Karen L. Kirshner

Jupiter's Infatuation

2021

"I have always been a creative who thinks "outside the box". Art is easiest for me; it flows from whatever I've been thinking about, emotion, and soul and takes shape — from intrinsic importance to physical reality.… From nothingness comes something to share. My paintings are bright, colorful, and invigorating and I’ve been told and seen firsthand that they lift people’s spirits. A visitor to one of my shows commented, "Your paintings are so happy" and I responded, "that’s because I’m happy when I’m painting them". I work passionately, and intuitively and I refuse to follow others’ rules. People have told me that the colors I’ve used others don’t dare put together because they’re "not supposed to", and then when I do it, they exclaim, "it works". You can call me an "intuitive painter" or "a colorist" or "an abstract-surrealistic organic and geometric anarchist". Whatever you call me, I hope you like what you see. " – Karen Kirshner

"I have always been a creative who thinks "outside the box". Art is easiest for me; it flows from whatever I've been thinking about, emotion, and soul and takes shape — from intrinsi...

Fantaisie Impromptu 2021 Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 inches Caption: This painting’s title is a reference to the solo piano composition by Frédéric Chopin, “Fantaisie-Impromptu”, comp...

This abstract painting, created on a cardboard base, presents an explosion of energy and dynamism, characteristic of the action painting style. The use of enamel and acrylic paint pr...