Awakening Painting

1973,Bville Vancouver Karen Colville Abstract & contemporary artist painting and drawing professionally for over ten years.She studied OCAD and is Independent as self taught and has workshopped mentoring with established Artists.Her art work is characterized by vibrant colors and rich, bold and soft ambient to relax to luminous shimmering reflecting light. Karen is an accomplished travelled international artist.She is passionate about art and her paintings are diverse as her experiences, located in Vancouver Canada and an international artist-in-residence her collection of art. Her art work is collected nationally and on an international basis hangs in private collections across the country.Karen is a diverse painter with a distinct style her work ranging from modern contemporary abstract and a unique style of magical realism, intuitive abstractions in watercolour acrylic and mixed media she recently added iridescent and metalic medium to her paintings. Abstract modern, contemporary magical realism, a style that is playfully sophisticated and boldly colourful where few colours dare to go.Karen a Professional Artist for over ten years, in group and solo exhibits,private collections studied OCAD Toronto ,Canada, has traveled independent a fine,visual and media artist visited and exhibited in private galleries with collectors from all over the world. She apprenticed in gallery with established Artists and has enjoyed visiting hanging out and learning real life art experience in collaboration with established Artist friends recognized in painting large scale monumental glass contemporary Artists as Georgia Amar, Colorado,private instruction with Dr. Anne Barlow,Ottawa.Karen has exhibited at the prestigious Belart of Germany and Silk Purse, West Vancouver Canada and accepts private appointments out of the galleries representation and annually out of studio gallery.She recently exhibited in AbuDhabi,UAE Ghaf gallery.She has painted since the age of four her Mother Bea Jean - Marie Painter and Costume designer for a leading label inspired Karen into the direction if fabric art and multi -media and art with an environmental consciousness.Karen's famous Canadian painter relative Alex Colville inspires her style in magic realism . Canadian Abstract Painter Marcelle Ferron has more of a direct influence in her contemporary work.Karen is also inspired by French Cinema and fine art.