Valkarie Gallery Show 2021

"Jade Roots" will be at my show at Valkarie Gallery https://www.valkariefineart.com/ also with artist Zachary Reece called "Wild Aspirations by Design" this late summer!

9" x 12" acrylic on wood panel

August 25th -September 19th

More on this show later.

 

 

8x8 Surreal and Fantasy

These are my newest fantasy/surreal 8" x 8" original acrylic paintings on wood panels. These are all available in my Etsy shop and at Bork and Watkins Gallery 149 W 1st street, downtown Salida, Colorado. Names in order are "Closer", "The Hidden Place", and "The Land of the Leaf People". These are one hundred and twenty dollars online.

Rejuvenate

"Rejuvenate" will be at Valkarie Gallery https://www.valkariefineart.com/ in March 2020
9" x 12" acrylic painting on wood panel (two hundred and fifty).

New Surreal 8" x 8"

Here are my newest 8" x 8" surreal/fantasy paintings. All are acrylic paintings on wood panel. They are called "Essence of Dwell", "Cat Ghosties", "Hey" These are available here on my Etsy shop or in my gallery Bork and Watkins 149 W 1st St. Downtown Salida, Colorado.

The Guides 2

This new painting is called the "The Guides 2" with a strange elk/reindeer creature. It is 24" x 30" acrylic painting on canvas. Available in my Etsy shop here for five hundred plus shipping or at my gallery Bork and Watkins Gallery 149 W. 1st St. in downtown Salida, CO.

The Flight

 It's almost Friday! The day of my reception! and this new (and last) piece is called "The Flight" and is a 12"x 12" painting on wood panel. This will be at my art show at Valkarie Gallery in Lakewood, Colorado (A Denver neighborhood). I will be a guest artist at Valkarie October 3rd to the 28th. The opening where I will be present starts 5 pm and ends at 9:30 pm on October 5th. I will be calling my exhibition "Mind Travels: New Work by Karen Watkins". Please visit me and see the show if you can!

Follow my progress for the show on these:
My Instagram
My Facebook Page
and here on my blog

Valkarie Gallery:

445 S Saulsbury St, Lakewood, CO 80226

720-220-7587

http://www.valkariefineart.com/

The Isolation

This new piece is called "The Isolation" and is a 30"x 20" painting on canvas. This will be at my art show at Valkarie Gallery in Lakewood, Colorado (A Denver neighborhood). I will be a guest artist at Valkarie October 3rd to the 28th. The opening where I will be present starts 5 pm and ends at 9:30 pm on October 5th. I will be calling my exhibition "Mind Travels: New Work by Karen Watkins". Please visit me and see the show if you can!

Follow my progress for the show on these:
My Instagram
My Facebook Page
and here on my blog

Valkarie Gallery:

445 S Saulsbury St, Lakewood, CO 80226

720-220-7587

http://www.valkariefineart.com/

Moving Tower

Above is my new painting "Moving Tower" for my show "Mind Travels". It is 30" x 20" acrylic on canvas.
My art show will be at Valkarie Gallery in Lakewood, Colorado (A Denver neighborhood). I will be a guest artist at Valkarie October 3rd to the 28th. The opening where I will be present starts 5 pm and ends at 9:30 pm on October 5th. I will be calling my exhibition "Mind Travels: New Work by Karen Watkins". 

Follow my progress for the show on these:
My Instagram
My Facebook Page
and here on my blog

Valkarie Gallery:

445 S Saulsbury St, Lakewood, CO 80226

720-220-7587

http://www.valkariefineart.com/

Mind Travels: New Work by Karen Watkins

Hi! This is the official announcement for my show at Valkarie Gallery in Lakewood, Colorado (A Denver neighborhood). I will be a guest artist at Valkarie October 3rd to the 28th. The opening where I will be present starts 5 pm and ends at 9:30 pm on October 5th. I will be calling my exhibition "Mind Travels: New Work by Karen Watkins". The first painting for the show is called "Biding Time" (20" x 30" acrylic on canvas) which is below. Please come see this painting and much more in person! -Karen

Follow my progress for the show on these:
My Instagram
My Facebook Page
and here on my blog

Valkarie Gallery:

445 S Saulsbury St, Lakewood, CO 80226

720-220-7587

http://www.valkariefineart.com/

 

Drawings for Paintings

If you are wondering if I am still doing my surrealism/imagery/narrative paintings, well of course I am! Here are some drawings I have been working for future paintings on for my solo show at Valkarie Gallery this October.

The Mother

Next new painting going to Kasum Contemporary is called "The Mother". It is 24" x 24" acrylic on canvas.

Also do you have Instagram? You can follow my Instagram here.  I am better at updating Instagram then my blog plus if you like beautiful photos of Colorado and two adorable cats then you will definitely want to follow me.

The Demons

This is my new painting for Kasum Contemporary Fine Art called "The Demons" it is 24" x 30" acrylic on canvas. Now I have five more paintings to do for Kasum. I would have four more to do but I already sold one!

The History of the West

This is my new painting "The History of the West" for Kasum Contemporary Fine Art in Oklahoma City. It is a original acrylic painting on 24" x 30" gallery wrapped canvas. It has already been sold!

"What Does it Want"

This is my newest surrealist large acrylic painting called "What does it Want?". It is also my first painting of 2017! It is on a 24" x 30" canvas. It is available in my Etsy shop here.

The Anarchy Girls

It has been a full day since the opening of my show "The Anarchy Girls" at Bork and Watkins Studio/Gallery and it was a wonderful night. Thank you for coming if you were there! It will continue to be up at my gallery until the end of Saturday the 16th of April if you would like to see it. Here are all the 3' x 3' paintings below. From top to bottom: The Feme Sole, The Beginning, The Fear, The Warrior, The Renewal, and The Weird. if you are interested in these pieces please contact me at karenmwatkins@hotmail.com.

The Renewal

This is a piece for my show on April 9th "The Anarchy Girls" called "The Renewal" and it is 3' x 3' acrylic on wood panel. My solo show will be at my gallery Bork and Watkins Studio Gallery on 1st in Salida, Colorado. Here is also my facebook event page. I hope to see you there if you are in the area.

The Follower

This is my new painting called "The Follower". It is 20" x 24" acrylic on canvas and it is available here.

"Friends of Ghosts and Animals"

This new painting is the first of my series that I am loosely calling "Anarchy Girls". This one is called "Friends with Ghosts and Animals". It is 1' x 1' acrylic painting on wood panel. It is not available for sale yet.

The White Cat and The Gnome People

This is my new acrylic painting "The White Cat and The Gnome People" on canvas. It is 30" x 24". If you look closely you can see homes of the gnomes and one of the gnome people in the trees. The painting is available here in my Etsy shop.