Karen Whitworth | Featured Artist

Karen Whitworth is this week’s featured artist.

Medium(s) you work in:

Acrylic, Oil.

How would you describe your art?

It is my way of telling a story about the subject. I want the painting to convey how I felt, what I heard and smelled in addition to what I saw. I want the viewer to feel as though they were there standing beside me.

What artist(s) living or dead inspire you? Why?

Maxfield Parrish, his colors are inspiring. The paintings he created using advanced methods for his time, invoke an emotional response.

What are your thoughts on selling art?

It is a joy to sell my work to my collectors. I appreciate the role the gallery plays in the delicate art market but I really enjoy meeting and interacting with the public personally. It is here that I get a feel for what drives, inspires, and encourages them. By having the added connection I feel that selling my work is more fulfilling… More work, yes. But more satisfying.

What is the biggest challenge you are currently facing as an artist?

Time. Wish I could clone myself to get more done. There just isn’t enough time in a day. It is not uncommon for me to spend 12 hours a day in my studio, either painting, promoting via the web, or preparing work for shows or orders.

What has been the biggest victory or success in your art career?

Being able to pursue my art full time has made the biggest difference in my art. May of 2009 I took the step of faith, quitting my job working for a local artist. Knowing that I was meant to paint, I could see no alternative. Not painting was not an option. Even working part time as I was, seemed to hinder my artistic productivity. Since quitting it seems like an insatiable hunger to create is constantly flowing. I hadn’t realized how much creativity was being suppressed by my job.

What are your short term artistic goals? And what are your long term goals?

This year I am building up my inventory of Hawaiian paintings to be featured in October at a gallery in Kona on the Big Island. If I can keep them from selling. Not sure how to keep that from happening.

Anything else you would like to share?

I have a blog with helpful information for artists. Step-by-step painting tutorials and more.

Karen’s Website | Twitter | Facebook

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