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Karen's first artistic experience was
drawing women's hats on a little notepad while sitting in church
"keeping quiet." Her next art experience was finger painting with
her four children (and now eight grandchildren). Having no formal
training but always looking at art and saying, "I bet I could do that,"
Karen is excited about the abundance of art opportunities available
through the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade. That was one of the main
reasons she and her husband, Dennis, moved to Fairfield Glade in 2003 as
soon as she retired from being an Executive Secretary.
In preparation for joining the Guild,
Karen took two watercolor workshops and began work in earnest. She
has taken several classes offered through the Art Guild and some private
instruction. Being so new to the art world, Karen admits to not
having a favorite medium or subject - yet - but is enjoying trying them
all. The most recent area of interest is in |
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using colored and graphite pencils. An
avid observer of nature's glory, she receives great joy in the fluidity
of watercolor and the reality of pencils, both of which can only reflect
God's original creations. Her works hang in family and friends'
homes in Virginia, West Virginia, Vermont and Italy. |
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Colored Pencil, "The Great Pumpkin" |
Watercolor, "Fungus Among Us" |
Watercolor on Canvas, "Fall"
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Watercolor, "Lemons For Sale" |
Copper Plate Etching, "Whelk" |
Watercolor on Canvas, "Poeny"
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Graphite Pencil, "The Old Sycamore"
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Tinted Copper Plate Etching,
"Nose to Nose" |
Watercolor on Canvas,
"Shaker Village"
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Watercolor on Canvas, "Iris" |
Photography,
"Italian Delicacies" |
Photography,
" Sea Oats at Edisto Island"
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Watercolor,
"Old Bottles" |
Graphite Pencil,
"The Sheepherder" |
Photography, "Morning Has Broken" |
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