Paula Martino

Fall Harvest, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
Artist Paula Martino demonstrates an impressionist still life of fall harvest and other vegetables on a white cloth. Paula paints the rustic piece with a hog hair brush with large, bold strokes to achieve a moderate balance of elements. The diagonal of the beet greens and the zucchini builds an attractive contrast to the roundness of the pumpkins, squash, and garlic. The use of cerulean blue on some of the highlights incorporates well with the oranges and pinks in the composition.

About the Artist
Artist Paula Martino paints impressionist scenes, especially of places with water. “They reflect the energy and emotions I feel when I see a compelling locale I visit,” says Paula. Using various tools, she applies thick layers of color with oil or acrylic paint and sometimes uses stencil work. With her palette knife technique, she unveils strands of lighter hues amidst her dominantly saturated palette, creating a semi-abstract element. Paula worked as a CPA for thirty-five years running her own tax practice while raising three children, with one having Down Syndrome. All the while pursuing art part-time in a studio her husband built for her in their basement. After retiring in 2020, she decided to pursue her art practice fully, studying in earnest with nationally recognized colorists, portrait artists, and landscape painters. “The experiences of caregiving and tax prep forced me to be very conscientious and organized with my time and efforts. I needed to be so completely organized for so long that it is a relief to be a little messy in my studio.”

Words that describe this painting: pumpkin, autumn, fall, season, vegetables, harvest, food, gardens, gardening, saturated color, oilpaint, food, beets, zucchini, garlic, still life, impressionism, gourds, country life, rustic, impressionism, still life, oil painting, orange

Fall Harvest
Paula Martino
Oil painting on canvas board
Varnished and Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
14 in. h x 11 in. w x .12 in. d
0 lbs. 8 oz.