European Inspired

A Day in Provence©KathyCousart

40 x 40 Oil on Linen
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This post is a bit different in that I wanted to share that I am participating in this amazing worldwide art challenge over on Facebook. The purpose is the introduce and share new artwork and artists to each other. I have started out with some earlier paintings and moved through landscapes to florals to now european inspired paintings. It’s so fun to see so many genre’s! I would love for y’all to visit my Kathy Cousart Fine Art Page over on Facebook and check it out. It’s a Fvie Day Challenge and I have posted several days there already. Hope you will take a moment to go visit and see.

Here’s the link…https://www.facebook.com/KathyCousartFineArt and if you have not already and wanted to give my page a “like” that would be so appreciated! Thanks Y’all!

12 x 16 Oil on Linen
$950.00

So many thoughts spinning through my head with this painting and even the title. We are all our on own amazing journey and I am so appreciative of each and every blessing. I am especially thankful for being a part of this art world. I have said it before but it has truly saved me and has been my happy place. We are lucky enough to be heading to the Beach for a much needed break with our kids and our first grandchild. Doesn’t get much better than that. Thoughts and prayers to keep both our moms safe and sound while we go away for the first time in about 9 years from them and come back recharged and ready to continue on as primary caretakers. Perhaps I should have called this painting sandwich generation:) Y’all know what I mean as so many of us are sharing this same journey along the way.

I love this painting…the palette is just rich and beautiful colors. I have been holding onto it because I loved it so but know it’s time for it to go to someone special. I am looking forward to doing lots of plein air painting at the beach along with golf and fun and just watching that grandson as he is taking in his first visit to our favorite place. Love him for the pure joy that he brings to our journey. Peace and Grace Friends!

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A Day in Provence©Kathy Cousart

40 x 40 Oil
Available at dk Gallery 770-427-5377

This is a favorite of mine for many reasons…one is that there is so much to look at in this wonderful scene. I love the boats- can just imagine trolling around to all the wonderful spots. Love all those awnings and makes me want to go peek inside and find some treasures. When I get a bit tired from all the fun- I could stop and rest for a light lunch and a glass of wine at one of the cafe’s under an umbrella! I would be mesmerized by all those gorgeous reflections in the water! This was so much fun to paint and I loved working on it. Hope you will go take a peek at it at dk Gallery- it’s hanging out there just waiting for you!

Greetings Y’all! I am such a lucky artist to be in some wonderful shows at dk Gallery. They are great to work with and throw a heck of an opening night! Can’t wait till tomorrow to see all the gorgeous artwork from everyone hanging in the amazing gallery space! I will have these five paintings in the show and actually delivered some additional new ones! Hope you will take a Road Trip and come check it all out! Would love to see Y’all there!

Road Trip© Kathy Cousart

Road Trip, 20 x 24 Oil on Linen

A Day in Provence©Kathy Cousart

A Day in Provence, 40 x 40 Oil

Sunrise Stroll ©KathyCousart

Sunrise Stroll, 18 x 18 Oil on Linen

Gull-iver’s Travels©Kathy Cousart

Gull-iver’s Travels, 36 x 36 Oil

Oh La La! ©Kathy Cousart

Oh La La!, 24 x 24 Oil

24 x 24 Oil
Available at dk Gallery (770) 427-5377

Oh La La! was just a party to paint. When I think of the beautiful Eiffel Tower this is what I think of. A gorgeous iconic structure against a wonderful sunny Parisian sky and color just popping all around it. I had fun with a lot of palette knife work in this one. Great way to move paint and color around! This painting is part of the Oh, The Places You Go Show at dk Gallery that starts this coming Friday evening! Hope y’all will come join us! Going to be a fabulous show!

Perfect timing for this post as I just received my beautiful watercolor painting that wonderful teacher friend, Dreama Tolle Perry, painted while in France just a few weeks ago! I love Dreama’s oil paintings and these special watercolor postcards are a true treasure- just like her! Read all about her journey and how beautifully Dreama writes and shares-brings the rest of us right along with her. A very special gift and I just love it! Thanks Dreama!

A Day in Provence©Kathy Cousart

40 x 40 Oil

So happy that I can finally share some paintings for Gallery Shows and also commissions! Will be back to regular blogging now:)

This just might be the hardest most complicated painting I have painted so far. So many fun and interesting things going on in this scene and I loved painting every part of it. I love the gorgeous boats that take you right into the painting. The reflections just make me smile. This color palette makes me happy!! I would hang out and lunch and shop at all the shops in Provence under those sweet awnings all day long! How ’bout Y’all?

This painting is part of the “Oh, The Places You Go” Show at dk Gallery. Join me for Opening Night, Next Friday, August 2nd from 5-9. Hope to see y’all there!

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Five Italian Boats in Waiting©Kathy Cousart

12 x 16 Oil on Linen
$600.00

The best things in life are worth waiting for, right? I think so and feel like I am waiting for a lot to come together these days. I have not been posting as much with spending quite a bit more time caring for my Mom. One of the most important things I am waiting on is a room to open up at a specialized facility for her. Will be glad to get her where she needs to be all safe and settled. Thoughts and prayers appreciated and hoping soon! Just want y’all to know I am still here and working hard with my Mom and painting too!

Also waiting on posting images and getting my newsletter out as so many of the paintings I have been working on are surprise gift commissions or for upcoming shows. I am so thankful for the opportunities and will be sharing all of that soon also. I think I will combine my July and August newsletters and get all the scoop to y’all at once! If you would like to sign up for my newsletter- please do so here.

Love this painting- one of my favorites. Sunlit Boats and a wonderfully rich color palette and dreams of heading out to Italy…another one of the best things in life worth waiting for…

Sunlit Fishing Village ©Kathy Cousart

11 x 14 Oil on Linen
$450.00

I want to live here… all the colors are like eye candy. How about those boats right out the front door to take a spin anytime? And one of my favorite things to paint are reflections and these were so fun! Ya’ll know my most favorite thing to paint is light and shadow on anything and I have been painting BIG! Really big and loving it. More to come on those soon- Lots of great things happening and will be sharing in my March Newsletter. I am always thankful and working hard:)

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French Flower Shop © Kathy Cousart

20 x 24 Oil on Linen
$800.00

I would love to own a Flower Shop of my own and if it happened to be in France that would just be over the top! I loved this scene but knew it would be a tough one to paint! It was very complicated but “playing up” is my favorite way to learn!

Adore awnings and got the drawing and perspective like a champ! I was tickled when my mentor teacher Jim Richards said it was my best drawing/sketch ever! Nothing like starting out on a high note! The biggest concept I think about when I paint is light and shadow. I loved the beautiful flowers and kept wanting to put them lighter as if they were in sunlight. Well, that gorgeous awning protects them and they are shaded. So, that meant my darks could hold it all together and some of the pots needed a variety of saturated colors to read as the tops of the flowers. Love learning from Jim and that light and dark concept dates all the way back to how Rembrandt loved to paint. I am a lucky girl!

I worked on this all day one day at school and again a full day at home. Finished it up and was very proud of the beautiful patron in soft gray just looking over all the flowers. When I took it back to school it was so fun that Jim and several others thought that the patron looked like the fabulous artist Lori Putnam! Must have been channeling some of my attempts at a painting of Lori from last week. (That’s another story for another post one day!)

This painting is just so much prettier in person…Usually don’t say that but sometimes photos just don’t do a painting justice. I will take some more photos and get some close ups. Love this French Flower Shop and would love to see it go to a flower loving home!