{"id":2546,"date":"2013-11-27T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T23:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2013-11-27T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T23:29:00","slug":"artchat-blog-interview-40-karen-atkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2546","title":{"rendered":"ArtChat [Blog Interview #40] \u2013  Karen Atkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2546\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Artchat recently spoke\u00a0with Karen Atkins\u00a0to find out a little more about the person behind the whimsical and quirky paintings exhibiting\u00a0in the\u00a0upcoming exhibition at <a title=\"Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a> in December.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2569\" alt=\"Karen Atkins\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KA.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KA-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/b><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" title=\"Karen Atkins\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/KarenAtkins2013.html\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Karen Atkins<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">fresh subjective artwork is drawn purely from her own imaginations. She endeavours to artistically entice everyone to discover their own story within each of her creative works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Describe your art in a sentence. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<i><strong>KA:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My paintings are an evocation of my personal <a title=\"Myth\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/myth\" target=\"_blank\">myth<\/a> making and paintings<\/i><i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 become <a title=\"Theatres\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/english\/theatre\" target=\"_blank\">theatres <\/a><\/i><i>where I \u2018direct\u2019 my characters.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who or what inspired you to become an artist? \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<i><strong>KA:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There was never a time when I didn\u2019t draw and paint compulsively, my path was inevitable.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is your favourite medium to paint in and why?<\/strong><br \/>\n<i><strong>KA:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I paint primarily in <a title=\"Acrylic paints\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eckersleys.com.au\/products\/art\/paints\/acrylic-paints\" target=\"_blank\">acrylics<\/a> as they enable me to combine a multitude of techniques.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What music do you listen to while painting? \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<i><strong>KA:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anything from <a title=\"Albinoni\" href=\"http:\/\/www.baroquemusic.org\/bqxalb.html\" target=\"_blank\">Albinoni<\/a> to <a title=\"Eminem\" href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.eminem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eminem<\/a> \u2013 depends on my mood and the story I\u2019m painting.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tell our readers something about yourself that may surprise them? \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<i><strong>KA<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I used to work on a <a title=\"Shearing Team\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sheep101.info\/shearing.html\" target=\"_blank\">shearing<\/a> team.<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are your favourite colours on the palette?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<i><strong>KA:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All colours, I\u2019m passionate about <a title=\"Colour\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colourlovers.com\/palettes\" target=\"_blank\">colours<\/a> and how they speak to each other. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is your favourite quote or saying? \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>KA<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <i>\u2018Beauty will save the world\u2019 <a title=\"Dostoevsky\" href=\"http:\/\/www.online-literature.com\/dostoevsky\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dostoevsky<\/em><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What do you hang on your walls?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<i><strong>KA:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I collect icons and am lucky enough to share my home with several of Mirka Mora\u2019s paintings <\/i><i>and the paintings I have in progress. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What advice would you give a client purchasing a piece of your art?<br \/>\n<\/strong><i><strong>KA:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you can\u2019t get a painting out of your head, then one way or another you must have it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KA21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2571\" alt=\"Karen Atkins\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KA21.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KA21.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KA21-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/i><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/CC02.jpg\">\u00a9\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">www.redhillgallery.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redhillgallery.com.au\/KarenAtkins2013.html\" target=\"_blank\">Karen Atkins &#8211; Exhibiting at Red Hill Gallery &#8211; December 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2546\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareArtchat recently spoke\u00a0with Karen Atkins\u00a0to find out a little more about the person behind the whimsical and quirky paintings exhibiting\u00a0in the\u00a0upcoming exhibition at Red Hill Gallery in December. 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