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Carole Garland
Beach Girls II

2025

About the Item

Beach Girls II - As we wait for summer to arrive we can dream of days at the beach where all are cares are thrown to the wind. The sun roasts us as we relax into the soft sand. But we still have our cell phones as depicted in this painting of four women clad in their bikinis spread out on their beach towels. In the background, a father adjusts his daughter's bathing suit. Artist Carole Garland captures summer fun as the blue Pacific ocean waves roll in and the seagulls fly toward shore. Garland studied figure drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago and finds the half-dressed beachgoers an ideal way to contemplate the human figure. Inhibitions are relaxed and no one is paying attention. Garland uses the color red, which bounces around the painting, as a way to unite the assembled characters and the image. The 20"x24" oil painting on wood panel is wired for ease of hanging. The 1 1/2 inch deep natural wood sides may serve as a frame. Fine artist Carole Garland is in art collections throughout the United States and has exhibited in venues around Southern California: realART Gallery, Agoura Hills; the Gallery at West Los Angeles College; Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula; Topanga Canyon Gallery, Channel Islands Studio Gallery, Camarillo; deFrenZ Gallery, Westlake Village and individual shows at TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica
  • Creator:
    Carole Garland (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Palm Desert, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1666216115712

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