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Karen Lembo

Trinity, 2022

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,...

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No Perfect Path (Into the Light, 2022)

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

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Change Your Perspective (Torrey Pines, 2021)

I live on the east coast, where the highest vantage point you'll have looking out towards the ocean is a sand dune. I was so intrigued by...

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The Empty Nest

Well, it's taking a little longer for me than for some others--my children are a bit widely spaced. But one by one they are flying the...

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Two Are Better Than One

I recently won first place for this painting in the Salisbury Art Space's April show "New Beginnings." The judge told me her eye was ...

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Lift Up Your Head

Trying something new. This time around, I painted the darkness first--painted most of the canvas black, then I added the light. I worked...

Karen Lembo

New Beginnings

At first I thought this painting was about the trees, but as I worked, it was about the path...and so much more. It's about the process:...