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Aloha, my name is Karrie and I am a single, wahine artist living on the Big Island of Hawai'i.
I have been coming here since I was a little girl, and have been living here full-time for over 17 years. I have owned both condos and houses here, and just purchased my fourth property, a house, in 2023. I've earned a Master's Degree in Finance, but rely mainly on sales of my art for an income. |
Below you will find my Artist Statement, and if you would like to read a little more about me, please click on the Biography button below. Mahalo nui!
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Donations are also greatly appreciated! Mahalo nui!
Artist Statement
My natural art talent came by way of graphite on paper, which was great as I loved sketching houses and floorplans, but as a hopeless optimist, seeing everything in my world through rose-colored glasses, I loved color. I struggled to add color to my black and white art. I finally graduated to colored pencil, adding acrylic paint and pastels to boost the color, but the hours it took me to complete each piece was never appreciated. It wasn’t until I landed in a seedy condo on the beach in Hawai’i, where the former owner had left her moldy watercolors and some brushes that I decided to pick up a paintbrush and go for painting, but with the lack of control and detail, I find myself ever so slowly, drifting back to my beloved mixed-media.
View from my Hilo condo
located on the Big Island of Hawai'i
located on the Big Island of Hawai'i