Swimming Koi

My current project..  Yes, I am branching out away from succulents.  It is hard, but I LOVE the all the various markings and colors of koi.  Their bright orange,, whites, and yellows bounce off the blue of the water.  I can't get enough!  This series will be a combination of wood panel and canvas pieces in acrylic paints.

Swimming Koi

Koi in a Pond

Living Wall Project

Small wood panels of various sizes, each with one beautiful succulent painted in acrylics.  They are put together in these beautiful panel collages to make a living vertical garden of different depths and shapes.  A vertical garden is composed of so many different succulents that all bring something unique and beautiful to the composition.  Each panel collage was a creative experience and vary in size and succulent variety.  

Succulent Panel 1 with Agave

Succulent Panel 2 Bright and Pink

Succulent Panel 3 with a Big Gorgeous Blue Succulent and Blooms

Succulent Panel 4 with a Little Red

Succulents in Blue

Acrylic paintings inspired by California's beautiful succulents and the color blue!!!!

"Indoor Plants, Succulents, and Cactus"

"Mini Succulent Garden"

"Big, Blue, Gorgeous Succulent"

"My Succy Patio Garden"

"Succuelent and Cactus Garden"

"Succulent Garden in Teal Blue Pottery" -SOLD

At the Farmers Market

Acrylic paintings inspired by the vibrant colors of produce and flowers at the California farmers' markets.

"Turnips"

"Cherry Branches" -SOLD

"Onions" - SOLD

"Apple Branches"

"Beets"

"Dancing Bell Peppers #1"

"Persimmons #2"

"Bartlett Pears" -SOLD

Stay tuned!  More pieces are being added to my portfolio everyday.  If you are interested in purchasing any of my pieces please email me at caraemiliadesigns@gmail.com

"Its the feel of the paint, the behavior of the surface.  Critics never see that, never account for that.  They always think we are trying to say something with the paint; they don't know the paint itself speaks to us, by touch, by reflection."
​- Christopher Moore in Sacre Bleu