 Karen Halpern, Workshops and The ArtistKAREN HALPERN - Getting to Know the Artist KAREN HALPERN’S 40-YEAR career as a professional artist is defined by its consistent exhibition record and history of award recognition. A prior Art Instructor at Indiana State University, where she earned her Masters Degree, Karen and is noted for her Painting Workshops over the last 15 years, which she has conducted across the United States. Currently she teaches Watercolor Painting, Oil and Acrylic Painting, and Drawing, in numerous Fine Arts Programs, including the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center in Bloomfield Hills MI. She has been a popular Guest Lecturer and Juror for art exhibitions in the East and the Midwest. Karen’s work, primarily in watercolor, oils and acrylics, is included in corporate collections, including: Easter Seals Foundation, Detroit, Grand River Printing and Imaging, Southfield, Rapiturn Machine Company, Walled Lake, and Beaumont Hospital’s Health Center, Royal Oak, all in Michigan. The Nomad Gallery, Southfield MI, Synchronicity Gallery, Glen Arbor, MI, and Orchard Lake Framing and Gallery, Orchard Lake/ Keego Harbor, MI have most recently represented her paintings. Many Awards of Recognition highlight her participation in approximately 70 Exhibitions and numerous Solo Shows.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS: KAREN HALPERN'S PAINTING WORKSHOPS 2008 Sponsored by Art Interior Systems, LLC August 3-8 CEDAR LAKES CRAFT CENTER Ripley, West Virginia CONTACT INFORMATION: Cedar Lakes - Conference Center www.cedarlakes.com HC 88, Box 21 Ripley, WV 25271 (304)372-7860 or Fax: (304)372-7881 E-mail: info@cedarlakes.com "New Directions in Floral Painting" : Saying something new about flowers in an effective way, will be the focus of our studies and experimentation in this workshop. In renewing and refreshing each student's presentation of this universally inviting subject, we'll explore color possibilities, compositional elements, point-of-view, stylistic treatment, and contemporary ideas. Slides, demos, artist's tips, critiques, and individual assistance, will contribute to each student's path of personal discovery. Sessions will find us working from fresh flowers, artificial blooms, photo references, and painting in a local garden, greenhouse, or florist, as availability allows. Karen Halpern P.O. Box 250283 Franklin, MI 48025 Artist's Studio: 248-851-8215 You'll find Karen Halpern to be an effective and memorable instructor. Her accomplished painting methods will assure each painter a wealth of shared knowledge and insight. She creates a relaxed, positive, and stimulating environment, from which each painter will come away with new thoughts apropos his/her own work. Following are some of Karen's other workshop titles. She is available to conduct watercolor workshops in your location. Her plein air sessions are open to watercolor, oil, acrylic, and pastel painters. You can reach her at: k_halpern@hotmail.com "Fresh Perspectives on Landscapes:Painting en Plein Air" "Propelling Still-life into the 21st Century" "Inspired by the Masters: Homer, Hopper, Demuth, Sargent, and Cezanne" TO VIEW KAREN HALPERN'S PAINTINGS GO TO: http://www.karenhalpern.com/ and http://www.yourart.com/ (a virtual gallery-"Karen Halpern Artist Studio") [Articles][Workshops][Exhibitions][Free Stuff] |