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Artist Statement:
Four years ago I wrote: “I
feel better when I paint.
Period.” My sentiment has not
changed one bit.
I am motivated by this
unquenchable thirst for
learning, for change, for
newness. Although change is
often discomforting, I know
the secret to my personal
happiness is constant change.
I do not do well sitting idle.
Painting and creating are the
tools I depend upon which
guarantee my changing,
evolving, and progressing as a
human being.
On the surface, I continue to
be inspired mainly by color,
which I take full advantage of
with my palette. On the
subsurface, I wish to convey
truth and honesty in my work –
through my interpretation of
whatever the subject matter
may be. These are vague terms
appropriately describing
intangibles. Discovering the
essence of things is my
passion - putting it on canvas
is MY essence.
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Artist Exhibitions:
October 2011 West Annapolis
Gallery
www.westannapolisartworks.com
March 2011 Fells Point Corner
Theater www.fpct.com
August 2010 Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Museum www.borail.org
August 2010 Antreasian Gallery
www.antreasiangallery.com
July 2010 Howard County Open,
HCAC www.hcac.com
May-June 2010 Second Chance
Saloon
May 2010, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
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Collections:
Mr. & Mrs. Whitney, Maryland
Art Gallery of Fells Point
www.fellspointgallery.org
The Antreasian Gallery
www.antreasiangallery.com
B&O Railroad Museum
www.borail.org...
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Commissions:
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney,
Maryland, USA
Mr. and Mrs. Hahn, Maryland,
USA
Mr. and Mrs. Ensley, Maryland,
USA...
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Karen Isailovic Biography:
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Age
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39
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
not provided |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Modernism - (1890 - 1940)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Sargent, Deibenkorn, Bischoff, Fechin
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Woman With Dark Blue Sky (Bischoff)
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Color is a HUGE influence on what I paint. Getting to the essence of people, places, and things. Getting to the bare-bones humanness, the utterly real. Visual and internal honesty. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
Why I "became" an artist can only be summarized by this: I scraped to the bottom of the pot (me being the pot:0), and found a creative spirit. Although I have studied and worked very hard learning techniques of painting and drawing through several mentors since 2000, I believe the “artist” (if a label is necessary) existed at birth. I strive to align my daily habits to my true spirit, loving and creative by nature. Aside from the pure, surreal magic that happens when I paint, or do anything creative – I can only describe the act of creating as a soaring in my heart. I will continue to learn in every aspect of my life, and just BE, despite any expectations or judgment from myself or others. Life is much more pleasant when we know (or get to know) ourselves well enough to honor our needs which enables us to offer a much kinder, giving person to the world. I wish to be a role model as a nonjudgmental person. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. I worked for ten years as a general contractor prior to starting a family in 1999. In 2002 I decided to try my hand at pastel painting in Howard County where I currently reside with my husband and two daughters. I immediately fell in love with the creative process and continued-on to take classes over the next six years in drawing, watercolor and oil painting through the Department of Continuing Studies at both the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC, as well as under private instruction. In 2004 we renovated an old chicken coop in our backyard into a studio which I currently work in. My primary personal goal is to be a homemaker for my family; my primary professional goal is to continue to pursue life as an artist. |
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