"Iron Strata" mixed media abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art
I was pounding things flat with a hammer and my new anvil today. This painting was sitting near the table I was working on.It's a painting I did about a year ago. I've brought it to several workshops...
View Article"Overview" textured abstract painting © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Overview"This is a demo painting from my recent workshop at The Gallery at Midtown in Dallas, Texas. Thanks to Teta Smith for taking care of my every need and making me feel like a Diva.Thanks also...
View Article"Overview 2" mixed media abstract painting © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Overview 2"This image looks too vibrant to me from the one I have on my computer. Sometimes they change when I upload them. The one on my website is better.This painting is similar in method to the...
View Article"C3" mixed media 3D wall sculpture with found objects © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"C3" This is my latest "combination", as Robert Rauschenberg called his 3D work. It is a collection of found objects and miscellaneous junk. I painted each object with Iron Paint (Modern Masters)...
View ArticleDillman's Resort Workshop/Retreat
This is the beautiful flyer put out by Dillman's Creative Arts Foundation. It's about my workshop in Wisconsin April 17-22, 2014.I'm not a computer whiz, so I can't get this to be...
View Article"C5," mixed media wall sculpture © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"C5"You're probably saying to yourself, What the heck is THAT?! It's my latest wall sculpture. It has rusted stuff, burlap, and some other things mounted on a 4x4 inch wood panel.I got the idea from...
View Article"Inscrutable" mixed media abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Inscrutable" 8x8 inch, frameddetailAs usual, the color is better on my website. Click here to go to mywebsite.Just added: 7 new workshops. Click here to read about my workshops.
View Article"Fantasia" mixed media abstract landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Fantasia"Here's another of my muted palette mixed media pieces. Lol - just kidding about the "muted" part. This was a demo I did last week for some students taking semi-private instruction in my...
View Article"New World Trilogy" mixed media abstract triptych © Carol Nelson Fine Art
I love tall skinny canvases and panels - maybe because it's what I am not. These measure 6 inches wide by 48 inches tall. For some reason, composition is a breeze with this size.I started out with...
View Article"C6" mini wall sculpture © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"C6" This is another in my mini wall sculpture series of "combines".This one combines ordinary metal hardware parts that have been painted with alcohol inks.If you love color, working with alcohol...
View Article"Winter Garden" mixed media colorful tree landscape painting © Carol Nelson...
"Winter Garden"This is another in my series of tree collages. What doesn't show in this photo image is the sparkle of the pearl mica flake - it just looks dirty yellow in the photo.For more...
View Article"Autumn Glow" mixed media landscape tree collage painting © Carol Nelson Fine...
"Autumn Glow"What can I say? I could go on endlessly making variations of these colorful tree collages. This was another demo for private students in my studio. As a teacher, this tree technique is...
View Article"Billboard 1" mixed media abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Billboard 1"This started out with me trying to remove some collaged papers from a wood panel using a razor blade and sand paper. The paper that remained stuck on the panel suddenly presented itself...
View Article"Wood Rock" mixed media geologic abstract painting © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Wood Rock" 36x24 mixed mediaThis painting was based on a piece of petrified wood I found in a gem and mineral store in Taos.The wood/stone was polished on one side, but the other side, which was...
View Article"Billboard 2" mixed media abstract collage painting © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Billboard 2" 8x8 acrylic collageThis is the second in my Billboard series - collages of various printed papers and stenciled letters.For more information about this painting, click here to go to my...
View Article"ABC FGH" mixed media abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"ABC FGH" 8x8 mixed mediadetail viewI really wish the shiny metal parts of this painting showed better in the photo. It adds so much when you can see all the shiny/dull and rough/smooth parts of this...
View Article"Ignition Point 2" mixed media metallic abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Ignition Point 2" 10 x 10 mixed mediaThere's gold leaf, aluminum foil, mirror paper, origami foil, and glass beads in this on. It seems my love for shiny stuff is without limits! In person, this...
View Article"Luna" mixed media abstract landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art
"Luna" 11x14 mixed media acrylicdetail This is a demo piece from my recent workshop in Wisconsin in which we applied heavy texture to our Gessobords, let it dry for a couple days, and then poured...
View Article