Karen has been studying art for most of her life. She went to the Art Institute of Chicago when she was 13 and took classes for the summer. That experience sent her off on a long journey learning all forms of art.
She began plein air painting about five years ago with the Coastal Carolina Plein Air Painters and loves the adventure of painting outdoors. Karen has studied with many North Carolina artists including Ed Macomber, Richard Christian Nelson, Dan Nelson and John Ebersberger from Maryland. She was awarded first prize in 2015 at the Twin Rivers Art Association (TRAA) annual show in New Bern. She belongs to the Coastal Carolina Plein Air Painters, the TRAA, and the Craven Arts Council Bank of the Arts. |
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