With an eye for detail and a passion for the nostalgic and western themes, Karen travels where needed to document and if possible photograph the history of the West and the American Cowboy.  Her paintings reflect the respect of those who sacrificed to build their dreams in our Great Country.

She was born and spent most of her life in Ohio

and had for twenty years worked as a freelance artist while rearing her two children Shannon and Adam. It wasn’t until the late nineteen nineties she was able to embrace her first love painting. She began working on style, technique, composition and the strength of color. In the fall of 2000 she began entering national shows, exhibitions and competitions and as a result her work is placing first and best of show and being displayed across the country in museums and galleries such as...
C.M. Russell Museum; Great Falls, Montana
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; Missoula, Montana
Ghost Art Gallery; Helena, Montana
Montana Wildlife Federation; Helena, Montana
Night of the Artists National Center for Fine Art; San Antonio, Texas
The Roundup Museum of Western Art;  Kerrville, TexasCollectors Classic Museum of Western Art; Kerrville, TexasMidwest Gathering of Artists; Carthage, Missouri

Her paintings were featured in the 2005 spring issue ofAmerican Artist Watercolor Magazine and scheduled to be featured artist in Western Horseman Magazine (issue to be announced).