C&J Photography at Dundee Gallery
C&J Photography has posted some beautiful photos of my opening night at Dundee Gallery. Visit candjartphoto.blogspot.com for more information.
The Reader on My Dundee Show
Avishay Artsy of The Reader writes:
If there’s one thing you can’t say about Karen Schnepf’s paintings, it’s that they’re drab. In fact, her canvases seem to be bursting with life. The images are colorful and vivid, layered and full of depth. The self-taught painter, a native of Le Mars, Iowa, has been a fixture on Omaha’s art scene for about six years. While she studied briefly at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, she said she prefers the freedom to experiment and “color outside the lines.” She worked in glass before transitioning [...]
Dundee Show Featured in the Omaha World-Herald
John Pitcher of the Omaha World-Herald writes:
People entering Dundee Gallery to see Karen Schnepf’s exhibit invariably do a double take. The 70 works in this show, called “Et Cetera and So On,” look like colored glass. But they’re actually acrylic paintings. Schnepf coats all of her pieces in a clear, glossy finish that she developed from a secret recipe. That varnish-like layering gives her paintings a laminated feel and a shimmering sparkle.
The works in “Et Cetera” fall into several broad categories. Schnepf’s “Petals” series, which was first displayed last spring at Lauritzen Gardens, depicts flowers in brilliant orange, [...]
New Show at Dundee Gallery
Join me this Friday, September 4, at an opening reception at Dundee Gallery to see my latest work. 10% of gallery proceeds from opening reception sales go to benefit Camp Fire USA. The show runs through Sunday, September 20.
"Karen Schnepf’s art creates something refreshingly unexpected with unusual elements and an array of colors. It is simplistic, always abstract, and wildly vivid. Schnepf invokes bold strokes and expressive color into her artwork using acrylics, oil crayons, colored and graphite pencil." -- Dundee Gallery
Get the latest information about the exhibitions, hours, and directions to the gallery at [...]