Carol Flatt Art

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

"Grandson 2, The Younger" 9" X 12" pastel on Wallis paper

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This is my youngest grandchild soon to be 9 years old.  He is the happiest , "smilingest" and most easy-going   chi...
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Monday, March 11, 2019

"Beyond Eleven" 9" X 12" pastel on Wallis paper

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Speaking as a grandmother I am constantly reminded how fast time passes as a child grows up. Admittedly, I think it's a wee bit  ...
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Friday, February 22, 2019

"Long Shadows" 6" X 8" pastel on Wallis paper

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Pears have always been such a pleasure to paint. I think I started  with a pear composition many years ago, and I still fall back on ...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Red Fox 8" X 8" Oil on Gessobord

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RED FOX Another painting based on a PMP photo by Steven J. Berkowitz. I'm so grateful to all the photographers who generously ...
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Saturday, December 15, 2018

Blue Bonnets Growing Wild 6" X 8" oil on panel

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I ran across this photo on a website where photographers post photos that  artists may use copyright free. It is called PMP or Paint ...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

"Abert's Squirrel" 5" X 7" pastel on pastelbord

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Abert's Squirrel (pastel) My husband and I were in northern Arizona several years ago trying to escape the 110 degree heat that ...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Good Memories 8" X 8" oil on panel

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I remember years ago my mother had a china pattern that she dearly loved. She bought the plates, cups, saucers, bowls and platters pi...
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Thursday, May 31, 2018

"Pretty in Pink" 10" X 20" X 3/4" oil on canvas

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                                          I have wondered if anyone might still be following my blog after such a long abse...
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Monday, June 5, 2017

The Traveling Companion pastel 8" X 8"

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A teaching friend of mine visited us recently from  California, and she brought along her traveling buddy, her little dog, Oreo. He...
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Anticipation 12" X 12" oil on canvasboard

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Continuing to explore the human face, I did  some research on skin tones when working on this painting .  There is so much excellent ...
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Sunday, March 26, 2017

Study of Woman's Face 6" X 6" Pastel

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I had fun with this first effort of a portrait of a young woman. There were moments of doubt as well as I tried to work with values i...
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Thursday, March 16, 2017

Curtain Call 9" X 9" Pastel

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It is so good to be back posting once again. As planned, I used my time recovering  to read, to research and to plan some projects  a...
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Friday, January 13, 2017

A Good-Bye (for now) Message

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Dear Blogging Friends, Very early in the morning on January 3rd I suffered as many have before me a familiar home accident. ...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Tiny Beauty 5" X 7" Pastel on Wallis paper

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                                                                  Wishing all of you an amazing and peace-filled holiday season. Eac...
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Monday, October 10, 2016

Side By Side 12" X 12" Oil on cradled panel

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              The goal for this piece was to incorporate soft or disappearing edges as much as I could.  I found that using a fan b...
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Monday, September 19, 2016

Ready For Their Close-ups 8" X 8" Oil on board

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                                                                 Many, many years later I still smile when I remember Garrison Keillor...
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Monday, August 15, 2016

Tropical Vibe 18" X 18" Pastel and ink crystals

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                                                               I continue to work in an abstract direction  along with the more repr...
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Monday, June 20, 2016

Ripe and Ready 12" X 24" oil on panel

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                                                                        As a child we used to travel in the summertime from Washington ...
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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Promenade Oil on board 9" X 12"

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Monday, May 2, 2016

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee 6" X 6" oil on panel

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Carol Flatt
Green Valley, Arizona, United States
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. I am an artist who works in pastels and oils and loves doing figures, still lifes, animals and an occasional landscape. I'm rather new to this art, really getting started after retiring from my teaching career. I take workshops whenever I'm able and frequently meet and paint with friends who give me honest feedback about and suggestions for my work. I do a lot of pushing forward on my own with some successes and some failures. But even the failures teach me so much. However, I think the learning curve overall is generally upward. This is what I love doing and feel I have gained experience, knowledge and wonderful friends in my efforts.
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