Artworks by Karen Hale

 Hale’s fascination with materials even at an early age led to her artistic growth. She is able to look anywhere around her and see line, form and text and transfer these ideas to a canvas. The ability to use layered color brings each piece to a captivating conclusion. Hale constructs her paintings with layers of thick and thin color that is washed, glazed or sculled, sometimes over textured surfaces. She enjoys experimenting and finding new forms of expression. In her latest series the colors work, flow and interact with each other. A variety of tools are used besides the traditional artists brushes such as found items in the workshop or kitchen. Hale may use acrylic paints, mediums, papers, fabric, metallic leafing, chalk pastels or graphite. The results are a delight of color and texture and result in depth that draws the viewer in. Karen Hale has been a professional artist for over 50 years She learned at her father’s side who was a commercial artist. Even though she has no formal training she has demonstrated a natural mastery of understanding of how various materials work together and dares to try. Her work is found throughout the world in private and commercial enterprises.