An Ozark Regional Arts Council exhibition at the Sheid at ASU-MH

 

New Paintings from the Studio

 

Rock Ledge with Ferns
Sylamore Creek in the Ozark--St. Francis National Forest
22x28” | Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

Bakersfield Sunrise
In southern Missouri
18x24”  |  Oil on cradled hardboard panel 

Scenic Magnolia Falls
Upper Buffalo Wilderness area near Pettigrew, AR
18x24”  |  Oil on cradled hardboard panel 

Wildflowers on Devils Knob  
12x12”  |  Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

Sturgeon Bay Sunflowers  
12x12”  |  Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

City Rock Bluff Wildflowers
12x12”  |  Oil on gallery wrapped canvas 

Steel Creek Hiker
12x12”  |  Oil on gallery wrapped canvas 

Here’s a sneak peak of my newest paintings prior to The 2022 Art Odyssey self-guided tour - Thurs., Fri., Sept. 29 and 30 & Sat. Oct. 1, 10am-5pm, in which my art studio/gallery will be open to the public. I hope to see you then. 

Or to view my studio/gallery in person, email me at KatheAltazan@gmail.com.  Online, visit my Daily Paintworks storefront gallery at www.KatheAltazan.com.

I hope you enjoy viewing some of these larger paintings referenced by previous hikes, water hikes, and adventures in these great Arkansas Ozarks.

Recent Plein Air Paintings

Point Return

Lakeview, Arkansas 

12x16”  |  Oil on masonite panel

Lakeside
Panther Bay on Lake Norfork

9x12”  |  Oil on masonite panel 

 Rootbound, Hicks Creek in Mountain Home  |  9x12”  |  Oil on masonite panel 

Riverside, White River below the Bull Shoals  |  9x12”  |  Oil on masonite panel 

Day is Done, Lakeside Trail along Bull Shoals Lake  |  8x10”  |  Oil on masonite panel

Flippin Mountain View, Flippin, AR Lake  |  8x10”  |  Oil on masonite panel

Dry Run Creekside, Norfork, AR   |  8x10”  |  Oil on canvased wood panel

Here’s some of my new work painted outdoors. It’s always a challenge, but so satisfying to combine my love of putting paint to a canvas while in the beauty of nature. Time passes quickly as I immerse myself in the sounds of rushing water and birdsong as the light changes while the sun passes overhead.

To view my studio/gallery in person, email me at KatheAltazan@gmail.com
or visit my online storefront at www.KatheAltazan.com.

Thanks for viewing.

New paintings...

View of the White River

18x24”  |  Oil on cradled hardboard panel

Salt Marsh

18x24”  |  Oil on cradled hardboard panel

TwinTrees    12x12”  |  Oil on canvas, framed

View from Hawksbill Crag    12x12”  |  Oil on canvas, framed

Weeds in the Mist    12x12”  |  Oil on canvas, framed

Sunlit Path    12x12”  |  Oil on canvas, framed

Hi again. I am so enjoying journeying with the diminished threat of Covid, aren't you? Family from Texas visited here in Arkansas with me returning the visit at their homes in Houston where we gardened together. I explored a few hikes in Arkansas and shot plenty of reference photos for painting. I especially enjoyed two recent trips – one in February to Heber Springs to view the trumpeter swans before they migrated from their winter home.  And I just returned from a kayaking trip to Tupelo, Arkansas where friends and I kayaked the Bayou De View Water Trail.

In the studio, I’ve painted some larger paintings. I concentrate on letting values do most of the work to create believable landscapes. I’ve been spending more time on underpaintings using a Zorn (red, black, & yellow) or black and white palette, sometimes in acrylic, and then overpainting in oils. I continue to explore the use of harmonious color using a limited color palette. I strive to reduce detail and avoid painting photographic representation, to allow viewers to imagine for themselves their own interpretation of the scene I’ve suggested.

If you’re in Mountain Home, stop by the First Street Framing and Art Gallery to view a variety of my paintings in person. Or contact me at kathealtazan@gmail.com for an appointment to visit my studio.

To see all my work or to purchase online visit: www.kathealtazan.com. 
Thanks for viewing my work. Safe travels on your journey.