affinity art

Hi, My name is Karen Green and I'm a free lance artist. I studied at De Montfort University Leicester and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. I then went on to teach and designed greeting cards for Rafale design. I now wish to concentrate solely on my career as an artist, having recently displayed work in Peterborough Artists’ Open Studios and with exhibitions pending in 2010. My personal work evolves as a response to the expression of the inner self, sometimes using spiritual dietys from a variety of cultures as a catalyst. Abstract imagery is used to capture emotion alongside representational focus and combines large, expansive brushstrokes with delicate detailed marks. I create strength and depth of colour on canvas using many layers and textures in a variety of techniques. Oil is my favoured media and is often mixed with other materials including sand, paper and tissue. My watercolour paintings are diverse in content, ranging from pet and family portraits to church scenes, an