A Little About Myself
I can remember collecting pens, pencils, brushes and paints from a very young age, but I never used them, I am not sure exactly why. It was not until 1990 that I went to my very first painting lesson and have not looked back since.
Today I teach to a wide variety of students who have many and varied personalities and painting preferences, each one a challenge which I find exciting.
Recently I have begun to travel to different countries, and I want to share my amazing experiences, sights, sounds and smells with everyone. Painting on location in ancient towns and villages or amazing landscape vistas is my ultimate passion and makes my heart soar. When painting I leave all the daily troubles and life’s difficulties behind leaving me feeling refreshed and invigorated. Equally the mundane is exciting to me, a street scene, boy fishing, kids playing, the everyday life captured forever in art.
I was once asked “what do you like to paint?” My answer was simply “the light”. Light both intrigues and fascinates me, it can be subtle or it can be brilliant. Light gives energy to my painting subjects no matter how simple that subject may be and draws us out from the darkness into it’s caress. It guides us, comforts us and bedazzles our senses.
I love to 'PUSH" my colours as far as I can. My passion is working in pastels, however, as a teacher I work and teach in all mediums and love them all.
Art makes my heart sing…..
Karen
Today I teach to a wide variety of students who have many and varied personalities and painting preferences, each one a challenge which I find exciting.
Recently I have begun to travel to different countries, and I want to share my amazing experiences, sights, sounds and smells with everyone. Painting on location in ancient towns and villages or amazing landscape vistas is my ultimate passion and makes my heart soar. When painting I leave all the daily troubles and life’s difficulties behind leaving me feeling refreshed and invigorated. Equally the mundane is exciting to me, a street scene, boy fishing, kids playing, the everyday life captured forever in art.
I was once asked “what do you like to paint?” My answer was simply “the light”. Light both intrigues and fascinates me, it can be subtle or it can be brilliant. Light gives energy to my painting subjects no matter how simple that subject may be and draws us out from the darkness into it’s caress. It guides us, comforts us and bedazzles our senses.
I love to 'PUSH" my colours as far as I can. My passion is working in pastels, however, as a teacher I work and teach in all mediums and love them all.
Art makes my heart sing…..
Karen