This Louisiana Artist does contemporary colorful work focusing on music, southern life, dance, floral, figurative scenes, Louisiana Birds, Landscapes and abstracts. Karen primarily works in water media techniques using watercolor, dyes and/or acrylics. She also does batik, pastel and collage with some of her mixed media works Karen is a signature member of the Louisiana Watercolor Society and members of many art organizations such as Southwestern Watercolor Society, Mid Southern Watercolor Society, Hoover Watercolor Society. She also enjoys teaching art workshops. Karen was recently selected to participate in the upcoming Artport at the airport and has her painting "Dancing Violins" selected for a Utility Box wrap in Pompano Beach Florida. She was selected as the Kroger Mural Artist for the Camp Forbing Kroger Marketplace and created and 5’ ft x12’ mural for the store.” She was recently juried into the 2016 show for Southwestern Watercolor Society with "Little Blue Heron" and won the Savoir Faire/Raphael Award. In 2015 with "Church Ladies and 2012 SWS with "Swamp Gator and." in the 2011 Southwestern Watercolor Society she won "The Edgar Whitney Award" ($1000) with "Oysters Southern Style." In the 2010 Louisiana Watercolor International Exhibition in New Orleans she won the Memorial Award with "Oysters Southern Style" giving her a signature status(LWS). She had two paintings, "The Look" & "Dancing Violins" printed in the National Publication "The New Creative Artist" by Nita Leland, July 2006. She had "The Look" juried into the 2007 Louisiana Watercolor International show & "Me & My Guy" juried into the Grand National Show for Mississippi Watercolor Society for 2007. Her painting "The Joy of a Rose" rotated in different areas in Shreveport after winning "Highway Haiku". Her painting "Dancing Violins" was licensed to the Shreveport Symphony. The Shreveport Red River Revel will be used her art "Saxophones" for the 2008 Sponsor limited prints. She was commission for a festival poster in Monroe, LA for the South Central Regional Music Conference 2012. Groups & Juried Shows Artport 2025 and past Artports at Shreveport Regional Airport. Pompano Beach utility Wrap-Utility Box round 3. “Dancing Violins” Oct 2020 Soutwestern Watercolor Society 54th Annual exhibition-2017Savoir Faire-Fabriano Award with “Checking the Nets”. Judge Keiko Tanabe. Kroger Mural Award- Camp Forbing Kroger Marketplace , Shreveport, LA Created 2020 a $7000 commission. Southwestern Watercolor Society 53rd Annual Member Exhibition with "Little Blue Heron"- Sept. 2016- Dallas. Judge- Stan Miller-Savoir Faire/Raphael Award. Hoover Watercolor Society 59th Annual Spring Exhibition. August 2016 "Jack Richardson Award" with "Street Dancing" Shreveport Art Club 2016- 1st Photography "Hello" Southwestern Watercolor Society 52nd Annual Member Exhibition with "Church Ladies"-Judge- Mike Bailey- Sept. 2015- Dallas. SWS 2012 Juried Show with "Swamp Gator" -Judge-Mel Stabin Southwestern Watercolor Society Juried Show 2011-Edgar Whitney Award ($1000 award -1st) paintings 2011-Alex Powers Judge. Louisiana Watercolor Society's 40th Annual International Show & now a Signature Member of LWS (Show May 2010 in New Orleans), LWS International Exhibit Memorial Award 2010, Louisiana Watercolor Society's 38th Juried International Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, May 2009, Louisiana Watercolor Society's 36th Juried International Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, May 2007 The "Red River Revel" 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016. The Red River Revel Poster for Sponsors 2008 Creative Art Connection Membership Show, Bossier City 2010 Best of Show, Creative Art Connection Spring Show, Bossier City, Library 2009 1st Acrylic, 1st Mixed Media Louisiana Artists, Inc. Art Works 2007, 2008 & 2009, Sabine F Festival Poster 2009 Artport 2015, 2012 and 2007--currently hanging at Shreveport Regional Airport-juried by Kalmbach Smith Meadows. Katfish4 Kids two 5 ft catfish 2008 The Hoover Watercolor Society Dr. Hank Stoer Awared Juror's Choice Award (Best of Show) March 2010 The Hoover Watercolor Society 2008 Lytle's Theater of Art Award, The Hoover Watercolor Society 2007, The Hoover Watercolor Society 2006 The Mississippi Grand International Show Jackson, MS 2007, Highway Haku sponsored by Shreverport Arts Council-"The Joy of a Rose" on billboard, Texarkana Tri-State Competition-1st in Floral 2005 Hobe Sound & Boca Ration Juried Fine Arts Festivals in Florida -2005,Edom Arts Festival-Texas 2007 Memberships: Southwestern Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Hoover Watercolor Society, Louisiana Watercolor Society, Mississippi Watercolor Society, Creative Art Connection , Louisiana Artists, Inc., Hoover Watercolor Society, Shreveport Art Club. Karen Harrington Artist Shreveport, LA cell 318-347-6541 artistkarenharrington@gmail.com