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art by arlen skip to main skip to sidebar art by arlen i have shared my enthusiasm for art with my students during my teaching years and when we owned an art gallery in idaho my love for painting has taken me to europe asia mexico and western united states i am a watercolorist first but my move to arizona influenced both my style and media when i became a serious oil painter these paintings now reflect the brilliant colors of the southwest monday may 25 2015 whitefish river whitefish river posted by artbyarlen at 9 32 pm 1 comment saturday december 31 2011 waiting for rain this oil painting was completed in oregon however it is an image that depicts the monsoon time in arizona it always appears to be ready to rain at this time of year and this is a theme i have used in several paintings size of this painting is 14 x 16 unframed posted by artbyarlen at 10 47 am 1 comment friday october 7 2011 checking the saguaro checking the saguaro is a watercolor typical of the sw desert which may be covered with stately cactus like none other everywhere but none alike image is 14 1 2 x 21 recently sold at church of the beatitudes one person show posted by artbyarlen at 2 48 pm 1 comment wednesday october 5 2011 cambria cambria california and the walkway along the beach is an artist s delight this painting was done with a palette knife and has that fresh perspective of just having been done a 4 x 6 canvas mounted on an 8 x 10 gray board is ready to hang without another frame posted by artbyarlen at 7 29 pm no comments saturday october 1 2011 albertson s park albertson s park is a city park established in boise idaho possibly 40 or more years ago it was developed as a refuge for birds of all kinds it is a beautiful and peaceful place to walk or rest located on several acres of city property this is a 14 x 18 oil painting with an exquisite gold frame all paintings in my collection are original many painted on location and the majority of them are for sale posted by artbyarlen at 5 32 pm 1 comment labels albertson s park friday september 30 2011 dry dock boats boats at alsea river oregon dry dock waiting for repairs size 12 x 12 gallery wrap mixed media posted by artbyarlen at 3 18 pm no comments charley s garden payette lake idaho s well known charley s garden located on payette lake is a beautiful area of the canyon driving north through the mountains this gorgeous impressionistic watercolor was completed after a road trip through mccall idaho size unframed is 10 x 13 just add mats and the beautiful gold filligree frame and it measures 17 x 20 one of the artist s favorites posted by artbyarlen at 2 54 pm 1 comment sunday march 13 2011 southern france a watercolor painted from a photo by sandy marostica in her travels to the south of france sandy was a wonderful photographer and artist living in boise idaho i had asked her to take some photos for me when she and her husband larry visited in france sandy was a great mentor and friend who visited in arizona she brought her shows to scottsdale new york and the pearl district in portland oregon she will be missed by art community and her many friends this painting is 10 x 14 unframed and is available also as a print or giclee posted by artbyarlen at 4 13 pm 1 comment spring tulips this image is from an acrylic painting completed for a floral show it was accepted i need to crop it and will do so another day however i wanted to get it on the blog as several friends wanted to see it this image may be improved by photo shop and will do so soon posted by artbyarlen at 3 35 pm no comments thursday december 9 2010 devil s elbow painting on a sandy beach on the oregon coast you can see the coast guard house high on a hill this was a picture that had rocks cliffs and rolling waves just indicating how violent the ocean could be seemed enough as the focus was the coast guard house this comes from my watercolor collection posted by artbyarlen at 10 16 pm 1 comment wednesday december 8 2010 amorgos greece amorgos is one of the many greek islands in the aegean sea when i was in greece painting it was all about watercolor it lends itself to watercolors which can be done on location making it unnecessary to bring home so many photos it would be easy to translate this to oils but it may not have the freshness of a watercolor it s another wonderful place for an artist and i may go back and work harder since i wouldn t have to be a tourist the next time this watercolor image is 14 x 20 but has a triple mat blue liners and large off white mat with a silver frame which as another 6 inches to each side it was a breathtaking scene on a pristine island posted by artbyarlen at 10 24 pm no comments a day in venice this is the typical picture of venice i photographed the canal and have painted it several times adding the gondolas seemed to give it some life like most every tourist i could go back to venice and sit down and paint forever it was a great pleasure to walk around cross the bridges and take in the sights and sounds of this famous city my pictures continue to get larger since there is so much one can put in them this size is 24 x 30 gallery wrap which requires no frame beautiful from four sides plus the painting posted by artbyarlen at 10 11 pm no comments payette winter this is the beautiful payette river in idaho the picture has been in my collection for several years and i decided it would be a fine christmas card and letter this year probably i won t part with it but would be willing to make a giclee print available size is 14 x 18 posted by artbyarlen at 10 00 pm no comments thursday december 2 2010 capri this is capri an edited picture that was taken from the coast of the island it is a work in progress in that it needs more cooling it will be replaced by another picture this time considered done this is an oil painting 24 x 30 gallery wrap posted by artbyarlen at 9 39 pm no comments tuesday february 9 2010 flowers at tlaquepaque this painting comes from tlaquepaque in sedona arizona the picture is on loan and prints have been sold it is one of those places that says paint me original sold posted by artbyarlen at 10 01 pm 2 comments the winery the winery is from a series about italy it is a composite of photographs taken during a trip to italy images imagined and real of beautiful tuscany the painting is in a collection in california posted by artbyarlen at 9 31 pm no comments tuesday july 14 2009 the north sea traveling off the beaten path around england and scotland one year was an opportunity to photograph and come home to painting this is the north sea it now belongs to my friend from england posted by artbyarlen at 4 14 pm 1 comment athens flower stall this is a picture taken in greece several years ago the subject is one of my favorite men i loved being there this was taken with a telephoto lens and i made many adjustments in the flower stall adding background and flowers everywhere the giclee is available size 16 x 20 posted by artbyarlen at 4 06 pm no comments franciscan of assissi the franciscan priest is a portrait from a picture taken in assissi i always thought this would make a good painting maybe yes maybe no he needs some more work but for now comments are welcome i know the eyes will work this out posted by artbyarlen at 4 01 pm no comments friday december 5 2008 thousand springs a waterfall that is part of thousand springs on the snake river in idaho it falls into a beautiful pristine creek that flows into the snake river it is located in the nature conservancy with special permission john killmaster and i spent a day painting this beautiful area this is an oil painting taken from an original watercolor prints and cards have been taken from this image i could return to this location and spend a summer painting this is one of idaho s most beautiful areas posted by artbyarlen at 2 43 pm 1 comment this is tuscany this is tuscany although this is a composite of several images belonging to the artist they are near assisi and chianti hills it s a reminder of the evening light vinyards and farmhouses the gallery wrap is 24 x 30 its companion a painting in progress will measure 30 x 40 both are unframed and ready to hang this is a series of tuscany paintings and other landscapes of italy since putting the tuscany paintings on the blog they have been taken by a collector in california with memories so fresh they will be painted again redesigned in another format which will improve the composition designing paintings and their composition becomes an exciting and creative process collected posted by artbyarlen at 2 02 pm no comments thursday december 4 2008 yellow umbrella sedona is a haven for artists prints of this painting have been recently purchased for the location you will want to go to tlaquepaque arizona the oil painting titled yellow umbrella is currently in a traveling show posted by artbyarlen at 7 46 pm no comments labels sedona monday september 29 2008 celebration this is an oil painting of a composite of the desert near the white tank mountains this image shows up in other paintings of the nearby white tanks one of the first desert scenes sold in a one person show in sun city west posted by artbyarlen at 10 15 am no comments wednesday june 25 2008 here comes the sun oil painting another desert image having painted the white tanks an area near surprise arizona several times this image continued to stay in my mind the first painting was an evening scene then two more developed suggesting early morning it s an artist s gift to have mental images still available to do a variation on the theme posted by artbyarlen at 4 39 pm 2 comments japanese shrine a week in kyoto provided the artist with many interesting subjects this shrine was the best painting has been sold to a collector in wisconsin posted by artbyarlen at 4 27 pm no comments pacific coast walkway watercolor near cambria california it looks blustery but in the summer can be beautiful this large watercolor recently sold so it s back to cambria and moon beach to paint this theme has been used for several oil paintings posted by artbyarlen at 4 21 pm no comments tuesday june 24 2008 evening desert oil in the spring the white tank mountains are a wonderful place to hike and take photographs located west of surprise arizona it offers a wealth of information for artists of the southwest posted by artbyarlen at 3 48 pm no comments coral fantasy the painting shown was exhibited at west valley art museum in surprise arizona the painting is acrylic ink pour i was pleased with the image and luckily it worked often the first ten are throwaways then one turns out so delicious you know to keep it posted by artbyarlen at 2 29 pm 1 comment color of music this acrylic painting was inspired by monet s garden the painting was sold to a new york collector posted by artbyarlen at 2 07 pm 1 comment home subscribe to posts atom arlen waiting for rain about me artbyarlen view my complete profile art 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