Karen Eide
My affinity to nature and the environment is the recurrent thread that runs throughout my work. Within spare and ambiguous landscapes these narratives express the essence of my connection to nature’s frailty, its humor, joy, and beauty.
Concern over environmental disruption, destruction and extinction are regarded from a center of quiet, calm and hopefulness. Nature’s watchful eye is inescapable and ultimately has the final word in our future as a planet. I reflect on ideas surrounding ferlility, balance, growth, renewal, solitude, longing and loss.
Karen Eide holds a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She is an award-winning artist whose richly textured encaustic and mixed media paintings are shown in exhibitions and festivals throughout the country. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has selected her to participate in their Statewide Artist Workshop Program for the past five years, teaching and lecturing about the ancient technique of encaustic painting at art centers, schools and museums throughout Virginia. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the VA Museum’s Studio School where she teaches several workshops each year. Prior to painting full-time, Karen was a studio potter for 11 years and a creative director in the advertising and design business for 12 years.