Kaaren Poole
How exciting to live in a place and time where art supplies of nearly endless variety are so readily available. It's like living in a playground for artists, and play, I do!
Over the years, I've worked in so many different media, both 2d and 3d. But now I most often work on writing and illustrating my books, painting, drawing, and mixed media. And with my art, my favorite format is art journaling.
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Would you like to see some of the results of my play? Just click on the images below to find out more about my art journaling or paintint, drawing, and mixed media.
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Art Journaling
Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media
I create art because it is an undeniable part of me and has been for as long as I can remember. It’s an urge to express myself, to create a small part of the world that’s the way I would like it to be. And it’s utterly magical – to begin with an idea and grab pencil and paper, or wool fiber and wire, or clay, or paints and a canvas and bring an expression of that thought into being, adding something to the world that wasn’t there before.
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As a visual artist, I am, more than anything, a storyteller. Regardless of the medium I’m working in I’m creating an image of a moment in time. And I strive to make it so compelling, evocative, and engaging that you, the viewer, are drawn to supply what came before and what comes after. In other words, the story – your version of the story of that image.
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I work in several media but regardless of the medium, my subject is, with rare exception, animals. Animals are as great a source of joy to me as creating art. The fundamental truth I strive to express is that they are emotional, sentient beings deserving of our respect and love.
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