karen watson art

This is my set up while on the road for art shows.  I am in Denver Colorado for the Downtown Denver Arts Festival which opens tomorrow an...

Bloomin'Aspens   I am headed to Denver, Colorado at the end of the month for the Downtown Denver Art Festival.  This painting was in...

The View This painting was inspired by the view from a friends home up in Mosier.  Imagine looking at this every day!  Pastel and availa...

Spring Medley The Gorge Artist Studio Tour was a success.  Lots of folks from in and around the Gorge and many from Portland, Vancouver ...

I am sure that it is just around the corner!  Well maybe not that soon.  Anyway this drizzly weather is absolutely fantastic for painting...

Here's Buffy!!  I nailed this little sucker.  I was so excited, and still am about how I was able to capture Buffy's personal...

Meditative Path After titling this piece, I thought perhaps meditation didn't capture the essence of the imagery.  However, I envis...

The Artist at work in Baja California!  Yes that is me working in acrylic, which I am really enjoying, on a painting for my friends Greg ...

This painting was done with my son's friend Hunter in mind.  Acrylic on board.

This tough guy goes by the name of Rolli.  Acrylic on wood panel, 8" x 8".

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