karen watson art

Ta-da....It's a wrap.  I have been in Lake Tahoe for the last 2 weeks working on this painting that i was commissioned to do.  It is ...

I am currently in Tahoe on the north shore watching the twilight deepen into a incredible starry night, which happens to be one of my fav...

I was in Corvallis and Eugene Oregon over the weekend and the weather was still pretty mild.  As a result the leaves were still on the t...

Wow, what an incredible weekend.  I started off the workshop with a spiel on expectations, encouraging the class to leave them at the doo...

I am thrilled about this latest painting, a commission piece.  The boat was white and i love painting white objects because there really ...

I created this piece a bit ago and it's funny how it grows on me.  As simple as the composition is, i find i get lost in it.  The pa...

This painting is one of several i have hanging in the Columbia Art gallery for the October "Trees" show. SOLD

I seem to have a fascination with roads and as my dear friend Becki told me, "the road of life is a journey and always under constru...

I have been unofficially involved in the Northwest Plein Air paint out associated with the Columbia Center for the Arts, and have a ne...

It has been a while since I have posted images.  I have been on the road participating in fine art festivals. Most recently, Park City, U...

Spring has come and gone but that is not to say we can't enjoy it year round through images and memories! This painting was inspired ...

Do we look summery or what?  Finally the season we have all been waiting for is here.  We both had openings for First Friday in Hood River ...

Painting like an incensed hornet, and readying myself for the road trip to Salt Lake, Utah!  SOLD

This sweet  painting is 8" x 5" and i am happy to report that i really enjoyed working on it!  In the past i have struggled wit...

It has been over a week since i have painted.  I find i get a bit anxious when i don't make the time to get out to my studio.  You...

I am getting ready for the Pear and Wine Festival happening here in Hood River at WAAAM, Sat May 21- Sun May 22.  This is a classic rendi...

It's been a while since i have posted anything, which is not to say i haven't been painting because i have!  The creative fauce...

I am extremely busy getting ready for the up coming Gorge Artist Open Studio tour next weekend, May 14-15.  This is one of the painting...

I am continuously intrigued by trees, their shapes in particular.  When painting them i feel as though i am sculpting instead of painting...

This sweet piece was a commission

With this piece i branched out a bit, not my typical composition.  I love it!!  SOLD

Well i think the title tells it all.  This painting was very entertaining to create.  I was not intending to use every color in the rainb...

I was using a view finder to check out one of my paintings, moving it around and discovered this small area and thought it would make a swe...

This painting was a commission piece for a very dear friend.

For some of us it feels like winter will never end!  So let's celebrate the beauty of it!

Over the years i have had the good fortune to travel quite a bit for both personal purposes and for art shows.  When looking at landscapes...

Almost finished with this painting, it has been a while since i "sculpted" trees. I use the that term when describing how i go a...

I think I found it, inner peace that is and for that I am truly grateful!!!

I started this piece back in May, not a particularly good time in my life. That being said, i shoved it under my couch in my studio, and w...

I guess you could say i am on a fluid streak, as in water. I am digging this painting and continue to learn something every time i put my ...