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Artwork by Kathleen Karlsen
Kathleen’s visionary artwork supports her work with sound and healing. She loves to depict the universe, the five elements, and other modern themes. Kathleen’s primary goal is to emphasize the exhilaration of being alive expressed in exuberant color. In the last decade, she has had over 70 exhibits of her colorful work. Her art is in private collections in over 20 states and 4 countries.
Artist Statement
“There is nothing as amazing as the process of creation–be that a piece of art, a child, a home, a business or a relationship. My desire is that the intensity of my process will be captured in what I create and will in turn enrich and energize someone else’s life.
An art studio is a laboratory for the heart, mind and soul. I choose to work in a flowing style with highly liquid paint because this increases the number of variables and therefore the level of excitement and creative chaos in my experiments. I am forced to make decisions quickly over the space of hours and days as a painting develops.”
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“Every original piece is absolutely and utterly unique. If I was rational, I would formulate a precise way to mix paint to consistently yield a desired viscosity. I would time the drying process meticulously. I would layer paint methodically and control the room temperature carefully. But I am not a chemist or an engineer or a scientist.
I am an artist. I need risk. I need surprises. I need to be totally absorbed in a piece of art. I need fear and jubilation. I need to be on the edge. I need to think of a painting morning, noon and night. I need to get up in the middle of the night and tilt a canvas ever so slightly to get the paint to flow in a new direction or pattern.
That experience, that experiment, will never be repeated. No one can ever reproduce the exact conditions or the exact results achieved in a particular painting ever again. That demands total engagement. That is when I am ALIVE. That is when art becomes life and transformation and hope. That is what I want to convey by sharing my art.”
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