PAINTINGS 1
by Karen Anne Baldauski
Please contact the artist directly for purchase and further information:
artworks@artworksofmaine.com
"Edge Of The Sea", 24x36, acrylic on stretched canvas.
Karen lives surrounded by the sea. She paints subjects she knows and loves. She has been winning prizes since her first national painting competition where she earned first prize for her oil painting, "Hope", while still in college.
"Taking A Nap" is one of hundreds of figurative paintings and drawings Karen has created since 1981. Using just a brush to create line drawings is an exciting process that demands full attention and the highest of skills to achieve so much with as few strokes as possible. Sumi-e fundamentals are the basis of much of Karen's work.
This painting won the Founder's Award ($400) given in honor of the founder of the Sumi-e Society of America, Motoi Oi, at the international sumi-e exhibition "Sumi-e For Today" hosted by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Canada in 2009. William Ho, an internationally renowned artist was the juror. "Sumi-e" is Japanese for "painting in black ink". Karen's work in whatever media she uses is characterized by sumi-e fundamentals. Wikipedia defines "sumi-e": there is "...a great emphasis on virtuoso brushwork and conveying the perceived "spirit" or "essence" of a subject over direct imitation." ...
N HER FIRST COMPETITION,
Bob: "Let's go!"
As a Registered Maine Guide, Karen knows how important it is when going on adventures to go with a "buddy". You don't have to be a guide to know this; kids learn it when they are very young and go swimming.
Bob is Karen's good friend who knows how to stay safe in motor boats on the ocean and the big lakes and rivers throughout Maine.He knows how to fix most everything that could break down and how to use electronic equipment in case rescue is necessary. Bob wrote a poem (below) for Karen and emailed it to her on December 27, 2012 which sums up her life:
Art is IT
IT is Art
IT is my passion
IT is I
IT is my Soul
IT is my life
IT is eternal
I am IT
A NOTE FROM KAREN:
As artists, what subjects we choose to concentrate on
in our work tells a lot about who we are and what we find to be meaningful in life.
Our work, good or bad, becomes our legacy....for all eternity! It's a major responsibility for some of us
who work at it all our lives. We want to be looked upon as having put our gifts to good use.
We owe it to ourselves and to others to do the very best we can with the time we have on earth.
Art is art. It is what it is. I love working at it. It's what I do. It is important to me.
Please enjoy the walk through my works shown on-line.
I'll be happy to answer questions you may have about the artworks
you want to buy. Please contact me via email: artworks@artworksofmaine.com
Thank you for spending time looking!
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