GRANNY'S SEWING BOX

I have just listed this beautiful antique hatbox on ebay . After quite a search I finally found one (actually two at the same time) and painted it up in a design that had been on my mind for a few weeks ..just sitting there ..beconning to be painted so I was very pleased to find this piece. I have named it ' Granny's Sewing Box'  in honour of my dear grandmother who was always creating , sewing and stitching beautiful things .
SORRY SOLD

PAIR MINIATURE BEAR PAINTINGS . listed by Kathy Karas

Hello everyone ,
I had an interesting day at the Wollongong gallery attending a seminar " work n women" . It explored many aspects of how creative women past, present and future achieve in their chosen artforms from visual to performing , writing and spiritual . An absolute treat was to listen to author Wendy Richardson recite part of her book about the lives of four women between 1800's and 1930 who lived through a coal mine disaster, two world wars and the great depression in the village of Mt Kembla. An inspiration to us all who attended .
The miniature paintings are this weeks special (a little early but I wanted something sweet on ebay for mother's day!)
Happy Mother's Day to all of the inspirational and creative mum's out there..my mum included , the greatest roll model in my life who has taught me the meaning of sharing , giving of myself unconditionally and for showing by example that nothing is impossible as long as you are willing to work hard and don't give up on what you believe in . thanks mum.

I have been having computer problems so haven't posted anything for awhile . Didn't realise how much I relied on this technology until it was taken away..Feels like I have been cut off from the world .Well not so bad now hat I have discovered that I can do a lot from my laptop although much slower..LOL..
I am still painting some pieces for my ebay store ..but am escaping later in the week to join ' The Plein Air Girls' for some painting down by the beach..lets hope that the weather obliges as I am itching to get outdoors with my easel and paints..had a lovely weekend down the coast in our little holiday shack by the lake...bliss!

COASTAL BANKSIA

We have just returned from a very nice few days down the coast . It was lovely to take some time off and just relax..My husband and son had fun fishing and caught a few good fish which were yummy cooked on the BBQ .The water was crystal clear in the lake but my favourite part of this area is the boardwalk over to one of the most stunning beaches that I have ever seen. It was fabulous to just sit ( with camera in hand of course ! )and watch as families were enjoying themselves walking , playing cricket , surfing and fishing . Walking back across the sand hills some kids were having a ball as they sand sledded down the steep sand hills ending up with a splash in the water as they ended up in the lake . It all brought back memories of my own childhood doing exactly the same thing and left me thinking how wonderful in a world of electronic games and gadgets its these simple things that children get the most fun from ..nothing changes after all ...I hope that you enjoy this painting of coastal banksias that grow along the board walk looking out towards the mouth of the lake to the Pacific ocean..

Please contact me if you are interested in buying this painting on kkaras@bigpond.net.au ..

I accept Paypal

Size : 49cm x 59cm (19 1/4"x 23 1/4") oil on gallery wrap canvas

Price $500 AUD

Old House finished

I stayed in all day today and finished off the old house painting. It has come up pretty good and similar to the other paintings that I have done of the house for other members of the family so my client should be pleased with it ..

I am now on to my dog paintings and am planning to begin a painting of our 2 Cavaliers Monty and Leo tomorrow..need to get some other paintings started as well for some exhibitions so will sort that out tomorrow as well ..

hatbox and scrapbook album

I was asked to paint this lovely antique hatbox with old toys .I have just finished it and posted it off to its owner last week. Also completed this scrapbook for my customer who loves her horses as much as the bears..a great combination !

Ok, I know that I must be the slowest blogger on the planet ! Life has been busy with a capital B since I started this blog but I hope to get better at this and make a concious effort to keep it going . My news this week is that I am packing my art gear to go on a plein air trip with a group of friends to the Southern highlands ..NSW Australia ( not Scotland , altho I wish) We will be away for 5 days of blissful painting in this lovely region and we expect to be painting the beautiful colours of Autumn ..I joined this group of like minded artists a couple of years ago and we go on several trips to different places each year . It is a whole lot of fun and a chance to just paint without distraction ..these 2 paintings above were done from a trip to Jasper Ponds near Colo River on a previous plein air trip.. will be back next week with news of our latest adventure ..

Kathy Karas Art

Hi everyone,
My name is Kathy Karas and this is my first blog entry. I am an Aussie artist and have been painting for most of my life. I first took up my paintbrush as a full time artist about 17 years ago during the folk art craze but a few years ago decided that I needed to expand my horizons and started going to painting workshops in watercolour , pastel and oils. Well as soon as I got into oils I was hooked and now spend most days attempting to create paintings in this medium. I see my artwork taking me in 2 different directions as I still have quite a following for my craft art which I sell on ebay , bear shows and a website that I set up some years ago www.kathy-karas-artist.com but I am also gaining recognition for my oil paintings some of which can be seen on www.artwhatson.com.au/kathykaras so as you can see finding time to accomplish all of my goals can sometimes be quite a juggling act at the best of times ! However I am so enjoying this that I wanted to share my work with others . I hope that you enjoy seeing my paintings and would like to hear any comments . I aim to add to this blog on a regular basis so keep watching if you are interested.