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Karen Smidth

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Artist Statement: “THE LANDSCAPE gives me a wonderful excuse to paint. It allows me to travel under the heavenly skies and search for the essential vistas and split seconds of time that will carry me through my next series of paintings.

When I arrived in California from Denmark in the mid-1980s I was both mesmerized and taken aback by the vastness of the natural panorama along with its aridness and its wildness. It made me feel homesick for my small, wet Danish land. I refused to fall in love with the west coast of the North American Continent. I did not want to understand its subtle song, warm scent, relentless light, perfect mountains and temperamental coast.

In the early 2000s drawing and painting became my daily obsession and with it my senses were opened for what I had not been able to receive. ––My heart broke to this land. My paintings are reactions to the light, color, and shapes that I see in the landscape. I use the landscape as a pattern or skeleton for what my day as a painter brings; my attempt to understand life. Most paintings have their ugly moments. They need to be wiped, sanded and over painted and this process builds their character. Some paintings have strong connections to a specific moment is time, but they all relate to a place of belonging as well as allowing room for the hue of the day.”

  • Photo of Mountain 2 artwork
    Mountain 2
  • Photo of Going Home 1 artwork
    Going Home 1
  • Photo of Going Home 2 artwork
    Going Home 2
  • Photo of November in Quebec artwork
    November in Quebec
  • Photo of Blooming Bend artwork
    Blooming Bend
  • Photo of Dark Northern Sky artwork
    Dark Northern Sky
  • Photo of Jacaranda Time 1 artwork
    Jacaranda Time 1
  • Photo of In the Summer Hills artwork
    In the Summer Hills
  • Photo of Orange Valley with Pink Tree artwork
    Orange Valley with Pink Tree
  • Photo of Early Night 1 artwork
    Early Night 1
  • Photo of Old Oaks, I Love You artwork
    Old Oaks, I Love You
  • Photo of Forest artwork
    Forest
  • Photo of Madrone artwork
    Madrone
  • Photo of Northern California Magic artwork
    Northern California Magic
  • Photo of Chocolate Sea artwork
    Chocolate Sea
  • Photo of Kindred Sea artwork
    Kindred Sea
  • Photo of It Bloomed Again artwork
    It Bloomed Again
  • Photo of Summer Drive 1 artwork
    Summer Drive 1
  • Photo of Summer Drive 2 artwork
    Summer Drive 2
  • Photo of Antler Indoors artwork
    Antler Indoors
  • Photo of Flowers, Chair and a Letter artwork
    Flowers, Chair and a Letter
  • Photo of Milkweed Balloons, Lilies and Dahlias artwork
    Milkweed Balloons, Lilies and Dahlias
  • Photo of Welcome In artwork
    Welcome In
  • Photo of Green Sky artwork
    Green Sky
  • Photo of Blue Water artwork
    Blue Water

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