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Artist Oil Painting of Sea Turtle : Marveling in Freedom

Karin — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:56:02 +0000

Artist Oil Painting : Marveling in Freedom

Oil painting of “Marvel” the sea turtle, done as a holiday gift for a very dear friend who has symbolically adopted one because she is especially concerned about these amazing creatures who face many dangers in their habitat. Sea turtles are in trouble from not only encountering and becoming entangled in discarded plastic bags, but also hatchlings who are guided by moonlight, are often confused by automobile lights being shone towards the beaches they inhabit…and there are others they face constantly.

I was given kind permission to use this beautiful photo, by photographer Linda Willason; (Paint My Photo), as a reference to paint from. The colors I used varied from intense cobalt blue in the water, to shades of teal; (achieved by using “Thalo” blue and green for the coral in the foreground). In the photo, I saw different pink and orange shades in the coloring of “Marvel’s” head; which I then covered with a layer of turquoise whichI lightened with some white, that helped me to achieve a more luminous effect. Much deeper shades of orange and some magenta, highlighted the underside of his shell; which was very colorful since it appears that light-source was coming from below as well as from the sunlight above. I really loved being able to accentuate all the colors I saw in the darker areas on the top of the flippers; which were each set off by the bright yellowish-green; almost honeycomb shapes. I got to use that yellow-green color again in a much more vibrant and intense way on the lower flippers, which even had some purplish shades in the shadow that was projected by Marvel’s shell. I thoroughly enjoyed painting this, and I may decide to do a larger version at some point, since this one was fairly small in size.

Although the original painting of “Marvel” was a gift, it can be painted in sizes ranging from 8″ x 10″ up to 20′ x 24″. To buy this, one of my other paintings, or to commission a painting…you can contact me by filling out the contact form below.

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Artist Oil Painting | Eagle : Ready to Soar

Karin — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:59:23 +0000

Oil painting on canvas of an American bald eagle looking upwards towards the sun. As a subject I was drawn to all the colors that I ‘saw’ in the feathers, which were even more vibrant to me once I began painting. I have done several paintings where I was either using a very dark background, or in this case; the area in the eagle’s deep brown feathers on its back…a color which makes the blues, purples and lighter browns stand out much more intensely.

$225 ($280, before 25% discount)

Oil on canvas ~ 11″ x 14″ © ArtistKarin Press Cohen (unframed)

Reference photo and kind permission for use, by Sarah Dennehy Photography.

Artist Oil Painting of Lobster: “Lobstah”

Karin — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:35:01 +0000

Impressionist painting of a lobster, all ready for the lemon and butter. I used many different colors in the lobster itself, in addition to the reddish-orange that is most dominant. Several shades of red layers, including; rose, magenta, crimson, along with orange & yellow were used …as well as turquoise and purple for some of the highlights on the body. The blue background is intended to portray the subject being in full sunlight, with the strong cobalt blue shadow, enhanced by the reddish tones of the reflected light projected onto them.

$325 (Originally $400 before a 25% discount)

Oil on canvas ~ © ArtistKarin Press Cohen

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Custom Artist Oil Painting : A New Puppy for Becca

Karin — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:40:46 +0000

Custom Artist Oil Painting : A New Puppy for Becca

This commissioned painting is of a family member & her soon to be best friend at the time…”Keisha”. It is very meaningful to me, because it is a portrait I did of a family member; as well as being one of my 1st Oil Paintings. I changed several things in the photograph in order to enhance the composition…from the background details like fences & trees; to the colors & textures of the clothing.

“A New Puppy for Becca” ~ Unframed – 18″ x 24″

For information on how to have my commissioned portrait of your 2 or 4-legged family member, painted…or one of, or for a special person in your life, Click here to go to my How to Order a Commissioned Portrait page. You can also go directly to my Oil Painting Prices page.

Artist Oil Painting | Wait for It

Karin — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:45:09 +0000

Painting in oil, of a tabby cat. The dark background gave the subject an incredible amount of contrast against its white and gray color, which allowed me to use many different shades of blues and browns. I loved how the red of the collar really ‘pops’ in the photo, with the bell giving it even more interest in terms of the differences between the softness of the fur and the bell’s metal. I attempted to portray these elements in my painting to give the textures a sense of being realistic vs appearing to be photoreal.

$225 USD (Originally $300 USD, before 25% discount)

Reference photo – Gretchen97 on Morguefile.