ARTIST STATEMENT I feel that everything has dance within it. As both a photographer and a watercolorist, I have dedicated myself to exploring the movement and energy that underlies the physical, visual world. I use photographs to capture those things that may change in the next moment and use painting to make a longer study of them. The act of responding to what I see as I move through the world is a deeply kinesthetic and emotional experience. I am drawn to light which falls upon objects, beings and scenes and to the light which illuminates them from within. My range of visual interests is unlimited, but I find myself returning often to the beautiful forests and waterways that surround me in the Berkshires. I am equally taken by puddles, dancers, decaying buildings, industrial settings, closely knit neighborhoods, rocks, and people engaged in ordinary activities. Through my artwork, I intend to share the deep communion that I experience. My hope is that my artwork will open others to the depth of seeing and feeling that has grown in me over these decades of responding to the visual world.
BIO Karen Andrews, a watercolorist and photographer from West Stockbridge, MA has shown her work in one-woman and group exhibitions throughout the Berkshires, New England and internationally. Originally from New Haven, CT, Andrews received her B.A. in Art History/ Studio Art from Oberlin College in 1979. She has studied with a few of the watercolor greats such as Charles Reid, Joseph Zbukvik and Andy Evanson. Her work has been included in such corporate and institutional collections as the DeCordova Museum, the American Embassy in Taiwan and Hartford Hospital. Karen has also created a line of housewares and clothing using her watercolor designs, which she sells out of her home-based studio, online store and local and regional crafts fairs.
