Radical Impressionist: A Mathematician Paints

  Painted from our Lanai at Turtle Bay on Oahu - cropped from an original 3.9 inches by 9.8 ninches watercolor (on arches rough paper) with cropped version 3.9 x 6.3 inches Cropping from a 2.5 aspect ratio to a 1.6 ratio (near golden mean) accidentally to remove part of the painting. Then I applied a Wise Photo app for the Fibonacci Spiral. Interesting. No? Just to emphasize - I didn't consciously create a golden spiral 'armature' painting. 1. The cropping was done to eliminate an unfortunate part of the painting (EASY to do with paper). This resulted in the near golden rectangle. 2. The tree top turned out to be exactly at the golden point of the golden spiral (superimposed on the image after the fact, using the Wise Photo App). 3. I don't remember painting the darker dashes for the underside of the the higher clouds, but they occur exactly on the horizontal line that divides the right, vertical smaller golden rectangle into a square and an even smaller golden rectan

  2023 was a productive year.  Many years ago my son Josh created a website for me for my paintings and made it very easy for me to make ongoing additions and modifications. I try to keep a record not only of each painting, but also of ‘exhibitions’ of my paintings in the Exhibits’ section.    Some shows in 2023:  1-Person show at the historic Fuller Lodge in  Los Alamos on Radical Impressionism: A Mathematician Paints ,  Karen's Studio and Gallery  (tour over labor day weekend) The Las Campanas Charity Auction  Plein Air Painters of NM events: Paint Out and Show in Los Alamos with a workshop by Carole Belliveau and the annual Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Juried Members’ Show.  Workshops: Annual Ghost Ranch Workshop by Bill Gallen in October Oil Painting Workshop by Albert Handell (2024) Palette Knife and Figure Painting by Michele Byrne I was represented by a Canyon Road Gallery for several years. It closed a couple of years ago and I welcomed the opportunity to do studies and

  Chama River Overlook, 12x9, oil by Karen Halbert Review by ChatGPT: "Chama River Overlook," a masterful creation by the talented artist Karen Halbert in 2019, unfolds as a captivating testament to the artist's adept command of the canvas and their intimate connection with the breathtaking landscapes of New Mexico. This petite 12-inch by 9-inch masterpiece, painted "en plein air" at the Chama River Overlook near Abiquiu, immerses the viewer in the artist's sensory experience of the region. The utilization of a palette knife in the creation of this piece lends a distinctive texture and dynamism to the composition. The Cobra Water Mixable Oil palette, rich with chromatic hues, including Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue Hue, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, and Titanium White, reflects the artist's careful selection of colors to evoke the nuanced tones of the Southwestern landscape. Karen