About Karen

Since her first art class in Elementary School, Karen has been drawn to the art of people. Emotion, expression, relatability, and most predominantly, the image of God which marks each person has been her fundamental inspiration. Karen is a graduate of Christopher Newport University with a Bachelors in Fine Arts and Minor in Art History. Her inspiration for impressionistic, allegorical portraiture comes from her relationship with God, love for people, and her communities in Virginia and Washington DC. Although realism in portraiture is a component of her art, Karen introduces symbolic imagery and creative use of color to take each painting further. Subsequent themes which Karen explores in her imagery include unity, identity, and a childlike perspective on life.