Now on Exhibit, Karen Heideler's Watercolors

Please stop by soon to see the wonderful watercolors created by Karen Heidler. They are so realistic that while I was working on this I kept thinking this image of her work looked like an actual photograph! Karen's work will be on display until the end of November. We will hold an artist reception so you can "Meet the Artist" in person on Oct 23rd (Friday) from 5 to 7pm. Please join us for this special event! Follow this link for directions http://www.spiritofthehand.com/store/WsPages.asp?ID=2

Karen Heidler has always had a love for art. She began drawing at a young age and was encouraged to keep at it. She graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a Bachelors in Fine Art and worked at a publishing company in the art department until she found a new, creative outlet: raising children!

A few years after beginning their family,
Karen began earnestly painting watercolors
and seeking avenues to display her art.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
God created everyone in His own image. We are creative beings, some more than others. I found my creative niche when I took a watercolor class my senior year in college. It fit my personality: fast, precise, attention to detail, intense focus, follow-through. I love using watercolors to paint the exquisite beauty of flowers, the complexity of the human form in tender moments of life, and to place the beauty of God's creation on the walls of our homes. Artists who inspired me are Norman Rockwell, Andrew Wyeth, Käthe Kollwitz and Gustav Klimt. Just as they expressed themselves through their art so I create art as a refection of who God created me to be.