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18x24” | Oil on cradled hardboard panel
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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.
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