Karen Cummings Art Collections
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Artwork by Karen Cummings
Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Sunday Afternoon by Karen Cummings
Focal Point by Karen Cummings
Moss Lake by Karen Cummings
Staying Warm by Karen Cummings
The Gathering by Karen Cummings
Cheviot Sheep by Karen Cummings
Dogtooth Violet by Karen Cummings
Relaxation by Karen Cummings
Female Cardinal by Karen Cummings
Portrait of the Unwilling by Karen Cummings
Puggle Pup by Karen Cummings
Wise Eyes by Karen Cummings
The Tongue by Karen Cummings
Lengthening Shadows by Karen Cummings
White Pine by Karen Cummings
Red Delicious by Karen Cummings
Little Gray by Karen Cummings
Golden Girl by Karen Cummings
Leisure Time-Scottish Highlanders by Karen Cummings
Coming and Going by Karen Cummings
My Heart Loves by Karen Cummings
Three Strands by Karen Cummings
Jacqueline's Peacock by Karen Cummings
Spring Robin by Karen Cummings
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About Karen Cummings
This website represents my interest in multiple artistic media. I have been a representational artist for many years. Several of the paintings you’ll see here show my efforts to paint with realism and attention to detail. I find satisfaction and challenge while using oils, watercolors and pencil to develop these works.
The other paintings represent my search for a more abstract, artistic edge. All types are inspired by the natural world…but with different results.
Like many people I doodle when I sit with a pencil in my hand. Though I had never used my curving doodles for anything, I kept my favorites tucked away, just in case. A few months ago it occurred to me that I could use them as foundational elements for some new, fresh paintings.
Someone once noted that mankind builds chiefly with straight lines and angles. But when observing the living, natural world we see it filled with curves: fern fronds, seashells, vine tendrils, snail shells and palm trees, to name a few.
Using only pencils, (erasers!) and watercolor paint, I’ve attempted to mimic the beauty and fluidity of these mathematically precise curves and spirals. The time I devoted to this work and the difficulty of the process brought many questions to mind…questions and issues that may have haunted humanity since life on earth began.
So I’ve included in the abstract watercolors some questions and quotations from ancient wisdom literature that challenge and inspire me. They also allow me to try my hand at calligraphy again. A few years ago I stepped away from doing calligraphy because I saw the computer age replacing the practice with a plethora of fonts and easy word processing. Now I realize it is more important than ever to uphold the tradition of hand-lettering….along with the tradition and wisdom of contemplating life.