Historical Athens is both ancient and modern, carrying with it the amazing architecture of the past and meeting the present head on with grace and beauty!
Following in present mode of racial sensitivity and fully supportive of every color and hue of human skin, I choose to paint in radical, rainbow shade.
When we have the great butterfly migrations through our gardens in Southern California, I am in awe of their beauty and resilience. I have created this collection in honor of those wonderful creatures and the long distances they travel to keep our world pollinated.
When I visit my dear Son Kirk and his family in Coral Gables, Florida, I am frequently inspired to create Artwork. This time I envisioned the shapes and colors of geometric forms, sometimes involving people, often abstract.
During the time of the creation of this collection, I was teaching high school Art and Special Education, as well as, enjoying the Spring time of being a new Grandma Sugar to my first four grandchildren. This evoked many playful moments in my life, inspiring me to paint these playful and sweet pieces.
In 2006, I had a wonderful gallery opening at hair salon on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles, where I hung this series of portraits for a month-long show. After the opening night, we closed down for the weekend. That weekend, despite barred doors and windows, a thief in the night backed his truck through the fence on the back entrance, broke in and stole three large paintings. Unfortunately, they were never recovered. (At least, he had good taste--my work can now be included in the great Art stolen for profit--perhaps I have joined the ranks of Picasso and Van Gogh...)
#picasso #vangogh #karenkwallenart
This was a truly thoughtful year for me, spending time immersed in the culture and beauty of Italy. While there, in 2003, I felt the poetry and splash of color flying out of my being.
One fine sunny day Ericka Lundback and I spread out a blue tarp on my porch along with acrylics, paper and brushes, enthusiastically and playfully creating Art!
