A Certain Kind of Madonna

Today I'm very excited! I did something that I've never done before...purchased a painting. Well, I purchased 25% of it today and it will be mine in another 8 weeks. Laurie and I first saw the painting in Vineyard Haven when she visited last month. I fell in love with it immediately, but didn't decide to purchase until last night. This particular piece was featured in the Holiday 2008 edition of Vineyard Style along with the artist's profile. You can see her work at www.karataylorart.com I like many of Kara Taylor's paintings because she uses metallics in them...mostly gold, but sometimes silver or copper. They immediately reminded me of Gustav Klimt who has always been a favorite. See one of his most famous paintings - "The Kiss" at http://www.gustavklimtcollection.com/pages/thekiss.html Most all of Kara's paintings, however, unlike Klimt, are specifically dealing with nature.

She displays both photographic works and oil paintings. I bought "A Certain Kind of Madonna" - you can see it below.


Congratulate me, I'm a collector! :-)

Random photo: Blue ripples in Vineyard Haven Harbor today