Posts by Karen Warshal

ARTIST RECEPTION on March 14, 7-9 p.m. Come join me!! more informationhttps://gordoncenter.com/program/exhibit-karen-warshal/

Over a year ago, I was commissioned to create a series of three biblical paintings on the theme of meetings at the well. This series has come to be called the “Women at the Well” series, and it has taken me almost a year to complete. I’m excited to show these at my studio before…

Opening reception, Sept. 3, 4-6 p.m. Artist talk, Nov. 22, 4-6 p.m.

It was a great honor to paint the portrait of Mayor Bernard Jack Young for the Board of Estimates Room at Baltimore City Hall where it remains on permanent display.

Fifth in a series of zoom lectures done for my Howard Community College museum class in May 2020. This lecture features two of the greatest painters of the early Baroque period, Annibale Carracci and Caravaggio. Annibale draws heavily on his Renaissance predecessors, shaping a new kind of painting that remains deeply rooted in the past.…

Sixth and final lecture for my Howard Community College museum classes, delivered on May 22, 2020. This lecture traces the shift from history painting to genre painting in the Dutch Golden Age. Special focus on the art of Gerard ter Borch the Younger, Gerrit Dou, Frans van Mieris, and Johannes Vermeer reveals a deep connection…