tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88417893796515952622024-03-13T15:35:53.870-07:00Working with ColorJohn Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-65771087601172289172013-07-14T20:41:00.000-07:002013-07-15T09:05:42.578-07:00Going Deep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><b>Quietly Down</b></i>, 2012. oil on canvas 34 x 36</span></div>
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"Sensory intelligence and visual intelligence are fundamental to our being. The visual is profound, for it is how we see and thus how we comprehend the world."</div>
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- William C. Agee</div>
John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-83244821470114564332013-06-15T09:19:00.002-07:002013-06-15T09:19:47.412-07:00I can relate....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Slowly Down, 2012. pastel on paper 7 x 8</span></div>
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"I don't feel like you have much choice about what you paint, </div>
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in terms of subject matter. Its who you are...."</div>
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-Stanley Whitney (b. 1946)</div>
John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-71692728471751910212013-05-05T21:06:00.002-07:002013-05-05T21:06:57.168-07:00Pushing Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><b>Busy, 2013</b></i>. ink on paper w/ gouache 22 x 22</span></div>
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I am really enjoying the possibilities of ink and the unique challenges it offers. When I started this series of drawings last year, I was looking for a medium that would 'push back'. I felt that I was getting too comfortable in the way I was working, that nothing was very surprising. I felt like my process was getting a bit predictable. I needed to change things up. </div>
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Working with ink is a little like walking on an artistic tight rope with no safety net. The chance for failure is high, and the work must be made with confidence and a sure hand because there is no way to make major corrections if you make a mistake. That is the reward of this medium, never knowing if the composition is going to work. </div>
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But when it does it is amazing. </div>
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That's why I go to work everyday. </div>
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John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-3742539276109011622013-04-29T15:22:00.001-07:002013-04-29T15:22:37.158-07:00Vision<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Curvy, 2012. oil on canvas 72 x 36 <span style="color: #cc0000;">sold </span></span></div>
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"We don't need to see someone demonstrate their ability (to paint), that's not very interesting. What is interesting, is seeing a concentrated vision made with a strange kind of security."</div>
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- Sean Scully (b. 1945)</div>
John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-81288030827278324062013-04-21T14:44:00.002-07:002013-04-21T14:44:53.192-07:00words to live by<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><b>Sitting Pretty,</b></i> 2013. oil on paper 16 x 16</span></div>
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An iron will, the ability to work like a locomotive and indifference to everything but the canvas." </div>
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- Claude Monet (1840 - 1926)</div>
John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-83487056926351243542013-04-14T20:41:00.000-07:002013-04-14T20:46:42.005-07:00Working Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><b>Later Reds,</b></i> 2012. oil on canvas, 30 x 34. <span style="color: #cc0000;">sold</span></span></div>
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A painting from late last year. </div>
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I continue to explore thicker passages of paint. </div>
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Its a slow process and the paintings take forever to dry,<br />
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John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-91729106092815945292013-04-09T21:37:00.002-07:002013-04-09T21:37:53.591-07:00New Beginnings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"When I think of art, I think of Beauty."</div>
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John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-4235316126282281322013-01-19T09:09:00.001-08:002013-01-19T09:09:07.823-08:00Ahead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(Straight) Ahead,</b></i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> 2012. oil on panel 17 x 15</span></div>
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Late last year, I was invited to participate in a show of self-portraits. By some strange<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">coincidence I had just finished a portrait of myself (something I had not done for years.) Thus inspired, I </span></span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">decided to do a small series, and let the gallery decide which one they would want for the exhibition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">Staring at myself for hours on end was not a particularly enjoyable experience, but it was interesting to see how each how each one <i>felt </i>different even though I was staring at, obviously, the same subject matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">Happy New Year! ( I know its a little late)</span></div>
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I always enjoy the changing seasons. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Opening</i></b>, 2012. oil on canvas 30 x 60. <span style="color: #cc0000;"> sold</span></span></div>
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Some passages in this painting are quite thick. </div>
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I'm falling in love with oil paint again. </div>
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John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-29814956232205254822012-10-16T21:24:00.000-07:002012-10-16T21:24:36.128-07:00Still at it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This painting took a while. </div>
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My work seems to be taking longer recently.</div>
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Approaching things a little differently.</div>
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John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-23094556966026660902012-04-15T08:34:00.004-07:002012-04-15T08:51:10.164-07:00Hitting the Mark?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JU6TSu7eeZxCRfFnmPz4RrGFYY0mDCSveSfWX9F1og3V9tPEkqWletOEbjtxYSb0hCdc8MY9WY8AtowiAa34nKc-reJoN2muZxF81Ltbe-Tzlyk4N8DsLNmSmy78LuqS3BO_J_PesfQ/s1600/600.+evening+blue%252C+2012.+pastel+on+paper.+8+x+8.5.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JU6TSu7eeZxCRfFnmPz4RrGFYY0mDCSveSfWX9F1og3V9tPEkqWletOEbjtxYSb0hCdc8MY9WY8AtowiAa34nKc-reJoN2muZxF81Ltbe-Tzlyk4N8DsLNmSmy78LuqS3BO_J_PesfQ/s320/600.+evening+blue%252C+2012.+pastel+on+paper.+8+x+8.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731653685450831154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><i><b>Evening Blue,</b></i> 2012. pastel on paper 9 x 10</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >"In art you never hit what your're aiming at, but the difference may not be downward."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >- Robert Kulike</span></div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-69283828065856642762012-04-05T20:57:00.004-07:002012-10-04T21:28:24.261-07:00something a little different<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrKKtYqHxqfAzELK4WHXakxs5eRdejcV04INBbOLF0ar2KXFnWf1M8FqdblSAr1qX7pq1bzpUtbHnbK6sSdXZrnnOLt1dry5RRD63ggx84jyynazvOjCf1Bj_xJ-SFQZ-LsM4YJB4fu0/s1600/600.+fallow%252C+2012.+pastel+on+paper...jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728133286036643634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrKKtYqHxqfAzELK4WHXakxs5eRdejcV04INBbOLF0ar2KXFnWf1M8FqdblSAr1qX7pq1bzpUtbHnbK6sSdXZrnnOLt1dry5RRD63ggx84jyynazvOjCf1Bj_xJ-SFQZ-LsM4YJB4fu0/s320/600.+fallow%252C+2012.+pastel+on+paper...jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 305px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<i><b>Fallow,</b></i> 2012. pastel on paper. 5 x 5. <span style="color: #cc0000;">sold</span></div>
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Some new color is seeping into my work. </div>
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It will be interesting to see where my investigations take me... </div>
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John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-9643922138126352632012-03-02T09:14:00.001-08:002012-03-02T09:18:51.195-08:00For my one & only<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzCMLnMuQ0eMcHaRnP-0GFn8NNcPHxSFJU6dV-8eo_yNA-R75-nK1xdQwYkn6adIV9JaM2vj7Zn4yX5sBpmRQo2Mf_LkGIy0XILmEYclyk73Z3LHqyg0U6-Z_ywvsZWYvLUSPheYKnTY/s1600/600.+elizabeth%2527s+fields%252C+2012.+oil+on+panel.+10+x+10.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzCMLnMuQ0eMcHaRnP-0GFn8NNcPHxSFJU6dV-8eo_yNA-R75-nK1xdQwYkn6adIV9JaM2vj7Zn4yX5sBpmRQo2Mf_LkGIy0XILmEYclyk73Z3LHqyg0U6-Z_ywvsZWYvLUSPheYKnTY/s320/600.+elizabeth%2527s+fields%252C+2012.+oil+on+panel.+10+x+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715349624414962450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><i><b>Elizabeth's Fields</b></i>, 2012. oil on panel. 10 x 10</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >a new small painting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >enjoy</span></div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-18575519530197089872012-02-26T08:44:00.009-08:002012-02-26T09:24:01.043-08:00Golden Timing<a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; ">I have a new exhibition opening this week at<a href="http://www.firststreetgalleries.com/"> First Street Gallery & Frame Co</a>.</div><br /><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "></div><br /><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; ">The Reception is March, 2nd from 5 - 8 PM</div><br /><br /><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:0;"><br /></span></div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-30032622208120540572012-02-21T07:42:00.004-08:002012-02-21T19:39:45.245-08:00New Views<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNe6Z40qN0GFNOzvfbwfVA4ozeOZ3mClKXKn4NhOCBfiuJvvEfo6ZjuvVr48Y8sfOLq2fGnhgzLO62CgcmedZl9tRKTJiiQ9H8UMutqmmKER6dzhUaA8CL2IsG3DJog4I8O2s91a-oqY/s1600/600.+sidewinder%252C+2012.+watercolor.+10+x+6.5.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span >10 x 4.5</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">A new watercolor.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">I'm in the final stages of prepping for my show at <a href="http://www.firststreetgalleries.com">FSG</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span >The show opens on February 27th....Yikes!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span >i can make it i can make it i can make it.... </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-48341380298648619702012-02-19T08:22:00.001-08:002012-02-19T08:34:25.710-08:00Color Fields<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEdo773SwWjgX2CCD4c8hbWxYuXsRO6xN3xeEFmEiyzk1_0w5LLmXeHAUkSBYo-8twRyGLnhVRMxIRRn0KCC3qqGEZpcq2R8yDuZESUCuK6hDeC0dHgwC_4nFmN8j5V6Ch2cQa7iVSM8/s1600/600.+summer+quilt%252C+2012.+pastel+on+paper.+.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEdo773SwWjgX2CCD4c8hbWxYuXsRO6xN3xeEFmEiyzk1_0w5LLmXeHAUkSBYo-8twRyGLnhVRMxIRRn0KCC3qqGEZpcq2R8yDuZESUCuK6hDeC0dHgwC_4nFmN8j5V6Ch2cQa7iVSM8/s320/600.+summer+quilt%252C+2012.+pastel+on+paper.+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710883336203475394" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span><i><b>Summer Quilt</b></i>, 2012. pastel on paper. 7 x 9</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span>A new pastel for a new show at First Street Gallery!</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span>more information to follow...</span></div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-27856560109897048302012-02-04T06:18:00.000-08:002012-02-04T06:47:18.837-08:00Dreaming of Rain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysB8EGNRe_pQfZfZaFBQDSu6LHGoMW1KoWP98wls4wFhkJfq3qFoprN6zEdman1VOjUzvXi5bwFlDNtPofgRqW5JSGCs1AfMlIMxjSlJh8J0OP7rg20v0hIZ1wnD9jzWlcXtkEiUzPbY/s1600/600.+storm+set%252C+2012.+watercolor.+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysB8EGNRe_pQfZfZaFBQDSu6LHGoMW1KoWP98wls4wFhkJfq3qFoprN6zEdman1VOjUzvXi5bwFlDNtPofgRqW5JSGCs1AfMlIMxjSlJh8J0OP7rg20v0hIZ1wnD9jzWlcXtkEiUzPbY/s320/600.+storm+set%252C+2012.+watercolor.+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705289448516416210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><i><b>Storm Set,</b></i> 2012. watercolor on paper. 6 x 9 1/2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A new watercolor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-62389636840911298732012-01-23T20:44:00.000-08:002012-01-23T20:56:01.905-08:00New Stuff<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw95BdKb4Z_juTOppl71b2eHdhqyXfHfRnN3aH-K-UFazVRz80F9aHmqf-xRNIhOl1Lnel7D_UmIeSA06W1oUyvCw-CKjcrpSYLkDR3Z9I_mHGC7OV1fovOGMw23NAoP-yvOhte5xAbjM/s1600/600.+step+back%252C+2012.+oil+on+panel.+8+x+7...jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw95BdKb4Z_juTOppl71b2eHdhqyXfHfRnN3aH-K-UFazVRz80F9aHmqf-xRNIhOl1Lnel7D_UmIeSA06W1oUyvCw-CKjcrpSYLkDR3Z9I_mHGC7OV1fovOGMw23NAoP-yvOhte5xAbjM/s320/600.+step+back%252C+2012.+oil+on+panel.+8+x+7...jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701055181215535714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><i><b>Stepping Back</b></i>, 2012. oil on panel 8 x 7</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm Working, working, working...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">lots to share, so check back again soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-22246812187428815132012-01-13T17:05:00.000-08:002012-01-13T17:14:14.338-08:00My motto for 2012<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbgJ6moaIBrSBnSQNzgW3jvw1zQCA-lojpexaLPi0aoDTiD6xhAgwtTf6CNCgiZNen_GZTiCVdeCnvsx8UmIzrqXPujcm_tRXqNpRAsRm4ds8e7bpQiXOsHxRp064loh9DbNaTM7sD8c/s1600/600.+quiet+down%252C+2012.+oil+on+panel+10+x+10..jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbgJ6moaIBrSBnSQNzgW3jvw1zQCA-lojpexaLPi0aoDTiD6xhAgwtTf6CNCgiZNen_GZTiCVdeCnvsx8UmIzrqXPujcm_tRXqNpRAsRm4ds8e7bpQiXOsHxRp064loh9DbNaTM7sD8c/s320/600.+quiet+down%252C+2012.+oil+on+panel+10+x+10..jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697288275879983586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span><i><b>Quiet Down</b></i>, 2012. oil on panel 10 x 10</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Just shut up & paint!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841789379651595262.post-14848506392013614712011-11-11T08:00:00.000-08:002011-11-11T08:11:03.979-08:00this weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5p4vRNaNJEhKUYbNWsQHW_-03fBFHOFtIjdjj23BBBeDXVmKJChsZVTS6WXOWPUAK7wmchiQyKlwPJZ0a7ayxOnnxfAhJC1hHZ7HAw2z5ObuutAYzM_C9fo-NPbNIFnJe1G3GGd0jZbY/s1600/600.+DSC04010+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5p4vRNaNJEhKUYbNWsQHW_-03fBFHOFtIjdjj23BBBeDXVmKJChsZVTS6WXOWPUAK7wmchiQyKlwPJZ0a7ayxOnnxfAhJC1hHZ7HAw2z5ObuutAYzM_C9fo-NPbNIFnJe1G3GGd0jZbY/s320/600.+DSC04010+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673769187908229298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><b>Evening Swoon</b></i>, 2011. oil on linen 16 x 24</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The reception for my show is tomorrow night! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Join us if you can</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">6 - 9 PM </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.efgallery.com/">Elliott Fouts Gallery</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">4749 J Street </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacramento, California</div>John Karl Claeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528613881245981980noreply@blogger.com1