2010 - Present Inclusive

Oil and watercolor paintings on canvas or paper, inspired by landscape, seascape, skyscape and the universe.

Spray (Barcelona Study II)
Oil on canvas, 22.8 x 20 inches, Spain, 2015.
wave spray ocean blue green white oil painting
Crossings
Oil on 100% rag paper, 28.5"x43", Berkeley, CA, 2016.

For months, almost every day I have driven along the top of the hills, catching views across the San Francisco Bay when the road curves west. Every day is different with colors and contrast changing with the flow of sun, fog, clouds, wind and rain.
bridge sea ocean bay sky hill white orange drips waves whitecaps painting
Meditation on Trees I
India Ink and watercolor on 100% rag paper, 28.6"x20.5"; Berkeley, CA, 2016.
leaves tree turquoise black gray white blue ink watercolor branches enso roots painting
Meditation on Trees II
India Ink and watercolor on 100% rag paper, 28.6"x20.5"; Berkeley, CA, 2016.
tree branches leaves lavender purple black white gray enso ink watercolor roots painting
Meditation on Trees III
India Ink and watercolor on 100% rag paper, 28.6" x 20.5"; Berkeley, CA, 2016
tree black blue watercolor ink enso leaves branches gray roots painting
Life of a Tree: Spring Tra La
India Ink and Watercolor on 100% rag paper, 42"x28.5"; Berkeley, CA

Part of Life of a Tree series. Spring is about ready to pop, and buds are beginning to peak out of the dark, winter branches, starting at the top.
Tree flowers buds pink black gray drips roots ink watercolor branches painting
Life of a Tree: Palimpsest III
Oil on Arches oil paper, 30"x22", Berkeley, CA 2016.

The new is written over the old, springs brings new life after the dead of winter.
tree leaves white gold texture root ball branches oil painting
Life of a Tree: Palimpsest
Oil on Arches oil paper, 30"x22", Berkeley, CA 2015.

palimpsest: a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
tree grid yellow gold black enso oil drips branches painting
Life of a Tree: Palimpsest II
Oil on Arches oil paper, 30"x22", Berkeley, CA 2015.

palimpsest: a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
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grid gold orange enso drips oil tree painting
Buddha Contemplating Far Horizon
Oil on Arches oil paper, 15.5"x11.5", Portugal, 2014.
Buddha horizon enso black yellow white grid texture oil painting
Buddha Contemplating Near Horizon
Oil on Arches oil paper, 15.5"x11.5", Portugal, 2014.
Buddha horizon enso black red white grid texture oil painting
Oil on cradled wooden panels, 48x20x2 inches. California, 2012.

Golden swimmer swims under the lip of a breaking wave --- or body surfer strokes into the face of the wave.
Swimmer body surfer oean wave gold blue oil on wooden panels
Oceans I: Descend
40x30, Oil on canvas, California, 2011. .
ocean wave blue gold diver oil painting
Oceans I: Ascend
40x30, Oil on canvas, California, 2011. .
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ocean wave blue gold diver oil painting
Empty Boat, Drifting Leaves
Oil on paper, diptych, 30"x44", Berkeley, California, 2015.

Complement to the Life of a Tree and the Boat series, this piece is about rising sea levels, trees submerged with leaves floating on surface; boat awaits passengers.
Boat enso leaves ocean blue painting

Norlynne Coar

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2010 - Present Inclusive