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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 30 W x 30 H x 1.5 D in
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There is nothing like the comfort a warm and fully embracing relationship can bring to your spirit. This piece was created on a retreat in Muskoka, Ontario. In this painting, I recognized the comfort I was experiencing at a cottage in Northern Ontario and, after observing multiple sunsets on the waters, how these feelings, and that visual, correlate to relationships. Nature often inspires art, no matter what content or style is contained in the piece. Water is a particular source of inspiration to me. Where often times, the process of painting will abstract my figures to obscurity, I was compelled to leave “blanket” with more recognizable figures. My work is typically created in a bold and colourful palette, the environment and the concepts that came to me for this body of work were soft and more pure in application and tones. PS My apologies if you viewed this previously at higher cost, I am new to Saatchi Art and have now confirmed currency entry. I try to take several creative retreats in a year, nationally and internationally when possible. Immersing myself in my process and focusing completely on my art with no distractions for an extended period of time, always influences my techniques and often, my palette. Location and culture also inform my work. Muskoka is a familiar area to me as I used to spend summers at my grandmother’s home in Bracebridge. On retreats here, happy memories and feelings of comfort and support from family flood my senses.
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:30 W x 30 H x 1.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Karen is a Canadian, expressive figurative artist. Her paintings explore ideas of who we are and act as a catalyst for conversation. Working in two series simultaneously, she explores the strength of individuals and how that strength affects relationships. Figures and a neutrality to those figures, are essential to sharing her concept-driven artwork. “I believe there is no better way to demonstrate inner strength, characteristics, relationship challenges and personal development, than to strip away ideas of an individual or culture and reveal the essence of being. The shade of skin, shape of body, sexuality and environment that surround the figure(s), must be accessible. To that end, I work with body-positive images — skin tones that neutralize bias and stereotyping, sometimes intimate body details or poses, often bold and expressive colours — allowing the act of painting to dictate the level of abstraction and technique required to move through the painting.” Karen’s love of abstract expressionism and studies of color associated with the key energy points in our Chakra system, heavily influence her techniques and palette. Working primarily in oil paints, the manipulation and expressive qualities of the medium exemplify her concepts. Oftentimes, her artwork is considered sensual, intimate, and powerfully romantic. She strives to keep the paintings direct and raw, to incite communication between individuals. Karen’s studio is in The Cotton Factory — a creative hub in Hamilton, Ontario. Her practice is to take creative retreats (national and international) where she draws on the culture and environment in a concentrated period to experiment and create new art.
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