This site is an extension of my art studio. It’s a place for sharing my love of drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed-media explorations.
September 2020 ~ Check back often to see “what’s new” in my studio! ~ K.
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December 2021 – January 2022
Here’s an invitation to the current exhibit of my work…
Wishing all good health, peace, and contentment during Spring 2022…and beyond!
The branch in the installation entitled May be a bird rising from ashes at the current exhibit surprisingly decided to show some new growth this month which beautifully complements the theme of this piece.
Here’s a poem I wrote to accompany this piece…
BEAUTY FROM ASHES
Fossils in ashes
Nature prints and impressions in ashesAnimals and plants begin to return
Flowers appear to appear in the sky for hope“Hope springs eternal!”
Flames become feathers
Phoenix lives again
Bird takes flight
Wind becomes breath
Life renews again and again and again
Hello again dear friends,
In May of 2023, I created this piece at a Pine Meadow Ranch encaustic painting workshop. I’ve titled it “Hope and Peace.”
Recently (in November 2024) I explored woodcuts during a weekend class/workshop given by A. Lorish at Studio 6000. Here’s a glimpse into my work-in-progress. I hope to add more updates soon. 🙂
“(F)LIGHT”
NEW POST!!!
SEPTEMBER 2025
Sisters Arts Association Art Studio Tour 2025
Sat, Sept 20, 10am-4pm
Sun, Sept 21, 10am-4pm
Sisters Art Works
Karen Z. Ellis Studio #102
204 W. Adams, Sisters, OR 97759
Visit Karen’s studio to view early and recent pieces celebrating rhythms and patterns of Nature dancing through the seasons— a wide variety of drawings, water-media and soft-pastel paintings, plus original hand-pulled prints, including relief, intaglio, and monotype.
Artist’s statement: As birds sing to greet the day, I draw, paint, and make prints. My life-long love of drawing, painting, and printmaking along with my 20-year career as a teaching artist has cultivated a deep sensibility in the visual arts and nurtured my creative responses to the natural world all the while encouraging creativity in others.
Karen Z Ellis Studio Artist 