Karen Dearden
Pastel, Oil, Mixed Media
KAREN DEARDEN
Pastel, Oil, Mixed Media
Born and raised outside of Detroit, MI, my husband and I decided to move to Williams after visiting in 2000. It took six years to achieve that goal, and in 2006 we succeeded. The mountains, high elevation, sunny days and abundance of wildlife made our relocation decision easy.
As a self-taught pastel artist, I ventured back into art after a 40-year hiatus. COVID restrictions forced me into semi-retirement in 2020, and gave me the perfect reason to reconnect with my art.
I use only professional, light-fast and highly pigmented pastels to achieve the vivid colors some think can only be rendered with oils. The new high-quality pastel paper used, is archival and has the ability to hold numerous layers of pastel to create the detail and depth I desire.
My dream of being represented by an art gallery, came true in June 2022. As a Member Artist in The Gallery in Williams, I am able to display, sell and work alongside unique, talented artists who use different mediums.
If you are interested in a special commission of a pet, family member, landscape, floral or wildlife pastel painting, please contact me on my Instagram page: KDEARDENART. There are examples of my work there.
Contact Info:
Karen Dearden
Call/text: 928 635-1304
Email: KDEARDENART@gmail.com
Instagram: KDEARDENART
Pastel, Oil, Mixed Media
Born and raised outside of Detroit, MI, my husband and I decided to move to Williams after visiting in 2000. It took six years to achieve that goal, and in 2006 we succeeded. The mountains, high elevation, sunny days and abundance of wildlife made our relocation decision easy.
As a self-taught pastel artist, I ventured back into art after a 40-year hiatus. COVID restrictions forced me into semi-retirement in 2020, and gave me the perfect reason to reconnect with my art.
I use only professional, light-fast and highly pigmented pastels to achieve the vivid colors some think can only be rendered with oils. The new high-quality pastel paper used, is archival and has the ability to hold numerous layers of pastel to create the detail and depth I desire.
My dream of being represented by an art gallery, came true in June 2022. As a Member Artist in The Gallery in Williams, I am able to display, sell and work alongside unique, talented artists who use different mediums.
If you are interested in a special commission of a pet, family member, landscape, floral or wildlife pastel painting, please contact me on my Instagram page: KDEARDENART. There are examples of my work there.
Contact Info:
Karen Dearden
Call/text: 928 635-1304
Email: KDEARDENART@gmail.com
Instagram: KDEARDENART