Karen Lembo

This painting is another in series of highly saturated landscapes of familiar paths. I titled it "Return" because I returned to a photo reference I had painted over three years ago. This "return" also refers to God's call to return to Him, to return to prayer, to return to walks in nature where He often meets with me and helps me settle body, soul and spirit. I am not the person I was three years ago, and I think the contrast between these two paintings reflects that. In the

I have been taking countless laps around my local parks over the past several years. Walking in nature helps me process. I am inspired by the ever-changing light and seasonal changes, but most of all, I am encouraged by my encounters with God along those otherwise familiar paths. In this ongoing series of paintings inspired by my walks, I have been experimenting with ways to capture some deeper feelings that words, even now, cannot express. In the case of this painting, the l

Maine Memories, 2025 My friend shared a breath-taking photo of the Maine coast near her new home and I knew I wanted to paint it. I also knew that it would be a lot easier to just paint it straight up, but that doing so would probably also be boring. I spent a lot of time contemplating how to proceed. As I stared at the pristine white 18x24" gallery wrapped canvas, I kept weighing my options. I've been wanting to explore painting more American landscapes with the Korean Hanji

This piece began, as many of mine do, on an early morning walk, this time on the Chonnam University campus in Gwangju, South Korea. My...