Clouds Near Mount Saint Victoire
This location is immediately to the right of Cezanne’s Mountain. I painted this at the same time. Title Clouds Near Mount Saint Victoire Medium Oil on Linen Size 22 1/2″x 19 1/2″, framed
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For many artists, myself included, Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en Provence means Cezanne. If you have ever seen his landscape paintings done in Aix you have probably seen it. He shows it many colored, but usually not white. I had just finished a summer giving numerous guided tours of the large Cezanne Exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I went to Aix and I wanted to paint the mountain. First of all, it is stark white with very little shrubbery. I walked the mountain. Harsh white!!! I positioned myself in a location he had painted from. This was hard. This was very...
Read MoreImaginary Landscape
Title Imaginary Landscape Medium Oil on canvas Size 39″ x 52 3/4″, framed
Read MoreLes Alpilles, Saint Remy 2
I painted this in the courtyard of my cottage in Saint Remy. These mountains dominated the view from this direction. Les Alpilles were part of a trade route to the ancient Ligurian city of Glanum. Title Les Alpilles, Saint Remy 2 Medium Oil on Linen Size 15 3/4″x 19″, wood frame
Read MoreWindswept Trees, Saint Paul de Masole
I painted this on location behind the asylum, Saint Paul de Masole, in Saint Remy. The mistral wind was blowing so steadily that I had to use two smaller canvases so it all would not be blown away. Just beyond the trees in the background is a very steep drop. This looks out onto the excavated ancient city of Glanum. When Vincent Van Gogh was in residence in the asylum, Glanum had not yet been discovered. Title Windswept Trees, Saint Paul de Masole Medium Oil on Linen Size 17″x 31″, diptych,...
Read MoreMaine, View From a Kitchen Window
Title Maine, View From a Kitchen Window Medium Oil on canvas, framed Size 13″x 10″
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Vineyards of Le Sablat
Title Vineyards of Le Sablat Medium oil on canvas Size 22″x 26 1/4″, wood frame
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About Me
Karen is an award winning graduate of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Writing and presenting Art tours at the Philadelphia Museum of Art has influenced her art.She has exhibited widely in regional juried exhibitions.
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I interpret the world through my own lens, more or less focused. It is always fiction. I freely add, omit, or edit this reality. This journey is successful when the art work assumes a life of its own.