Karen Werner Fine Art
Saturday, July 2, 2022
Apple Calls A Meeting
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Study After Renoir
Study For Discarded Roses 9x12 oil
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In February I completed a commissioned master copy of Renoir's "Discarded Roses." The painting pictured here is a small study done in advance of the larger painting, 16x20 (below). This preliminary study allowed me to work out design and shapes, but most importantly color. I researched Renoir's palette, which turned out to be quite different from mine. It included lots of Viridian and Naples Yellow, both of which I generally avoid. I had to ignore my own color harmony sensibilities. I took a few subtle liberties with flower shapes. The collector was very happy with the finished painting.
Thursday, June 9, 2022
A Bird With Notions
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Camomile & Lemon
Monday, May 30, 2022
Demo In Green & Red
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Grapefruit
Monday, May 23, 2022
Christmas Cactus - a still life of pomegrates, persimmons and succulent!
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Autumn Beauties
This is the fourth in the series of Fall botanicals. The mums are from our garden and the grapes...are from the grocery store! Why grapes with flowers, you say? The grapes provide variety of shape.
IN OTHER NEWS: I'm happy to report that the following works have been juried into upcoming National Shows. Perhaps you can visit one of the shows.
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Summer's Last Pickings
At the end of fall I still had some string bean vines barely hanging on, and a few cherry tomotes too. I like the scattered look of this painting. Isn't it interesting that the human eye finds randomness more interesting than order? We like variety and surprise more than what is predictable. The background color is a cool gray even though it may appear blue or violet here in the image. This piece is custom framed in a narrow mahogany floater frame, ready to hang. If you'd like to see it in the frame, just email me.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Juicy Gems
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Autumn Clippings
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Fall Gems
Friday, February 18, 2022
Late Night Fruit
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Autumn On Stage
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Autumn Vibes
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Red Ribbon No.2
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Red Ribbon
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Three Apples
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Plated Pickings -SOLD