Karen Tarlton, 1965 | Palette-knife painter

American painter Karen Tarlton is an artist from Manhattan Beach, California who have painted whimsical animals and figures, textural florals and scenes from California and around the world for nearly twenty years.

Karen Tarlton is specializing in abstract and impressionistic palette-knife paintings, including landscapes and portraits.

Karen’s oil paintings express her appreciation of nature with a simple intimacy that conveys a quiet emotion and a gentle strength.

- "My oil paintings express my appreciation of nature with a simple intimacy that conveys a quiet emotion and a gentle strength.

A versatile impressionist, my forte is plein air landscape. Using a palette knife, I integrate light, color and texture.

In each painting there are two things that are important to me: The first is the power of expression, style and quality, and the second is that my paintings bring joy and inspiration".

- "I paint commissions often. I'll be happy to talk to you about a custom work on any of the genre you see here.....landscapes, city scenes, animals, angels and people, flowers and much more!

My works are collected through galleries, and private collections worldwide.

I have collectors in the United States, Sweden, Malta, France, Italy, England, Ireland, Spain, Japan, Canada, Greece, Australia, and Singapore just to name a few".

- "Type my name into any internet search engine to discover the value of my art.

I believe real mastery of the arts comes with years of practice and I have matured as a painter over my 23 years as a professional artist.

I began daily painting in 2002 and have thoroughly enjoyed the freedom gained by painting frequently.

I feel strongly that if there is a secret to improving, it's painting every day".