Blog Posts - KARLENE BLAND FINE ART

White Flowering Tree...

5/17/2022

Study of a white prolific flowering tree…
It is good to know that the injured Ukrainian soldiers have been transferred out of the steel plant to get medical attention even if from the Russian side…
Hopefully it is all done with honest attention to the soldiers’ needs…
Not laced with any other sinister outcomes…
Kudos to the skilful negotiators who helped answer their loved ones’ prayers…
May the long suffering soldiers find sweet relief…
May the Russian medical team offer the best medical help in total neutrality 🙏🏼🕊💛💙🇺🇦

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2nd go at the Trilliums...

5/16/2022

Since I was comfortably set up at the edge of a trillium patch…
Decided to have another go at it…
Seem to paint more abundantly than there are actual blooms 😆

Appreciating all the blooms I do see…
As it takes 7-10 years for a plant to mature enough to bloom

Being very careful not to step on any..😊☀️💙💛

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In search of Trilliums...

5/15/2022

In search of some trilliums before they disappear …
Found some white ones…
Hoping to find some red ones too…
But I have just learnt they come in light pink as well as yellow…
Sigh … nature is varied and more beautiful than I can keep up 😆
Enjoy the warmth of the sun on your backs but let it not burn you🌻☀️🕊

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Front Yard Spring Offerings...

5/14/2022

Always travelling somewhere to paint…
Wait a minute…
How about painting my own front yard spring offerings… 😆

Spring has arrived in Ukraine too…
But it is overshadowed by bomb-blasted ruins and war debris…
May the tiniest flower bring renewed belief …
In their reinstating a peaceful beautiful Ukraine 🇺🇦 🙏🏽🌻💙💛

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Mother's Day 2022...

5/10/2022

Scheduled myself to paint with seniors on Mother’s Day…
In case there was some Moms who didn’t have anyone to celebrate with for whatever reason..
Only one senior attended…
Whom I was so pleased and grateful to paint with..
It was nice to see the driveway busy with children picking up and returning their Moms after a day of fun celebration…
Remember every day is Mother’s Day…
Keep the flowers coming … 😁
Have a beautiful sunny day, dear friends ☀️❤️🌈
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One of my favourites in Spring!

5/7/2022

Nature summons the merry yellows of forsythias…
To herald promises of new beginnings and growth …
Heavens help me remain ever teachable … 😂
Enjoy the sunshine , dear friends! ☀️🌻🕊🇺🇦

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First Boat Painting of the season...

5/4/2022

After painting the soft, gently swaying graceful willow tree…
I thought I would try painting my first boat of the season …
Some hard contour lines but just as graceful a subject matter…
The harbinger of summery days ahead…

May the incoming summer be celebrated with the same ecstasy all over the globe…🙏🏽🌻🇺🇦🕊
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Willow tree awakening to Spring...

5/3/2022

Forecast is high probability for rain…
So found a bridge to paint under…
It never did rain…
But it was well worth it…
Saw a willow tree with fresh yellow green graceful branches …

Noticed I made it too sunny yellow…
Just like a kid who has been told to hold off dipping into the ice cream all winter …
I couldn’t wait any longer to dip into my pile of sunny cadmium yellow 😂

Contrast that with a clean white swan nonchalantly gliding by…
Without a care in the world…
Wonder what’s happened to all the wild life in bomb blasted Ukraine …
May you return to exist without a care in the world… 🕊💙💛🙏🏽🌻

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Exploring a horizontal format ...

5/2/2022

Painted a second painting of the patch of bluebells in a horizontal format…

An unexpected, delightful surprise to see a lovely fellow artist out on her walk …
Who snapped a pic of me painting…
Thank You, Theresa! So amazing to see you after such a long time!

Also met a kindly gentleman who emailed me later to tell me of where another bluebells patch might be…
And that he would bring me hot tea & cookies the next time I am there…😆

Some blessed souls who sweetened my day…
I am duly touched ☀️🙏🏽🌻💛💙

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Bluebells Dell...

5/1/2022

Been in search of some bluebells to paint the last couple of weeks…
Some patches had been either too scant, too small or somewhere I couldn’t get to…
Finally, feeling like Goldilocks …
Found some patch that was just right…😄

A peaceful place with chirpy people walking by…

If humans relish the taste of tranquility, the gentle pulses of nature and the rustles of playful critters…
Putanism raging wars will not exist …

May the war torn, blood soaked soil in Ukraine & other war torn regions…
Be replaced by blue bells, fairy dells & carefree spirits…🙏🏽☀️🕊🇺🇦🌻
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