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Artist Exhibitions:
ARTIQUE GALLERY, ANCHORAGE, AL
BROWN'S GALLERY, JACKSON, MS
CANYON ROAD COLLECTIN, PALM DESERT, CA
COCONUT GROVE GALLERY, COCONUT GROVE, FL
CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
CORSICANNA NATIONAL EXHIBITION, CORSICANNA, TX
DIMENSIONS XVII, HOUSTON, TX
KERSHAW COUNT ART CENTER, CAMDEN, SC
MARCO ISLAND ART CENTER, MARCO ISLAND, FL
NATURE ...
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Artist Galleries:
COCONUT GROVE GALLERY, COCONUT GROVE, FL
CANYON ROAD COLLECTION, PALM DESERT, CA
SPIRIT ECHOES FAR WEST, AUSTIN, TX
SOHO GALLERY, SALT LAKE CITY, UT...
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Artist Statement for Karen Vernon
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MY PAINTINGS ARE AN EXPLORATIN OF COLOR, THE FRACTURING OF LIGHT ACROSS THE SURFACE OF MANMADE AND NATURAL OBJECTS. I FIND A FASCINATION IN THE MANNER IN WHICH LIGHT DIFFUSES AND CREATES ITS SPECTRAL LIFE ON SURFACES. THE ACTION AND REACTION OF PIGMENT AND COLOR ON THE SURFACES ON WHICH I PAINT EQUALLY INTRIGUE ME. EACH PAINTING, WHETHER OIL, ACRYLIC, OR WATERCOLOR, IS A FASCINATING ADVENTURE INTO THE DISCOVERY OF COLOR AND ITS VIBRANT INTERPLAY.
THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO AN ARTIST AND HIS ARTWORK THAN THE PRODUCTION OF THE ART AND THE COLLECTIONS INTO WHICH THE ART SELLS. THERE IS THE DREAM, THE VISION, THE UNSPOKEN VOICE THAT ECHOES WITHIN EACH CREATIVE SOUL.
I HAVE OFTEN EXPLAINED THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT TALENT LIES IN THE ARTIST'S ABILITY TO RENDER, BUT INSTEAD, EXISTS IN HIS ABILITY TO TRANSLATE. FOR IT IS THE ARTIST THAT TAKES THE UNDEFINED IMAGE, COMBINES EMOTION AND DRAMA, AND CREATES A VISUAL LANGUAGE. THROUGH THESE CREATIONS, THE ARTISTS SPEAKS, THE VIEWER IS DRAWN IN AND THEN RESPOONDS TO HIS OR HER OWN EMOTIONLA HISTORY. THUS, THE CIRCLE OF CREATION FLOWS, EVER EXPANDING.
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