally figured out what my Truth is.... that is... what subjects call out to me to be painted....what makes my heart beat faster. I used to think it was painting wildflowers. And yes I am drawn to wildflowers but it is more than that. I love painting nature up close and personal but I am equally drawn to wide open spaces...marshes, oceans,deserts and prairies. They seem opposite but now I realize why I love them both. It is the quiet that both subjects embody.
My goal is to capture this feeling of peace and quiet in my paintings. Yes sometimes I like to be bold and colorful for a change of pace but I always seem to return to my truth.
What is your truth? What subjects speak to you the loudest? I'd love to hear from you.
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My goal is to capture this feeling of peace and quiet in my paintings. Yes sometimes I like to be bold and colorful for a change of pace but I always seem to return to my truth.
What is your truth? What subjects speak to you the loudest? I'd love to hear from you.
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