Karen Sherman

Contemporary Oil Paintings.

 
 
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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

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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

 

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