Karen Lembo

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...

"How long did it take you to paint that?" I've often wondered what people are getting at when they ask me that question. I'm sure some...

As a follow up to my previous piece, " Old Meets New ," I wanted to continue using the traditional Korean Hanji paper in combination with...

Photos just don't do it justice. For Western eyes, there is no easy way to capture the emotional impact of the juxtaposition of...

Sweet Hour, 18x24", mixed media, SOLD I just noticed that it has been 8 months since my last post about my artwork. If you keep up with...

Together. We may not be perfect, but we're getting it done, and we're still standing...together. In this painting, strength and stability...

Soaring spaces. Stained glass filtering ordinary daylight into an other-worldly display of color, bringing ancient stories to life. A...

**Note: Hover over each image to see its title. Click the image for more information. When I began this series of 6 mixed media pieces, I...

You know the feeling: wearily hiking along, the path grows longer than you expected, pines, leaves, stones and needles all merging into a...

In the first of five mixed media paintings in the "Hearts Set Free" series, I revisited the memory of the farm field painted previously...

One evening, on a recent trip to Gwangju, South Korea to visit my daughter and her family, we visited an art café and stopped to take in...

I never imagined I would visit a land so distant as Korea. I was raised in a typical suburban environment in upstate New York, on...

The title of my latest painting comes from a poem called "Land of Enchantment" by poet, Marisa Longo. We were recently paired for an...

During the pandemic, I began to experiment with monoprinting, layering, mixed media and collage, eventually leading to several of the...

I want to tell you the story of how this painting came to be. You see, it is a story of transformation, much like my own personal...

This tree is thriving on a gorgeous sunny day on Assateague Island here on the Eastern Shore, but its shape records the battles it has...

Living in a world that tries to paint every situation black or white, right or wrong, everyone feels pressured to choose sides. This...

A major storm this past Christmas impacted thousands of travelers and the loved ones waiting to share the holidays with them. Thankfully...

I've spent a lot of time this past year chasing light, trying to capture in my work the glory of what I see in the midst of my everyday,...

I think most artists are insecure like me. No matter how much we've grown and accomplished, we're always wondering, "is this good...