Karen Hansen Abstract Paintings

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An atmospheric abstraction recalling the deep red walls of a towering canyon system. "This piece is an exploration in mark-making using a variety of tools inc...

This small abstract painting captures the feeling of an open window with a gentle breeze softly blowing the light curtain. Its rich blues and greens add to the quiet and calm. Painte...

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Greens, blues, and earthy browns form an ethereal, atmospheric piece. Created in response to the question, "What if?", the artwork explores hues, composition,...

Veils of soft blue envelop the light orange background like fog moving in at sunset. This piece has been painted in acrylic on archival watercolor paper. This is an original artwork ...

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Blue Timbre is part of Karen Hansen's atmospheric Etherea series. She describes the work as having lost and found edges. "Its endless shades of blue appear an...

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"We lead complex lives," states artist Karen Hansen. "And the tapestry we weave day-to-day is as varied as it is unique to each of us. In the end it all adds ...

This painting is an intuitive exploration of rich earth tones and working with the focal point moored centrally within the piece. With layers of transparent and translucent pigment u...

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After I painted a soft cloud-like painting, I countered that softness by drawing a subtle grid on this piece. It frames the image almost like looking through ...

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Glimpses of land emerge from this verdant abstract painting. Artist Karen Hansen began with a green field, working intuitively by adding more colors and rotatin...

In this small abstracted landscape we see a cliff edge just as the sun breaks through the fog! The painting has been repeatedly layered transparently and translucently in search ...

The neutrals in Sweet Spot are a counterpoint to the orange and deep rust colors of the piece. It has been painted intuitively with layers of transparent and translucent pigment. The...

Intensity! Reds and oranges in all their variations create the heat in this painting. It has been painted intuitively with layers of transparent and translucent pigment. The result i...

Light emanates and spreads warmth from behind the dark focal point. The painting has been painted intuitively as a meditation on hope. It is varnished, wired and framed, ready to han...

This small abstract painting captures the feeling of an open window with a gentle breeze softly blowing the light curtain. Its rich blues and greens add to the quiet and calm. Painte...

With its warm foreground this is a southwestern flavor to a moonscape abstraction. The colors on the face of this piece continue around the deep edges making this painting wired a...

"Tapestry" is a richly colored painting that metaphorically addresses the variety of textures and colors with which we weave our lives, wild threads included. The surface is has lots...

This atmospheric painting includes nearly endless shades of reds that move and meld throughout the piece. It has been painted in acrylic on archival watercolor paper. This is an orig...

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An abstract representation of a woodland bursts with vibrant flowers, creating a joyous celebration of bold colors. Brilliant blues reminisce of a cool and re...

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Warm yellows and oranges capture the warmth of sunrise. Artist Karen Hansen applies gesso to the paper, creating a resist and allowing the acrylic pigment to re...

Deep beneath the dark earth tones at the top is the glow of intense red-orange. It is a celebration of life, impossible to be suppressed. This painting is done in acrylic paint o...

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A calm, rolling landscape features a path leading to a serene escape from a busy life. Subtle textures and color shifts enrich the surface, while layers of tr...

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Artist Karen Hansen plays with earthy colors and lavender hues to create a conceptual abstract piece. Its purpose is to serve as a visual tool for meditation,...

This atmospheric painting includes a full spectrum of red tones that move and meld throughout the piece. Turquoise touches add a vibrant kick to the piece. It has been painted in acr...

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Limited palette of rich earth tones with high contrast, giving the painting a nice sense of depth. Luminous and geological. Touches of watercolor crayon add a...

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The title of this piece, Seven Bits ; Everything Else, hints at the premise that the conscious mind can only handle seven bits of information at one time. Mea...

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I love the rich transparent tones of that rusty brown pigment called iron oxide, says Karen Hansen. And that;s where I started, adding other earth tones as I ...

Deep rich jewel tones create the dark starlit sky in this little painting. And in the corner of this universe there appear two moons. It was created with layers of transparent and tr...

A quiet turquoise creek meanders through the grasses and out toward the viewer in this tiny abstracted landscape. Acrylic on archival watercolor paper, it is offered framed with a wh...

The warm colors of this small painting can brighten your day with its colors of the morning sunrise. The painting, with its subtle complexity, is repeatedly layered transparently ...

My series of small paintings are created as my pure playtime, my exploration of color, shape, line, mood, materials and process. It is with total abandon that these little gems are c...

A soft, light green-blue dances playfully around a single tiny orange dot. This interplay is all set on a parchment colored neutral background. This original piece was created in ...

The quiet mood of this small piece has loads of visual texture among the touches of luscious peach, soft greens and blues. It’s been painted intuitively in acrylic on archival wate...

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Warm shades of yellow, orange, and red, with hints of turquoise, infuse the painting with vibrancy. Its intricate details and subtle color shifts give it a li...

In this small geometric painting, shades of red orange and ochre playfully interlock with the cream colored background. Acrylic on paper, the piece is framed with a white matte and s...

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This abstract painting features rich jewel tones created with transparent and translucent pigments. It gives the composition an atmospheric luminosity and a s...

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Artist Karen Hansen presents a calming abstract in luminous hues of green. Part of her atmospheric Forest Bathing series, which uses limited palettes in calmi...

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Artist Karen Hansen paints an atmospheric abstract exploring autumn's vibrant and joyful colors. Part of her Forest Bathing Series. "Forest bathing is a pract...

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Artist Karen Hansen envisions an abstract seascape of raging waves crashing into each other. She paints experiences reminiscent of nature for her tantalizing ...

This abstracted landscape is created using a tight analogous palette of oranges and pinks. The effect is a minimal peaceful image. It has been painted on archival watercolor paper an...

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"Our decades of disregard for Mother Nature have begun to catch up with us in climate change," says artist Karen Hansen. "One of the harrowing results has bee...

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Every shade from violet through reds and pinks to orange explode in this painting offering a romantic take on this limited palette acrylic painting. You can a...

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The challenge I posed for myself with this painting was to abstract the image as much as I could and still have it read as a traditional landscape.

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As in life, there can be found calm quiet places among all the chaos of the greens and blues of this piece. Created with layers of transparent, translucent and opaque pigments, there...

The soft colors in this piece reveal a misty abstracted landscape. Your eye is drawn through a break in the hillside to a brighter, clearer distance. This painting has been repeatedl...

This is a richly colored abstracted landscape that draws you in to the piece with its multiple receding horizons. Depth has been created in this atmospheric painting by repeated laye...

This small painting was created with a very limited palette from warm oranges to the cool pinks. It was painted for the sheer joy of playing with those colors. The atmospheric qualit...

Light as air, pale greens and aquas in this piece seem to hide the glow of yellow and gold that peek out from behind. The depth has been created in the painting by repeated layering ...

This small painting has delicate graphite accents. Those details define the center of interest which lies within soft happy blues and greens. Creating this painting was an expression...

The Bay is a multi-panel painting capturing the colors, rhythm and movement of the ocean. Each of the seven panels have been created in the extreme format of 6 x 48 x 2" and together...

Rich deep hues adorn this original acrylic painting. My smaller paintings on paper are a result of my playtime. I start with a beautiful color and let the process flow. This piece is...

The greens and yellows of this piece burst forth above the rusty colored lower part of the painting. Depth has been created in this atmospheric painting by repeated layering of opaqu...

Deep blues, and purples contrast with the intensely white focal point of this dramatic and powerful atmospheric abstract painting. This original piece was created in acrylic on ...

This painting is a playful riff on a garden bursting with blossoms in shades of red. Lively spatters of turquoise vibrate against the reds. This original piece was created in acrylic...

This light filled atmospheric painting was created intuitively in search of mystery, luminosity and sparkle. And for the sheer joy of exploring! The painting, First Hand, is offer...

In an extreme vertical format this landscape is a playful and serene depiction of a sunrise. This luminous painting offers a small escape from our hectic daily lives. It was created ...

Deep red dots dance across this one of a kind atmospheric abstract, dividing the space between dark and light. Depth is created by layering transparent and translucent varied red, or...

Deep red dots dance across this one of a kind atmospheric abstract, dividing the space between dark and light. Depth is created by layering transparent and translucent varied red, or...

With its warm foreground this is a southwestern flavor to a moonscape abstraction. The colors on the face of this piece continue around the deep edges making this painting wired a...