Saturday, October 16, 2010

Look At Me.........another brilliant gift by Karen Appleton


Something fabulous, a brilliant blue gift to brighten up your weekend. If you have been reading this blog for a long while you might remember the post I wrote about finding Karen Appleton, the artist who loves to paint gift wrapped packages? Someone who shares my gift wrap passion. I am still so amazed by her subject matter and incredible technique, it makes me shake my head that an artist could be so talented. Karen posted this week about her latest painting titled Look At Me which was selected for a Chicago area art gallery show and competition in November. Maybe if you live in the Chicago area you could go take a peek that evening. And if you didn't read my first post, you really do have to click here to see her oil paintings in all their gift wrapped glory.




Image from Karen Appleton

13 comments:

  1. Sande this is amazing ...I love Karen's works of art!

    I have a Luxurious New Giveaway on my site....Come and enter!!

    Xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  2. Wow, really - she's good! Very inspiring and beautifully done!

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  3. Wonderfully happy work of art and gifted artist!
    pve

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  4. Sande: Thank you for the introduction. Karen's paintings are nothing short of luscious: so rich and layers deep.
    You have made my day!
    Libby

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  5. Dearest Sande,

    Thanks for sharing this blog; it showed one of the prettiest GIFT WRAPS in oil painting I've ever seen!!! Extraordinary.

    Have a great weekend and sending you sunshine from Georgia,

    MariettesBacktoBasics

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  6. This is simply stunning!! I love it!!

    xoxo Laura

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  7. I thought it was one of your lovely wrappings for a minute. It's wonderful.

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  8. She is so gifted! Don't you just know that she has got to be a wonderful woman....a woman's woman who knows what we need and appreciate.

    What a present!
    xo Lisa

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  9. I missed the original post...wow! She is amazing! Thanks for featuring her again. I love her style and the way the packages are a little off center in the paintings.

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  10. New to this artist, and now obsessed! Really beautiful!

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  11. Couldn't you see a fabulous grouping of these on the wall? So beautiful. I can't look at a package without thinking of you now. What a lovely legend to have.
    Catherine xx

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  12. Sande, thank you so so much for this incredible honor! You and your readers are too kind to me!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
    Karen

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  13. Sande, I always gasp when I see her work. I had never seen it before you introduced her here on your blog, Amazing talent, Kathysue

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