Artist Statement
Artist's Statement
A life long love of art and creative endeavors led me to study Interior Design in 2000. It was during these classes that I was introduced to oil paints and fell in love with both the medium and the process of creating oil paintings. I love oils as a medium due to their transparency and the luminous colors that can be created by layering thin coats of paint.
I love painting reflective materials such as glass and metal contrasted with delicate complex materials such as cloth or flowers. Strong values and high contrast create drama intended to immediately catch the viewer's gaze and hold it with content and detail. My aim is to compel the viewer to come closer and study the piece and most of all, to see more new things in it each time they see it.
I truly hope that those who view my art enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed creating it!
A day without art is a day without sunshine....
Karen Sherman
Member of:
Oil Painters of America -- Juried in - 2005 to present
Artists of Central Texas
Creative Art Society
Texas Artists Coalition
Awards:
American Art Awards
Floral Impressionism -- 2015
Featured in:
"Best of the Best Artists" 2012
"Best of World Wide Wild Life Artists" 2011
"Best of World Wide Abstract & Still Life Artists" 2011
"Best of America Oil Artists & Artisans" Volume 2 2010
"Best of America Oil Artists & Artisans" Volume 1
Events and Shows:
Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, CA
August 2004
June 2004 - Jury-ed Show
March 2004
Integrative Archive Systems in Palo Alto
One Person Show, August 2009
Mistral Restaurant Art Show in Foster City
Six Person Artist Show:
January through March 2011
June through August 2011
April through June 2012
Dacor Showroom Gallery in South San Francisco
One Person Show
August 2012 to February 2013
Georgetown Art Hop in Georgetown, Texas -
October 1, 2016 to October 30, 2016 Juried in
Reveal Dental Office Gallery in Cedar Park, Texas
October 30, 2016 to June 8, 2017
Cedar Park Library in Cedar Park, Texas
June 22, 2016 to August 2016
Leander Public Library in Leander, Texas
Two Person Show
May 31, 2018 to September 30, 2018
Skye Luxury Senior Living in Leander, Texas
Fourth Friday Art Walk
August 24, 2018 to September 24, 2018
September 24, 2018 to November 26, 2018
November 26, 2018 to January 21, 2019
The Furniture Market - Leander, Texas
February 17, 2019 to April 20, 2019
Re-Imagine Visual Arts Competition - University of Texas, Round Rock, Texas
March 9, 2019 to April 6, 2019 - Juried in
Whimsy & Wonder in Liberty Hill, TX
May 18, 2019 to August 31, 2019 - Juried in
Round Rock Arts Fall Show - University of Texas, Round Rock, Texas
September 27, 2019 to December 7, 2019 - Juried in
TAC Small Works Show in Ft. Worth, Texas
October 25, 2019 to November 23, 2019 - Juried in
Reveal Dental Office Gallery in Cedar Park, Texas
November 6 to February 5, 2020 - 2 person show
Galleries:
The Artist's Alley Fine Art Gallery
(January to May 2010)
863 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103