Karen Halbert Artist | www.karenhalbert.com

Albuquerque Open Space 2009 Little Gems

This juried show of small paintings, ranging in size from 4 x 6 to 6 x 8, depicting Albuquerque's Open Space lands, runs concurrrently with the invitational Open Space: A View with Room art exhibition and sale. There will be a private preview opening for Open Space Alliance members, city dignitaries, and the press on Friday, September 11th. Both shows will open to the public on Saturday, September 12 at the City of Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center, located at 6500 Coors NW and will be on display and available for sale until October 29. The Visitor Center is open Tue - Sun, from 9 to 5. Private Preview Opening Friday, September 11, 2009, 5 pm 8 pm Open Space Alliance members, participating PAPNM artists, city dignitaries, and the media. 30% of the sale price is to be donated to the Open Space Alliance. (My entry is indicated on top. Click on its image below for details and a larger image).

Full Color Palette Online Exhibit - August 2009

These paintings were completed in preparation for the second annual workshop I am taking at Ghost Ranch with Ann Templeton in October (2009). They use the colorful palette of Ann Templeton: Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Transparent Yellow (Gamblin), Cadmium Yellow Deep (Rembrandt), Cadmium Red Light, Grumbacher Red, Carmine (Holbein), Cobalt Violet Light (Grumbacher), Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Manganese Blue, Sap Green (Winsor&Newton), Viridian, Titanium White and as mid-tones, Grumbacher yellow-green, Holbein's Blue Violet and Gamblin's Radiant Violet. Additionally they are painted in a transparent style, using medium and finshed with appications of opaque paints (for hightlights primarily). Click on the images for more infomation and on the Image of multiple paintings below to see the paintings framed on the wall. Also, look at the Ghost Ranch Online Exhibit from 2008 to see additional paintings with the same palette.

2009 Annual Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Paintout and Exhibition

5th Annual Paintout, Exhibition & Sale for 50 Plein Air Painters of New Mexico painting local scenery throughout the week of July 25th: High on Taos! The Opening Reception was Saturday evening, August 1, from 5-8 pm at the Wilder Nightingale Fine Arts Gallery, Taos, NM (575-758-3255). Jana Van Wyk, fellow plein air artist, came to the paintout from North Carolina and and we drove to sites together each day: including the John Dunn Bridge, the Rio Grande Overlook, the Overland Sheep Store just north of Taos proper, with a breathtaking mountain view and the St Francis of Asisi Church - up at dawn each day and collapsing early every evening. We each submitted two paintings for the show. You may see Jana's work at www.janavanwyk.blogspot.com, with some photos of us as we paint. It's been a great week and I'm anxious for you to view the results. Exhibition Dates: Aug 1 -16, 2009. You may view the works of all participating painters at the gallery at: http://www.wnightingale.com/artists/81. My two exhibited paintings are "Taos Morning" and one of the "Rio Grande Gorge" paintings (#1):

Las Campanas Community Fund Art Show 2009

LCCF Art Show and Sale Sunday July 5, 2009 4 - 7pm at the Club. The Las Campanas Community Fund's Endowment Fund makes contributions to deserving, non-profit organizations throughout Santa Fe. Their annual Art Show and Sale is your opportunity to purchase lovely works of art while supporting this worthy cause. Enjoy wine and cheese as you browse among the beautiful creations of Las Campanas residents. All proceeds from this event support the Endowment Fund. Karen's three paintings were sold.

Limited Palette Series

Recent paintings with a limited palette. Click on thumbnail to see details to the left of the screen. Palettes are given below with colors: 1) ultramarine blue, venetian red, yellow ochre and white; 2) chromatic black, burnt sienna, yellow ochre and white; 3) ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow light and white (eg: the 'original' Santa Fe Marsh). Note that secondaries are created in these palettes.New Mexico lends itself to the first palette and I enjoyed doing Hawaii - ocean scenes with the second. Watch for more examples as I continue to do these.

2008 Holiday Online Show -Small Works

Online exhibit of small works.

Ghost Ranch Workshop Online Exhibit

The majority of paintings were executed on location at Ghost Ranch during the Ann Templeton Workshop in Oct 2008 and during a long weekend paint-out visit to Abiquiu, nearby. A few were painted later in the studio based on the palette and techniques learned during the workshop. Click on image below to see larger version and details. You may also click on the studio image to see the framed paintings on my studio wall.

Online Exhibit - Ghost Ranch Workshop Oct 2008 Small Image

Molokai and Hawaii Exhibit - 2008

Opening Tour: Nov 18, 2008. Paintings and Photographs of Oahu and the Kalaupapa/Kalawao Peninisula of the island of Molokai, based on visit to the Hansen's Disease (aka Leprosy) Colony of the peninsula.

2008 LCCF Art Show

LCCF Art Show and Sale Friday, August 29 4 - 7pm at the Club The Las Campanas Community Fund's Endowment Fund makes contributions to deserving, non-profit organizations throughout Santa Fe. Their annual Art Show and Sale is your opportunity to purchase lovely works of art while supporting this worthy cause. Enjoy wine and cheese as you browse among the beautiful creations of Las Campanas residents. All proceeds from this event support the Endowment Fund.

Karen's Studio Tour

Karen's Gallery and Studio open to the public. Opening reception and talk on July 17, 2008 for the New Mexico Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Sangre de Cristo Mountains Vista Small Image

Las Campanas Community Fund Art Show

July 6, 2007. 4 - 7 pm. Las Campanas Hacienda Clubhouse, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Annual Art Show to benefit the Las Campanas Community Fund (LCCF).

June 2006 Luminous Visions in Landscape and Still Life

June 2006 Luminous Visions in Landscape and Still Life. June 9-July 8. Opening June 2, 6-8 pm, Betsy Jacaruso Studio. 98 Elizabeth St. Red Hook, NY 12471. Pastels, Oils and Charcoals by Keith Gunderson and his students. Works by Karen include: