Karen J. Andrews

I consider myself to be a Magical Realist artist who shifts between a love of color and a fascination with gesture. I tend to use a variety of two-dimensional mediums with equal ease: color photography, watercolor, drawing and combinations thereof. I often start by selecting a theme, such as dance, machinery or something in nature and explore it from many aspects. I am most interested in what might be considered ordinary objects or scenes, but which to me are moments of intense seeing, offering a window into the deeper, invisible underpinnings of this world. I am drawn to light and to the eidectic world –as in Rorschach inkblots. What excites me is the evidence of implied movement, whether in dance, wind, or brushstrokes. I keep returning to similar themes, revisiting them with new eyes and a deeper understanding. My seeing and my recording of what I observe has become a visual journaling of my journey into greater depth of feeling, connection and spiritual growth.

Bio

Karen Andrews, a photographer and watercolorist 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 and Studio Art from Oberlin College in 1979. Her work has been included in corporate and institutional collections such as the American Embassy in Taiwan, the DeCordova Museum, and Hartford Hospital. She has won numerous awards for her photographs, including the prestigious Provincetown Art Association Juried Show, and has been published in local and regional publications.