Some new paintings…

Misty Morning 28x22" Oil on canvas

Cedar Creek
18x24" Oil on Canvas

 

Wildflowers 16x16" Oil on canvas

…and more about the journey

The second half of 2021 I traveled to Florida, Texas, and Illinois after covid travel restrictions were lessened. I explored Arkansas and Missouri while hiking and kayaking, snapping reference photos for painting and sketching in the studio and in plein air.
Though I'm not showing as many finished paintings as this time last year, I continued with a “daily painter” mindset. I spent hours with new teachers, online and in person experimenting with new media and techniques. I decided what I liked and painted over what I didn’t - and focused on achieving:

• Use of colors and values to create distance in the landscape

• Layering with underpainting, glazing, and collage

• 

  Treetops 16x12" Oil on Panel

  Art expressing energy and emotion to the viewer

In October, I opened my studio to visitors for three days during The Art Odyssey (TAO), along with 20 other local and regional artists who did the same. Thanks to everyone who visited during TAO. Learning from viewers’ reactions to my work will help so much with the journey onward.

I hope you enjoy these new paintings.
To see all my work online with description and purchase information visit:  www.kathealtazan.com.

More photos of paintings added to my online gallery this day not appearing on this page are:

At Trail’s Edge  |  12x12”  |  Oil on gallery wrap canvas, framed

Ready to Float  |  12x12”  |  Oil on gallery wrap canvas, framed

SunlitRocks  |  8x10”  |  Oil on panel, painted plein air

New work in May & June 2021

May and June found me hiking (especially wildflower hikes with our local North Central Arkansas Master Naturalists) and beginning to kayak with the WHO Yakers. The paintings I painted in-studio referenced those hikes.  

More of my work can be viewed at: www.kathealtazan.com.

Dogwood Blossoms

$80 | #115_21-5-22  |  8x10”  |  Oil on wood panel

Description and purchase info: Dogwood Blossoms

Distant Vista, Devil’s Backbone

$154 | #118_21-6-16 | 11x14” |  Oil on canvas panel

Description and purchase info: Distant Vista, Devil’s Backbone

Coreopsis, Devil’s Knob

$190 | #116_21-5-29 |  12x16”  |  Oil on masonite panel

Description and purchase info: Coreopsis, Devil’s Knob

Ashe’s Juniper, Devil’s Knob

$80 | #117_21-6-6 |  8x10”  |  Oil on wood panel

Description and purchase info: Ashe’s Juniper, Devil’s Knob

New Work March & April 2021

 New work in March & April 2021

Warm, spring weather in March and April found me outdoors painting. It was an especially wet spring but didn’t dampen spirits at the Plein Air on the White event held in Cotter, AR by the White River Artists. One of my paintings “White River Overlook” received an honorable mention. 

More of my work can be viewed at: www.kathealtazan.com.

Dry Run Creek

8x10” |  Oil on canvased wood panel in plein air

Description and purchase info: Dry Run Creek

Trinity Oak

8x10”  |  Oil on wood panel in plein air
Description and purchase info: Trinity Oak

Roundhouse Shoals

8x10”  |  Oil on wood panel in plein air
Description and purchase info:
Roundhouse Shoals

Surging Streams

16x20”  |  Oil on cradled wood panel
Description and purchase info: Surging Streams

Barn in Morning Mist
8x10”  |  Oil on wood panel in plein air
Description and purchase info: Barn in Morning Mist

Hicks Creek in Spring

8x10”  |  Oil on wood panel in plein air
Description and purchase info: Hicks Creek in Spring

White River Overlook

8x10”  |  Oil on wood panel in plein air
Honorable mention:
2021 Plein Air on the White event
Description and purchase info:

White River Overlook

 New work in January & February 2021

Through recent record cold weather and snow, I painted from my fall references, while looking forward to painting outdoors in spring. More of my work can be viewed at: www.kathealtazan.com.

Clabber Creek
18x24” |  Oil on canvas

Description and purchase info: Clabber Creek

City Rock Bluff
16x20”  |  Oil on cradled wood panel

Description and purchase info: City Rock Bluff

Buzzards Roost
12x16”  |  Oil on gallery wrap canvas

Description and purchase info: Buzzards Roost

New work in November & December, 2020

 New work in November & December, 2020

Though we in the Ozarks enjoyed many warm 60 degree days even in December, my outdoor activities centered around hiking and photography for studio work. I hope you enjoy my new “color-fall” paintings posted below. More of my work can be viewed at: www.kathealtazan.com.

Dogwood Creek Pond
18x24” |  Oil on canvas

Description and purchase info: Dogwood Creek Pond

Bidwell Trail
10x10”  |  Oil on gallery wrap canvas

Description and purchase info: 
Bidwell Trail

Steel Creek
20x10”  |  Oil on canvas

Description and purchase info: 
Steel Creek

Dogwood Creek
20x10” |  Oil on canvas

Description and purchase info:
Dogwood Creek

Fall Trails
10x10”  |  Oil on gallery wrap canvas

For more description and to purchase, visit:
Fall Trails