Koi in Blue

My current project is getting a little fishy..  Yes, I am branching out away from succulents.  It is hard, but I LOVE the all the various markings and colors of koi.  I have fallen in love with their colors and the contrasting whites, lavenders, golds, bright oranges, and reds with the blue water.  I can't get enough!  This series is a combination of wood panel and canvas pieces of various sizes, painted with acrylics.
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Swimming Koi
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Koi in a Pond
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Two Koi Faces
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Pretty Spreckled Koi

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.  
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Succulent Panel 1 with Agave
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Succulent Panel 2 Bright and Pink
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Succulent Panel 3 with a Big Gorgeous Blue Succulent and Blooms
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Succulent Panel 4 with a Little Red

Succulents in Blue

Acrylic paintings inspired by California's beautiful succulents and the color blue!!!!
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"Indoor Plants, Succulents, and Cactus"
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"Mini Succulent Garden"
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"Big, Blue, Gorgeous Succulent"
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"My Succy Patio Garden"
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"Succuelent and Cactus Garden"
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"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.
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"Turnips"
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"Cherry Branches" -SOLD
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"Onions" - SOLD
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"Apple Branches"
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"Beets"
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"Dancing Bell Peppers #1"
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"Persimmons #2"
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"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