Karma Kitaj

Making art is an encore career for me. Years ago when I hosted a community access TV show called “Alivelihood:New Adventures As We Age,” I interviewed an artist who had been a German professor. She invited me to her art studio. I loved painting and collaging with her immediately and never stopped painting.
Soon I discovered the ancient, now popular medium of encaustic, using hot pigmented wax, and was enraptured with the possibilities. I studied with many sterling artists learning to make mono prints and paintings with the wax and a torch to burn each layer to the one beneath. I attended workshops at the International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown each spring. Next, I added acrylic and mixed media to my repertoire. My most recent paintings are created with oil mixed with cold wax. The subject matter that intrigued me during the pandemic was painting the abstracted, distorted human figure, often with backgrounds depicting a fantasy room or landscape. Now I am exploring adding "narrative art" to my repertoire, using abstract layers with collaged painted stitched fabric.
My life outside of art encompasses many wonderful things: living in the country in Massachusetts with my husband of 40+ years and 2 adorable rescue dogs from...

I have studied with many wonderful artists over the past 15 years and, as a lifelong learner, will never stop studying, experimenting, and taking risks to find my true voice as an artist. Some of the many artists who have influenced my work and with whom I’ve studied are : Laura Shabott, Robert Burridge, Melinda Cootsona, Paula Roland, Lorraine Glessner, Dietlin Vander Shaaf, Ezshwan Winding, and Alicia Tormey. My historical mentors are: Matisse and the Fauvists, Cezanne, Van Gogh and I sometimes include fragments of their paintings in the "room" created in my pictures.
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I have exhibited at many venues, including 1-person shows. I enjoy selling my art in order to make room for new creations, but have difficulty giving up some of my favorites. I hope you'll enjoy them and want to hang one or more in your home or office.