Original oil painting wild Lion animal palette knife fine art by Karen Tarlton

Wild Lion Portrait

20x24

Oil

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The Lion in spirituality represents courage, power, dominion, triumph, and the strength of love!

I think the most wonderful part about painting any animal is painting the eyes.

The eyes capture the soul and spirit

Of course a wild wispy main is fun too!

Original oil painting Fancy Rooster Dance fine art impasto by Karen Tarlton

Fancy Dance

12x12

Oil

Color, whimsy and a great way to start the day, 

a little rooster painting.

Thick swirls of the richest oil paint

one color on the next 

This is how he dances!

Colorful palette knife paintinging in oil by Karen Tarlton

 Wild Flower Dance

12x12

Oil

8x10

Provence Spring

Oil
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Happy Mother's Day!

Flowers, sunshine and spring color.

Mother's everywhere are so loved and appreciated this day.

Enjoy and I hope you find joy and inspiration today.

Original oil painting Sunrise Sailing by Karen Tarlton

Sailing Away

12x16

Oil

“I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by”

How soothing it is to watch a sailboat at sunrise.

Come sail away with me.

Original oil painting May Hummingbirds by Karen Tarlton

 12x24

Hummingbird Dance

Oil 

May is upon us!

These are my favorite birds to see

and when I do, I know Spring is here.

It's like finding a unicorn; they are so magical.

They amaze but also remind us of several important things to remember:

1. taste the "sweet nectar"  or good things in life

2.Endurance is key to success. Just because you are in a state of non - progression, or "hovering" in one place, doesn't mean your stagnant or stuck. It just means you are in a natural state of rest.

Dreaming of hummingbirds can represent having too much or not enough of one of these qualities.

I also just love the soothing humm they make when they hover in front of a flower

and dance away again!

8x8 Hummingbird (below)

Tasting the "sweet nectar" or the good things in life. Endurance. Also, based on the way that hummingbirds can hover in one place, hummingbird can mean you're actually making progress even when it seems you're stuck, or that you're in a natural lull or rest period and you'll begin making progress again soon. Dreaming of this animal can represent: Having too much of one of these qualities, or that you could benefit by being less this way Not having enough of one of these qualities, or that you could benefit by being more like this Someone or something in your real life with whom you associate one of these qualities (an event, situation, threat, etc.)
Read more at: http://www.thecuriousdreamer.com/dreamdictionary/symbol/446/ Copyright 2012 The Curious Dreamer

Tasting the "sweet nectar" or the good things in life. Endurance. Also, based on the way that hummingbirds can hover in one place, hummingbird can mean you're actually making progress even when it seems you're stuck, or that you're in a natural lull or rest period and you'll begin making progress again soon. Dreaming of this animal can represent: Having too much of one of these qualities, or that you could benefit by being less this way Not having enough of one of these qualities, or that you could benefit by being more like this Someone or something in your real life with whom you associate one of these qualities (an event, situation, threat, etc.)
Read more at: http://www.thecuriousdreamer.com/dreamdictionary/symbol/446/ Copyright 2012 The Curious Dreamer

Original oil painting Spring Time in New York by Karen Tarlton

 A few snapshots from one of my favorite places!

Central Park, NY in the Spring :)

 Did a little painting of course

 The trees are blooming all around the park in shades of pink, white and violet

 And I love listening to the talented musicians of Central park

This old person feeding the birds was having such a great time. It made me smile.

Just finished this one.....20x24 and listing soon!

Original oil painting Lion by Karen Tarlton

 Lion portrait

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A lot of sad, and horrible things happened all around the world. There was a horrible explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The lives of 15 people were lost, and hundreds of others had their lives changed forever by tragedy.  Strange sink holes popping up across the country. There  was a magnitude 6.6 earthquake which killed 188 people in Yuxi, China. On April 15th, two homemade bombs exploded within feet of the finish of the Boston Marathon killing 3 people and injuring almost 200 more.
   
Sad events make it tough to see good that's out there, but we have to work extremely hard to remember that the reason life is so precious is because of all the good and beautiful things that we human beings are capable of.
It is out there and goodness always prevails. Even in any disaster or attack there are amazing heros that run into the bombing to help others any way they can and it's these acts of kindness that we remember.
These wonderful things were happening before and they continue to happen, and they will happen.  Nothing, not disasters, not Nature, and not terrorism, can prevent us from always seeking to make the world a better and more beautiful place for themselves and for future generations.

For my part, I offer if nothing else, visions of joy, whimsy and beauty, in the hopes of uplifting spirits in some way or even just bring a smile when you glance at your computer screen.

Thanks for looking :)
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