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Karen F. Rose Fine Art - Bio - Professional Affiliations

"What a gift to paint from the soul and spirit the viewer away in a shared moment
of meditation, mystery and memory". KFRose

Bio
Influenced by the Tonalist artists of the late 19th and early 20th century, my paintings in oil and pastel reflect a search for a contemplative mood in the landscape or portrait.

Growing up, my artistic view was influenced by the gentle pastoral landscape of orchards and the smal town sensiblility in southwestern Michigan just steps away from Lake Michigan.

After college the spectacular views of New England and Fairfield, Connecticut became home, complete with many trips into New York City to be inspired by the art in the city's many museums.

Cloudscapes, sweeping vistas of open prairies with grand stately oaks or towering pines inspire me. The peacefullness of Paynes Prairie and Kanapaha Prairie located in North Central Florida have been recent oil and pastel studies and paintings .

Daily paintings, small works of still life, floral, figurative and "slice of life narrative" paintings are featured on my Karen F. Rose Painting Journey Blog.

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Each year I make a donations of paintings a community and or conservations event.
a park and pavillion fund for the city of Melrose,
UF Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (3 years)
Florida Natural History Museum fundraiser
Strutt Your Mutt fundraiser at the Randy Batista Art Gallery (Gallery 21) in Gainesville, Florida.
The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center, Gainesville Fl
The Musical Chairs Fundraiser to support the Arts in Alachua County

Plein air paint out events include
the Melrose Open Air Arts and the Thomas Center Paint Out.


One of my wooden paletttes covered in paint.
Professional Affiliations
Oil Painters of America (OPA)
Women Painters of the Southeat
The Southeastern Pastel Society
The Portrait Society of America
The Portrait Institute
Florida's Eden
Plein Air Florida
The Gainesville Fine Arts Association
Art Serve Michigan
Visual Artists Society

Education
University of Michigan, B.A.

Professional Artist Workshops
Karen has studied traditional portraiture in oil and pastel with noted international portrait artists,
John Howard Sanden at the Art Students League in New York City
Margaret Carter Baumgaertner
Daniel Greene
Larry Blovits

Color theory, daily and landscape painting with
Larry Moore
Carol Marine
Camille Prezwodek
Deborrah Paris
Marc R. Hanson


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Links

Mary Hatch

Robert Genn



Gainesville, Florida
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