April | 2014 | Karen Tashkovski

Black Walnut, 12" x 9", 2002, watercolor + colored pencil — Karen Tashkovski, Black Walnut, 12″ x 9″, 2002, watercolor + colored pencil

Lilacs, 10" x 7", 2001, watercolor + colored pencil — Karen Tashkovski, Lilacs, 10″ x 7″, 2001, watercolor + colored pencil

I should have done this a long time ago. Well, here I am! I recently took pictures of some of my watercolor paintings. These are not framed – I’m selling them for $50 and $75 each – they are 7″ x 10″ and 9″ x 12″ and constructed on Arches watercolor paper.

Iris, 12" x 9", 2002, watercolor + colored pencil — Karen Tashkovski, Iris, 12″ x 9″, 2002, watercolor + colored pencil

Ocean, 12" x 9", 2001, watercolor + colored pencil — Karen Tashkovski, Ocean, 12″ x 9″, 2001, watercolor + colored pencil

Bulb, 10" x 7", 2002, watercolor + colored pencil — Karen Tashkovski, Bulb, 10″ x 7″, 2002, watercolor + colored pencil

My favorite thing about these paintings is they represent how my hand moves. I would say I’m a formalist since these paintings are abstract expressionist in style; however, they do evoke a feeling of bliss, happiness, joy…and so, I am very connected to them emotionally. I still remember what I was feeling and thinking when I made them (between 1999 and 2002)!

Daisy, 10" x 7", 2001, watercolor + colored pencil — Karen Tashkovski, Daisy, 10″ x 7″, 2001, watercolor + colored pencil

Blue Star, 10" x 7", 2002, watercolor + colored pencil — Karen Tashkovski, Blue Star, 10″ x 7″, 2002, watercolor + colored pencil

Hopefully I will be able to navigate my way through the wordpress directions and have this website up and running within the month. I was going to say within the day but I’m not that computer savvy.