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Daughter of the Ancients
Oil
16″ X 12″SOLD
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Feather Fan
Oil
12″ X 9″SOLD
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Cherished
Oil
20″ X 16″SOLD
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Prayer Feathers
Oil
24″ X 18″SOLD
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Sacred Ties
Oil
14″ X 11″SOLD
Artist Bio
Born and raised in a very small town of Merna, Nebraska, Karen’s talent for art was encouraged from a very early age. Upon graduation from the Omaha School of Commercial Art at the age of 19, the Hallmark Card Company promptly hired her as a greeting card illustrator where she continued to work in illustrations for Hallmark and other companies for nearly 20 years before venturing into the fine art market. She has also created collector plate series for the Hamilton Group and the Bradford Exchange, and illustrations and designs for children’s products for Roth International.
Karen has lived, raised a family, and professionally painted on the flathead Indian Reservation located in Northwest Montana for the last 33 years. Her renowned specialty oil paintings of Native Americans, especially Indian children. Karen’s sensitive portrayal of pre- and early reservation Indians, using actual Native Americans modeling authentic period clothing and collectible artifacts, has generated a national following. Her meticulous, fine brush attention to the Indian’s exquisite and masterful use of bead and quill work is stunning.
Her work has been featured in numerous publications inducing:
• Art of the West March/April 2013
• Horses in Art…Spring 2012
• Western Art Collector, June 2012
• Art of the West, 1999 Jan/Feb Issue
• Appaloosa Journal, Cover and feature article, April 1998 Issue
