Imaginary Landscape
Title Imaginary Landscape Medium Oil on canvas Size 39″ x 52 3/4″, framed
Read MoreSea Urchins, Sand Dollar 2
Title Sea Urchins, Sand Dollar 2 Medium Acrylic on wood Size Image 20″x 19″, Integral frame 25 1/2″x 24 1/2″
Read MoreSea Urchins, Sand Dollar 1
Title Sea Urchins, Sand Dollar 1 Medium Acrylic on wood, brass pins Size Image 20″x 19″, Integral wood frame 25 1/2″ x24 1/2″
Read MoreCoastline, Ventnor, New Jersey
Title Coastline, Ventnor, New Jersey Medium Acrylic paint on Fabriano paper Size Image 15 3/4″ x 19 3/4″, Wood frame, rag matte, under plexiglass
Read MoreAncient Stones, Unhenged 2
Title Ancient Stones, Unhenged 2 Medium Mixed media; acrylic paint on gessoed archival matte board, silver wire Size 28 1/4″ x22″
Read MoreAncient Stones, Unhenged 1
Title Ancient Stones, Unhenged 1 Medium Mixed media; acrylic paint on gessoed archival matte board, silver wire Size 25 1/2″ x21 1/4″
Read MoreUp Close to the Stones
I was looking at some photos of my most recent trip to Stonehenge. It was a beautiful, stormy sunrise but I had to view it from a distance and behind barriers. I thought back to my very first trip to Stonehenge. At that time, one could sit on the stones and touch them. It was a very different visit. This painting is a nostalgic look back to that first visit. Title Up Close to the Stones Medium Mixed media; acrylic paint, caran d’ache on hinged paper Size 30″x...
Read MoreVaccinium Corymbosum Fruit (Swamp Blueberry)
These botanicals were inspired by an old Botany book I discovered. There were tiny line drawings of specimens. I drew my own version of these drawings and added my own color. I think they are a good subject for aluminum leaf. They are all sized and framed the same. Several or all make a nice grouping. Title Vaccinium Corymbosum Fruit (Swamp Blueberry) Medium Mixed media; ink drawing, acrylic paint, aluminum leaf on Rives BFK paper Size 11″x 9″ rag matte, wood frame, under...
Read MoreViburnum Leaf Bud (Snowball Tree)
These botanicals were inspired by an old Botany book I discovered. There were tiny line drawings of specimens. I drew my own version of these drawings and added my own color. I think they are a good subject for aluminum leaf. They are all sized and framed the same. Several or all make a nice grouping. Title Viburnum Leaf Bud (Snowball Tree) Medium Mixed media; ink drawing, acrylic paint, aluminum leaf on Rives BFK paper Size 11″x 9″ rag matte, wood frame, under...
Read MorePolystichum Falcatum Frond (Shield Fern)
These botanicals were inspired by an old Botany book I discovered. There were tiny line drawings of specimens. I drew my own version of these drawings and added my own color. I think they are a good subject for aluminum leaf. They are all sized and framed the same. Several or all make a nice grouping. Title Polypodium Aspidium Frond (Polypody) Medium Mixed medium; ink drawing, acrylic paint, aluminum leaf on Rives BFK paper Size 11″x9″ rag matte, wood frame, under...
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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.