My Inspiration
Karen Mason uses bold lines and vibrant colors to capture the quizzical expressions of young birds involved in everyday activities along shorelines and in trees. Her imagination expands these adventures into the world of the not-so-commonly viewed activities -- as birds embark on a family road trip or street peddling adventure via bicycles and flying machines.
Balancing nature’s splendor and imperfections in a contemporary Asian style, Karen works across watercolor and oil paints to capture the pure character of birds, and vibrancy of florals and dramatic landscapes. Her watercolor paintings focus in on the pure character and beckoning eyes of the curious, yet confident birds – capturing the delicate drama and expressive gestures as they cling to a branch or mechanical invention. In her large-scale, multi-paneled oil paintings, Karen seeks to express the long-planes and balanced forms found in nature as they hold up the sky or evolve into entertaining playgrounds for interactive characters.
Karen’s garden studio offers the opportunity to paint outdoors and spend hours “looking up and at the world” – through the trees as she watches birds.
Balancing nature’s splendor and imperfections in a contemporary Asian style, Karen works across watercolor and oil paints to capture the pure character of birds, and vibrancy of florals and dramatic landscapes. Her watercolor paintings focus in on the pure character and beckoning eyes of the curious, yet confident birds – capturing the delicate drama and expressive gestures as they cling to a branch or mechanical invention. In her large-scale, multi-paneled oil paintings, Karen seeks to express the long-planes and balanced forms found in nature as they hold up the sky or evolve into entertaining playgrounds for interactive characters.
Karen’s garden studio offers the opportunity to paint outdoors and spend hours “looking up and at the world” – through the trees as she watches birds.
Brilliant Birds & Botanicals - Book
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