Karen Hale

Go Forward 1, Abstract Painting

2018

Artist Comments
This is an original abstract painting presented on a gallery wrapped canvas. I used acrylic paint and added as many as 10 layers of paint and washes. I love working with vivid colors and this is an example of that with its lively reds, gold, and yellow.

About the Artist
Karen Hale has been a professional artist for over 45 years. Her father was a commercial artist and furniture maker who encouraged her creativity at an early age. Once married, she began to make and sell crafts to help put her husband through college. A temporary job led to a fulfilling lifetime profession. Karen developed a fascination with materials and has worked in many different media throughout her career, including textiles, jewelry, collage, and photography. She now focuses on creating dynamic mixed media paintings. Her style presents varying degrees of abstraction. The discerning viewer can decipher a blurred flower or a hazy horizon line while meditating on Karen’s soothing color palette.

Words that describe this painting: modern, abstract, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, red, yellow

Go Forward 1
Karen Hale
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2018
32 in. h x 32 in. w x 1.5 in. d
5 lbs. 0 oz.