Marshland paintings

On the Easel - Studio and plein air work and thoughts about the journey

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'Adventure Awaits' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $175 I'm back to my happy place! Painting every day without anywhere to go or to be. I will be home for the next few weeks and making the most of studio time. Today I had some time to do a new Facebook Live demo. I have uploaded the video to my Youtube channel so if you missed it live you can now watch it on You tube. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/HtIf0wxNkEU In the video I paint one of my favorite marsh scenes from the South…

Presented by one of Charleston's finest art galleries is Jacki Newell's art works.

“Daybreak, Hunting Island Oil on Canvas 12” x 16”

'Into the Marsh' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulis Painting available here $165 My goal is to keep it simple. I love painting the marsh because it is such a challenge to simplify and I love the challenge. Marshes are essentially a sea of grass. Miles and miles of grass. It is easy to get lost in rendering every blade of grass. I speak often about leaving a little mystery in a painting. If I paint every blade of grass where is the mystery? Here is a tip for painting marsh grasses: Think of the…

One of nature’s greatest moon reflections. (Dennis Sheehan, Marshland Moonrise, Oil, 24 x 30 in.)