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Karen Leeds
Karen
Leeds is a painter, focusing primarily on vivid abstract imagery to express
complex emotions and feelings. Her current mediums include acrylic on canvas,
oil pastel on paper, and French dyes on
silk. Her working studio is in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she also facilitates
sessions on “Art, Courage & Creativity” for adults making art, often for the
first time. In her own words:
“I use
painting to explore and express; it’s where I lose myself, but find my way. In a
world that grows more complex by the minute, I yearn for simplicity and clarity
-- the way that light falls upon a decaying leaf, or leans against an abstract
symbol. I am deeply attracted to color, texture, shapes and forms which become
vehicles for integrating experience with perception.”
An
emerging artist, Karen did not begin painting until she was into her 40’s.
Primarily self-taught, Ms. Leeds won the 2003 “Undiscovered Artist” competition
sponsored by the Scottsdale Gallery Association and East Valley Tribune, which
resulted in her first solo gallery show. Since that time she has received other
honors and been included in several juried exhibitions. Her studio was included
on the SMOCA (Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art)'s 2006 Working Artist
Tour. She currently has patrons throughout the United States and Canada.
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Dreaming I
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Dreaming II
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Emerging
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Tribute to Van
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Anasazi
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