Category Archives: Color

365, Day 184: Blurred Edges

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Karen

I am still snowed under, so to speak, with finishing school and with life in general, but I felt I needed to try to get back to scanning the paintings and blogging. I AM still painting! But I haven’t posted … Continue reading →

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365, Day 146: Trusting the Process

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Karen

I am on fall break. Which means, of course, that I have even more stuff that needs doing than usual. The day I painted this piece was one of those days where I didn’t want to paint, didn’t feel like … Continue reading →

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365, Day 143: Color and Imagination

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Karen

It’s interesting for me when paintings like this happen and I am reminded that, even though I “know” there are certain colors in the landscape it is often true that there are times when the world around me can be … Continue reading →

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365, Day 127: A Question With No Wrong Answers

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Karen

Place. Space. Different? Why? (© Karen Opp. All rights reserved.)

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365, Day 126: Test of Fire

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Karen

We’re not there yet but I love the fall season and the glorious colors that are revealed as fall deepens and the foliage changes color. Sometimes it seems like the trees are on fire. Fire tests. Out of fire the … Continue reading →

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365, Day 125: Near, Distant Shores

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Karen

Near, distant shores…because, you know, there’s nothing so far away and foreign as what’s right in front of you. (© Karen Opp. All rights reserved.)

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365, Day 119: Overcast Inside

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Karen

Because it was one of those mornings. (© Karen Opp. All rights reserved.)

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365, Day 110: Eye of the Storm

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Karen

Remember the dragon’s eye from a while back? Another one showed up on day 110. It was a “stormy” day, a good day to stay in the “eye” and avoid the waves. (© Karen Opp. All rights reserved.)

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365, Day 99: The Moon

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Karen

“Fears and anxieties, believing illusions, experiencing distortion and chasing after fantasy, dreams and visions, disorientation.” ~ Shadowscapes Tarot, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law Recurring theme, recurring image. One of the reasons I appreciate working with my Tarot cards and with images in … Continue reading →

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365, Day 97: Wrestling with the Angel

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Karen

This is me, wrestling with the Angel of the Lord. Well, in a manner of speaking. This was, I think, the third attempt at a painting today? I have a rule, remember, that the painting must be completed in under … Continue reading →

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