Wild about Painting by Karen Knutson

Karen Knutson paints in mixed media, trying to make her paintings fun and easy. A wide range of subjects, including landscapes, figures, collage, abstracts, florals, and birds. Many lessons are included on this blog to encourage her art students. Teaching across the country makes her life a great journey.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Crazy Lady Series

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"The Morning After" The painting, "The Morning After" just sold.  I'm sad to see it go, to tell you the truth.  ...
Friday, September 20, 2013

How Paintings Evolve

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"Family and Friends" Step one of painting This painting, "Family and Friends", started with free and loose con...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Another Bird Painting

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Home, Sweet Home This was my demonstration painting for the home studio workshop for the Charcoal Pour technique.  This painting is lots ...
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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Funky Bird, using charcoal powder

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 "Dressed to the Nines" This painting started with a charcoal pour. This process is discussed in the Virginia Cobb book, D...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Creating texture with Charcoal Powder, Birch Trees

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This painting, Roots and Rocks, #1, is image size 11" x 15".   I'm preparing for my next home studio workshop, "Graphit...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Moving from Traditional to Abstraction!

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"Master of the Day" I painted this while visiting my parents last week.  Mom and I love to paint together, and it's one o...
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Cleaning the studio can be a GOOD thing!

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"At the Beach" Every now and then, my studio gets so messy that I'm FORCED to stop painting and start cleaning.  All my s...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Finished Painting, "Evening at the Mansion"

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"Evening at the Mansion" This was my demonstration for the workshop, held on Kiawah Island, South Carolina.  It is size 10...
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Friday, April 19, 2013

Color Studies, good design

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"Luring Music" Only a few days till I teach a design workshop in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.  One of the lessons involves ...
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Friday, April 5, 2013

Where do ideas come from?

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"Springboard for ideas" Recently, I gave a demonstration for a local watercolor group; my topic was how I get my ideas for ab...
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