Karen Trimble

About the Artist

Karen Trimble Education: Temple University, Tyler School Of Art, Philadelphia, PA and Rome, Italy Bachelor of Art, Magna Cum Laude Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD Courses in Continuing Studies Program Schuler School of Art, Baltimore, MD Employment: Instructor: Drawing and Painting Classes for Adults Experience: Selected Juried Art Shows and Exhibitions: February 2004 Solo Show Notre Dame Preparatory, Baltimore, MD August 2004 Yorkfest Juried Show, York, PA February, 2005 Solo Show Boston Properties, Baltimore, MD August 2005 Amalie Rothchild Gallery at Creative Alliance Baltimore, MD Solo Show: “The Waiting Room” February, 2008 Baltimore County Community College, MD Solo Show: “Impressions of China” 2009 Towson Art Collective Baltimore, MD Two Artists: Karen Trimble and Matt Kloss September 2009 Parkside Art Café Baltimore, MD Solo Show: “The Figure in Landscape” April, 2011 Studio Thursday Painters Group Show, Towson Art Gallery, Towson, MD October, 2011 Featured Artist Solo show: Skyscapes Hamilton Gallery, Baltimore, MD November, 2011 Studio Thursday Painters Group Show Lovely Manors Gallery, Phoenix, MD February, 2012 Chadds Ford Gallery: “Nocturne” Chadds Ford, PA December, 2013 Chadds Ford Gallery: “Christmas in Miniature” Chadds Ford, PA April, 2014 2nd Floor Gallery: “Think Spring” Mechanicsburg, PA September, 2014 Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth DE Solo Show: Skies and Storms Awards: Regional BG&E Award, First Place: Art Gallery of Fells Point, 1997 Fourth Place: Lititz Fine Arts Show, 2004 Artistic Merit: Members Show, Carroll County Arts Council 2004 Third Place: Brandywine Festival of Art, 2007 Second Place: Lititz Fine Arts Show, 2009 First Place: Lititz Fine Arts Show, 2012 Third Place: Lititz Fine Arts Show, 2013 Memberships: Creative Alliance Towson Art Collective Oil Painters of America Studio Thursday Painters Represented by: Chadds Ford Gallery, Chadds Ford , PA 2nd Floor Gallery, Mechanicsburg, PA

Artist's Statement

Although I went to art school in the 70’s (Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA), I left art to become a dancer and teacher. In 1990, I took a continuing studies course at the Maryland Institute and rediscovered my love for “pushing paint around”. Creating artworks that invite people to enter and look around is both my urge and inspiration. Still life showcases every technical aspect of painting in additional to being beautiful. I enjoy painting glass for the high luster and reflected lights and fabric for the softness and variety of color. Fruit and vegetables are accessible images and add bright colors for an emotional content. Still life is like a stage set: the objects are as characters. There is stillness and movement, the play of light and shade, lyric story telling, color and music. As a personal statement, I think everyone should have real art in their lives. Art is inclusive not exclusive. Description of work: I work exclusively in oils on canvas and board. I have several areas of interest that I work on simultaneously: traditional, still life, sky and landscapes, contemporary still life, and my new area, figure painting. Every new area or painting is a discovery.