Karen Lembo

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...

Not sure why this was posted at the register of this Korean diner, but it seemed like a good photo op! While some of us are very...

My family and I were floating down the Erie Canal one summer day, when we passed this inviting scene and I snapped a photo. Nothing...