Karen cannot remember a time when she didn’t paint or draw. In addition to studying fine art at the University of Tulsa, she has worked with a number of well-known national and international artists: Herman Raymond, Jerry Yarnell, Zoltan Szabo, Judi Wagner, Diane Maxy, Tom Owen, Alvaro Castegnet, Frank Francese, Frank Webb, and Ron Ranson. She enjoys painting in watercolor, acrylic and oil, and she specializes in landscapes, street scenes, and interiors of places where she has lived and traveled, such as COLORADO, South America, Mexico, and Europe. A signature member of the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society and Colorado Springs Art Guild, Karen shows with them in Colorado as well as at Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, the Business of Art Center, and the Cottonwood Gallery. A large number of her paintings can se seen in Colorado Springs at Fratelli Italian Ristorante, the Dale Street Café and Gallery, El Tesoro Restarurant and Gallery, and Genesis Salon and Day Spa in the Antlers Hotel. Her work is exhibited all over the U.S. and abroad in shows, private collections and competitions. She is represented by the Arati Artists Gallery, 2425 W. Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado (http://www.aratiatists.com).