KAREN BERMAN-MULLIGAN
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BIO
Acrylics are Karen’s usual medium, but sometimes watercolor on paper is the right material for her subject matter. Her work considers themes of interdependence, connection, co-existence, and mutual respect. Karen creates movement and energy using lively brush strokes, and relationships between color, shape, and form. Her work skirts the line between abstraction and realism. Even though the North Shore coastline is a regular ‘en plein air’ space for her initial inspiration, the paintings are diverse in color palette and mood. Because nature is always in flux, each experience and each painting is unique. Viewers of Karen’s expressive paintings will likely see new and different aspects each time they come back to them. While mostly restful, there is plenty of detail to observe in each ‘seascape’.
Berman-Mulligan’s work can be found in many private collections.
“My favorite subject is the sea. I first work on site, quickly capturing the energy of the scene with broad brush strokes and complementary colors where the highest points of interest are for me. Bundled in a rain jacket or down coat, wearing latex gloves over winter gloves, you’ll see me out in the open, even in winter. Back in my studio, videos and photographs remind me of the experience of being there. I find that the more familiar I am with a place, the more I see it in new ways, allowing new details to be seen. ”