3 Small Crowd by Karen Lynn
Oil on canvas
Framed in a white box frame
60 x 60 cms
These paintings are from my crowd series of people paintings.
For many years I have been fascinated by groups of people together.
This is where I can explore and invent both women and men from my imagination.
Here they all are watching or listening to something that we cannot see.
The colours I choose are very important to me and in these 3 paintings the colours repeat themselves in each canvas.
From my early days of studying fashion design I am dressing the women in slightly retro clothes and the men often wear suits.
Sometimes a child or a pink haired girl appear.
The painting with the people can at times look like a pattern of colours where no one stands out more than another.
Size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Discover original architectural paintings online with Wychwood Art and in our Oxfordshire art gallery by artist Karen Lynn.
Karen Lynn is an increasingly collectable figurative artist whose work is inspired by the glamour and appeal of the 40's, 50's and 60's; an era that Christian Dior described as the 'Golden Age' of fashion. Stylistically, Lynn's work has been compared to Hopper and Hockney.
Initially training as a fashion designer, Lynn worked as a costumier for the English National Opera before successfully switching into set design, working for many years on a number of iconic feature films, before moving into television and commercials.
In 2001, Lynn turned her attentions to painting in oils. Her wide experience of designing for film, television and theatre provides her with a unique and contemporary viewpoint; not surprisingly, her work has been snapped up by collectors both here and in the US.
Lynn's detailed drawing is complemented by the use of bold strokes, often consisting of colourful and varied characters.
To discuss any works by Karen Lynn please contact Deborah@wychwoodart.com or call 01869 338155 / 07799 535765.
