About the Artist

Karen is an oil painter living and working in Washington, DC.   Her paintings explore color, shape, and texture.

For over 30 years, Karen worked for the federal government, first as a consumer protection attorney for the  Federal Trade Commission  and then as an environmental attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice.   She first picked up a brush after retiring from the DOJ.  Following a three year stint in the non-profit sector, she began painting full time.  

Karen has studied drawing and painting at the Art League in Alexandria, Virginia, the Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo, Maryland, and the Washington Studio School.   Karen has traveled extensively both in the United States and abroad participating in numerous painting workshops, including the Jerusalem Studio School in Civita Castellana, Italy.  In the summer of 2019, she was selected for a 2 week painting residency at Chateau Orquevaux, France.  Her work has been selected for juried shows at the Alexandria (VA) Art League,  Glen Echo Park (MD), the Montgomery Art Association (MD) and the Maryland Federation of Art.