Karen Hansen
Karen Hansen is an abstract painter and her paintings are atmospheric abstractions of meditation and memory which links in with the starting point of time and memory. They are 'made for resting places, as uncluttered escaped from our hectic, complex world and they are entry points to the rhythms and the quiet mysteries of our lives and our search for deeper connection in our human experience'. They are 'layered translucently' with their 'subtle complexity' in search of 'radiance, nuance and depth'. Her main medium for her work is acrylic paint with which she uses a variety of different surfaces to paint on from paper, to wood panels. Her acrylic paintings give a sense of calmness and peacefulness when you observe them and some of her paintings such as Cool Daybreak, Evanescence, Calypso and 97% reminded me of water and how it flows and the
ocean which links in to my theme of natural forms and my main subject of shells.
I have practised using oil pastels so far to experiment creating her pieces of artwork, however I did not like this method because I think that it doesn't create the desired effect like her pieces of artwork that look quite cloudy where as the oil pastel method had quite a line effect over the colours and I found it hard to get the right colours for the artwork. I won't be continuing with this medium.
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A Break In the Clouds • Acrylic on canvas •
Diptych, each panel 18 x 18 x 1.5“, 18 x 38 x 1.5” overall
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Cool Daybreak • Acrylic on paper • 14 x 11“
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| Evanescence • Acrylic on paper • 14.5 x 10.5“ |
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| In Context • Acrylic on paper • 15 x 12 |
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The Space Between • Acrylic on paper • 10.75 x
14“
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Mattina • Acrylic on wood panel • 31 x 48 x 2“
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| A Trillion Worlds In One Moment • Acrylic on wood panel • 16 x 48 x 2“ |
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| Always Present • Acrylic on canvas • 32 x 30“ |
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| Reserves Of Strength • Acrylic on wood panel • 16 x 16 x 2“ |
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| August 14th • Acrylic on birch panel • 16 x 16 x 2“ |
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All Intents • Acrylic on canvas • 30 x 40 x
1.5“
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| Fugue • Acrylic on wood panels • Triptych, 40 x 26 x 2” overall |
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The Sum Of Its Parts • Acrylic on wood panels
Diptych, 20 x 19 x 2” overall, each panel 20 x 8 x 2“
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| Subtext • Acrylic on birch panel • 40 x 40 x 2 |
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| Calypso • Acrylic on wood panel • 48 x 32 x 2“ |
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Slipstream • Acrylic on wood panels
Diptych, 24 x 18 x 2” and 24 x 12 x 2”, 24 x 31 x 2” overall
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| Second Sight • Acrylic on wood panels • Diptych, 31 x 48 x 2“ overall |
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| Just Breathe • Acrylic on paper • 14 x 10.75“ |
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| The Sixth Sense • Acrylic on paper • 14.5 x 10.25“ |
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| Unfolding This Moment • Acrylic on paper • 14.5 x 10.5“ |
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| What Is, What Isn’t • Acrylic on paper • 15 x 21“ |
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| Dangling Threads • Acrylic on paper • 22 x 30“ |
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| Everything and Nothing • Acrylic on paper • 20.5 x 14.5“ |
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| By Implication • Mixed media on paper • 14.5 x 10.5“ |
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| As Words Dissipate • Acrylic on paper • 11.5 x 11.5“ |
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| Mirage • Acrylic on paper • 14.5 x 10.5“ |
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