Vaccinium 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...
Read MorePolypodium Aspidium Frond (Polypody)
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 media; ink drawing, acrylic paint, aluminum leaf on Rives BFK paper Size 11″x 9″ rag matte, wood frame, under...
Read MoreCallicarpa Dichotoma Shoot (Beautyberry)
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 Callicarpa Dichotoma Shoot (Beautyberry) Medium Mixed media; ink drawing, acrylic paint, aluminum leaf on Rives BFK paper Size 11″x9″ rag matte, wood frame, under...
Read MoreCornus Pubescens Shoot (Dogwood)
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 Cornus Pubescens Shoot (Dogwood) Medium Mixed media; ink drawing, acrylic paint, aluminum leaf on Rives BFK paper Size 11″x 9″ rag matte, wood frame, under...
Read MoreCornus Brachypoda Shoot (Dogwood)
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 Cornus Brachypoda Shoot (Dogwood) Medium Mixed media; ink drawing, acrylic paint, aluminum leaf on Rives BFK paper Size 11″x 9″ rag matte, wood frame, under...
Read MoreAristolochiaclematis, Upright Birthwort
Title Aristolochiaclematis, Upright Birthwort Medium Mixed media; brown ink and aluminum leaf on Museum board Size 29″x 24″ framed under plexiglass
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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.