Karen Benco Collage, Watercolors, and Acrylics

Check out my new Collage pieces. I have had a strong desire to paint since I was in high school. I took a few classes at Baum Art School and took classes at Barnstone Studios. The Barnstone classes were tough, but they taught me that art takes a lot of discipline and drive. After mostly using other artwork and photos from magazines as a guide, I started taking photos of my subjects from various vacations, local areas and my own yard. Oil was my only medium at that time. After taking a basic watercolor class at LCCC, I finally fell in love with watercolor. It took being shown what better watercolors and paper could do, to finally like using watercolor. Practically at the same time I started enjoying gardening, I decided to incorporate the floral subjects into my new technique in watercolor. I have won numerous awards in juried and judged shows.

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