Ruby

Karin Taylor

Ruby


Ruby
by Karin Taylor

ink pastel acrylic charcoal
on pastel paper

oh to be ruby….

Ruby Red
by the sea
resting resting
peacefully

shells n sand
weed n fish
smells just like
a seafood dish

delicate
delightful
delicious
nutrititious
don’t forget
your dose of sun
get your Vitamin D
and have some FUN!!


Customers are welcome to email enquiries to karintaylor@exemail.com.au

Ruby belongs to the following groups:

Beach Art, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Mixed Media and Seachanges Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Ruby by Karin Taylor
Ruby by Karin Taylor
  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    brilliant as always

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you so much shanghaiwu,
    always wonderful to hear from you!

  • Magriet Murray

    Magriet Murray

    this is great! love the colour balance – and the style is really eye catching. ;-)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you very much Magriet!! :D

  • Pet _

    Pet _

    Love it..love that red..lovely Karin! :) xx

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you very much Petra ! :D

  • Karen Cook

    Karen Cook

    I just love your sense of colour Kaz… it’s awesome! You just make me want to move to the coast like… RIGHT NOW!!!!! :->

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    hehe….aw, that’s a great compliment Kaz :D thanx so much!

  • Keith Russell

    Keith Russell

    Love the drama in this one

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thanx very much Keith :D

  • gladders

    gladders

    Lovely Karin. I just love the way the starfish is mirroring Ruby in so much as it is crashed out on its rock like she is in her chair….love the humor…very nice!

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    i think it’s her twin :D
    thanx Simon..for noticing the little details!!!
    so glad you liked!

  • CateTownsend

    CateTownsend

    gorgeous, brilliant, wonderful xxx

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you Cate!!! :D

  • Marion Cullen

    Marion Cullen

    On fire Karin!

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    lolz, thanx Marion :D

  • Katz41

    Katz41

    Reminds me of a friend…teehee…LOVE IT

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    lol, thankx Katz… your friend must be a cutie hey :D

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Must be nearly summer :) Love these beach babes :)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    getting there…springs on the way at least :D
    thanx Mel!!

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    amazing,love the starfish too,nice touch

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thanx so much Matt, so glad you like Ruby!!
    she’s chillin’ on the beach at Byron Bay :D

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Vibrant and fun, think she is enjoying her r & r Karin :D ~ Anni

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    Hiya Anni,
    o yes!!
    indeed she is
    loving the sun on her face
    and the warm sulty day at the beach…
    smell of seaweeed….hmmm…nothing like it!!
    thanks so much Anni :D

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Wonderful work Karin!!! Great colour for Ruby!!!

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    lolz,...thank you so much blossom, glad you like her~ :D

  • Janis Zroback

    Janis Zroback

    “I love a girl and Ruby is her name…..Ruby Ruby, Ruby when you’ll be mine”....Dion said it for me…
    Wonderful as always Karin

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    o yeah, i know that song!!
    cooool…thanx Janis :D

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    Ha Ha- Ruby looks a bit uncomforatable on the Beach (a bit like me) Is the sun in her eyes ?
    Love the little swirl on her ankle xx

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    hehe…this was a painting i did before i knew how to paint eyes…
    i would either do a dot….or a cross like this one here….then someone challenged me to do proper faces….now i LOVE to make eyes!!
    thanks so much Anita…. :D

  • flower68

    flower68

    her feet are so cute.I love her and her lttle poem.So sweet :-)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you flower… funny little chick she is :D
    glad you like her… got that thing happening with the spirals…
    think it means something, like your circular cells :D

  • RMonroe

    RMonroe

    This is fabulous….so cute:)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thx Robin, so glad you like Ruby :D

  • Jo Hoden "C'est la Vie"

    Jo Hoden "C'...

    fab:)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thanx again Jo!! :D

  • udonchow

    udonchow

    I love Ruby Red!! Lovely matching red of the cap,costume,towel and starfish, cute little spiky details :D

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you Ellen!!

  • jgmart

    jgmart

    Fantastic image – really nice work

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you very much – greatly appeciated!!

  • Renate Dartois

    Renate Dartois

    There you go great beach-day that is what I am going to do today-awesome art like always Karin.

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you Renate….oo still a bit chilly here for the beach, altho it’s a beautiful beautiful day here!! :\D . must be warm where you are?

  • fatfatin

    fatfatin

    i love her curls :)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you very much fatfatin!! :D

  • Ujean1974

    Ujean1974

    What a delightful image, Karin! Haha, look at her feet! It’s a PERFECT card for summer!!!

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    hehe…thanx Ujean, delighted you like Ruby..
    she’s a fave of mine…love the deep reds, and the swirly ankle…
    there’s something ‘sundrenched’ about this one…really happy you like it :D

  • kjgordon

    kjgordon

    your style is so whimsical….wonderful…

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thanx kj, i appreciate your comments so much !! :D
    it’s interesting to hear what you think,
    since you love the sea like me…

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thanx kj, i appreciate your comments so much !! :D
    it’s interesting to hear what you think,
    since you love the sea like me…

  • Robin Pushe'e

    Robin Pushe'e

    fantastic Karin once again,, this wood make a great retirement Card :)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    hehe….ah yes, i get your drift Robin…it would indeed!!
    thank you so much :D

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa

    hehehe.. when i first saw this piece.. i had the image of the big hairy crab in mind.. hehehe.. i love the colors in this piece.. and i especially love the rocks where the starfishie is!! yea, those rocks are cute!! i dunno why!! XD

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    hehe..i think the rocks are like bit bosom-like!!
    ....and i can also imagine a big hairy hermie, like Julian (but with more hair) lolz thank you so much fa! I am glad you like the lazy starfishie too :D

  • fixtape

    fixtape

    very nice, I love her bathing get up. :)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    hehe…thanx, i had a lotta fun creating her bathing suit, towel, and seastar, all in matching attire :D

  • Jan Landers

    Jan Landers

    looks like paradise to me….love the spirals on the ankles, karin…. :-)

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    ..lolz… my idea of paradise anyways Jan,
    and glad it appeals to you also :D
    thank you so much !! x

  • margaretfraser

    margaretfraser

    wonderful , lovely work

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    oh thank you so much!!

  • Lori Peters

    Lori Peters

    I’m glad you don’t do pictures of anorexic super models. Lovely, picture, Karin. i love the colors and design.

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    oh no….i can’t, they have to be roundish!!! :D
    thanx so much Lori :D

  • zomboy

    zomboy

    great piece of art karin…. would look great on any wall I think!

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you very much zomboy!! :D

  • Michelle Whennan

    Michelle Whennan

    Fantastic – love the colours

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    thank you Michelle :D

  • DaliDoo

    DaliDoo

    This is where I wanted to be today Karin.
    Won’t be long and I will resting peacefully in the sun by the sea!
    What a delightful painting!

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    oo me too…
    thanx so much Jak…
    just need the weather to warm up a little!!

  • Nira Dabush

    Nira Dabush

    Your work is a delight, my dear friend, Karin…
    So refreshing.. I could feel myself there ;-)
    VERY FUN..
    Love it.
    HUGS
    XOXOX
    Nira

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

    In fact Nira…
    you look like Ruby ablaze in all the red in your wonderful new profile picture!!!!
    WOW… i love it!! looks gorgeous Nira :D
    Hugs, K xox

  • flower68

    flower68

    the spirals feel playful to me :-)

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa

    KARIN!!!! OMG!!! do you know what your reply gave me? one very nice and clear and darn cute vision of Julian with HUGE afro hair standing on the rocks!!!! OMG!!! you’re the bestest, Karin!!! GLOMPZ!!!

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied


    can’t wait to see Julian with HUGE afro do Fa!!!!
    huuuuurrrrrryyyyy up!!

  • francesm

    francesm

    YOUR KILLING ME…...........THANKS FOR SUCH BEAUTIFUL WORK…FRANCESM

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

  • Cvail73

    Cvail73

    Oh gosh I love that red so much :)))

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

  • lacitrouille

    lacitrouille

    Oh, she looks so comfortable and relaxed! I love how you textured her hair, the towel and starfish. It’s a cheering, whimsical composition. :)

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    missed this one I think, as usual very eye catching and the colors are well balanced. In short Wonderful work!!!!!!!!!

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  • jerry alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    wonderful work…like always

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

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  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    great title for a great work of art.

  • Karin Taylorcommunity helper replied

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