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Karen Marquardt is a professional artist based in the United States.
She is known for her unique abstract flower paintings — a pause for spirit, beauty and nature. She
lives and works in southern California.
The artwork
In her flower artwork, Karen Marquardt
captures a quiet moment of
perfect balance — a lyrical dance of peacefulness, beauty, whimsy, God and relationship. Her fine art draws on studies in architecture, Japanese arts, and spirituality.
perfect balance — a lyrical dance of peacefulness, beauty, whimsy, God and relationship. Her fine art draws on studies in architecture, Japanese arts, and spirituality.
Marquardt first lays down an ethereal
background texture. Then, she pairs the strength and boldness
of the ink lines with the softness of the watercolor. Symbols
and a chop mark complete each painting.
Karen’s story
Karen Marquardt was fascinated with art
since she was young. She returned to art school in her early
thirties with a move from Wisconsin to the San Francisco Bay
Area with a stay at the Green Gulch Zen Center along the way.
She started painting in oils, but for
environmental reasons switched
to watercolor. After completing her studies, Karen created abstract images for many years and sold her fine art in San Francisco galleries including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery.
to watercolor. After completing her studies, Karen created abstract images for many years and sold her fine art in San Francisco galleries including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery.
Why plants?
Karen began painting flower artwork when a
move for her family took her to the warm, lush area of southern
California. She often played in the woods near her home in
Wisconsin making wildflower soup when she was a child, visited
her grandparents’ farms and helped in the large family
garden. Incorporating plants in her fine art felt like
“coming home.”
Select Exhibitions
ArtSmart/Linda Zweig Fine Art, San
Francisco, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists
Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Serial Monogamy, Communications Technology
Cluster, Oakland, CA
Somar Gallery, Women’s Caucus for
Art Regional Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
University of California at Berkeley,
Group show, Berkeley, CA
“I am excited to share with you my
new modern paintings of flowers and plants in watercolor and
ink.
Incorporating my love of plants and lines,
I make art to capture images that speak to me in a lyrical
dance.
I use thin, transparent layers to create a
world of subtle and bright colors, uncertain dimension, and
inner light.
With texture and a sense of whimsy, I see
life and nature with an uplifting spirit!”
— Karen Marquardt
760-889-5719
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