November 14, 2020: A Flurry of Busy-ness

I have been quite busy lately. I am a member of Fenix Fayetteville, a cooperative local gallery, where my new works are regularly exhibited. It is located at 16 W. Center Street on the Fayetteville, Arkansas square. Look for the wonderful Goddess Phoenix mural painted by Octavio Logo and Eugene Sargent on the side of our building, next door to Arvest Bank. We are open Wednesday through Saturday.

I have also been extremely busy illustrating a book. I will give more information about that once it is published. It’s been a wonderful learning experience, and I’m hoping to illustrate more books!

My “Intergalactic Botanicals” was a series I’ve enjoyed greatly. So much fun to make, as it’s a completely intuitive process. All of those—there were five—have sold, but I’m planning to continue to develop more of them. Reproductions of these are available for purchase, and I plan to publish a small book of them.

Lately, I have started a new series (as though I don’t have enough ongoing, open-ended series as it is!) of concentric circles in watercolor, called “The Energy of Peace.” Two of them are currently hanging at Fenix Gallery. I’m looking forward to doing many more of these.

I haven’t created silverpoint drawings in the past year, due to time restraints, but I’m looking forward to working on them daily again.

Peace to you all,

Karla

Website Start-Up

It delights me to finally have regular time to devote to my artwork. For the past two years, life circumstances have allowed me the opportunity to more fully develop the ideas that have been brewing for some time. I decided it was high time I created a website to share my work with you. It's fun to share. I hope you enjoy.

My philosophy about art is that one must work as hard as possible to find that one true way of making art that is most honest to each artist. Of course, that's different for each person. We aren't all Michelangelo. While I'd love to be Michelangelo, I know that what he creates isn't quite exactly what's in me, and that's okay. What is NOT okay is to spend my time chasing the acceptance of each and every person who views my art, because if I have done that, I have surely missed the opportunity to completely respond to my own truth.

And the truth is, I'm quite the art nerd. I enjoy art for the sheer luxury of the materials and the subject matter and the textures and the references to famous artworks and the balance and tension in the composition and...

I probably should shut up now. :D