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Panache Gallery
Mendocino, California - 707-937-0947
Studio 333
Sausalito, California - 415-331-8272
Overview
Click Here to go to the website for artist Karen CahillMuseum quality work
Fine art
Realistic rendering
Still life, landscape, portraiture
www.karencahill.com
www.mendocinofiguredrawingcollective.com
www.mendocinoportraitguild.com
www.portraitsociety.com
Artist Karen Cahill
Biography
Artist's Statement"My job as an artist is to capture with some degree of emotion and technical skill a preservation of a slice of life stilled forever in a painting. " by Karen Cahill
I grew up painting. I started painting very young and was one of those kids who always knew what they wanted to be.
Since the 1990's my work has grown and evolved from super realistic portraiture to landscapes and still life painting. I consider myself to this day to be a realistic painter but have added more emotion, more of myself into my work.
In 1994 I started including landscape painting to my repertoire. I entered shows, did commissions and won awards throughout Northern California.
By the year 2000, I started painting still life as an extension of portraiture. To me, these objects are strategically placed and have meaning all to themselves. We as humans leave our mark on objects in the form of memories. For instance, a musician who has spent a lifetime playing the violin may evoke a fondness for my painting entitled "The One."
The title of my painting is inscribed on the curled sheet music pictured with the violin.
Like a haunting refrain, my paintings recall a human spirit within us all. Who cannot remember biting into a juicy watermelon, or hearing the cry of a violin or the first glass of champagne, my painting capture moments like those, for all time.
Low lighting and rich color are common characteristics of my work; they symbolize sunset and the preciousness of life. Fruit is another symbol you will see often in my still life paintings it represents youth and sensuality. I also use reflective objects often revealing my own self portrait, as is evident in the painting entitled, "Gold Teapot."
In some of my paintings you will find hidden messages or initials put there purposefully as a testimony to my husband who has been a huge support for me all of these years.
For instance, in the painting "Sycamore Tree", if you look carefully, I have carved a heart with our initials on the tree.
Websites:
www.karencahill.com
www.mendocinofiguredrawingcollective.com
www.mendocinoportraitguild.com
Upcoming Events and Exhibits
Upcoming Workshops
Other Web Pages that Karen Cahill Recommends you visit
(These pages are not necessarily about Karen Cahill)
Mendocino Figure Drawing Collective
Mendocino Portrait Guild
Portrait Society of America
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