Portfolio > Surreal & Magical

This body of work includes both surrealist and magic realist pieces. It is an ongoing exploration of my interior dialog as it relates to the "real" world.


color linocut on paper by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Estaire
Deadpan Quartet, I
color linocut on paper
6" x 6"
color linocut on paper by female artist Karen S. Purdy
The Gift
Deadpan Quartet, II
color linocut on paper
6" x 6"
color linocut on paper by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Mourning Coffee
Deadpan Quartet, III
color linocut on paper
6" x 6"
color linocut on paper by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Durante
Deadpan Quartet, IV
color linocut on paper
6" x 6"
color linocut on paper by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Deadpan Quartet
color linocut on paper
22" x 18"
oil painting on panel of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Lucky Charms (triptych)
oil and acrylic on panels
8 1/2" x 18"
cowboy
Birth of a Cowboy
oil on gessoed paper mounted on board
14" x 10"
oil painting on panel of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
The Muscian (triptych)
oil & acrylic on panels
27 1/2" x 48"
Woman drinking her "mourning" coffee
Mourning Doves
Oil on Canvas
18" x 24"
oil painting on panel of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
And the Nuns began to Sing...
oil on panel
7" x 9 3/8"
oil painting of surrealism, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
The Seer
oil on linen
20" x 16"
oil painting triptych of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Three Destinies (triptych)
oil & acrylic on panels
24" x 24"
oil painting of surrealism, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Camouflage
oil on panel
20" x 16"
oil painting of surrealism, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
La Malinche
oil on linen
18" x 24"
oil painting on panel of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Yearning
oil on panel
8" x 10"
acrylic and oil painting on cutout paper by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Three Destinies Reprisal (triptych)
oil & acrylic on watercolor paper
9 1/2" x 8"
charcoal drawing on paper, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Ladies First
charcoal on paper
12" x 9"
oil painting on panel of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Catch and Release
oil on panel
18" x 24"
surrealism oil on panel by artist Karen S. Purdy
Cowboy in a Box
oil on panel
8" x 10"
surrealism oil on panel by artist Karen S. Purdy
Batter Up
oil on panel
8" x 10"
surrealism oil on panel by artist Karen S. Purdy
The Sentry
oil on panel
7 1/4" x 7 1/2"
oil painting on panel of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Captain Underpants
oil on panel
10" x 8"
surrealism oil on panel by artist Karen S. Purdy
Day at the Opera
oil on panel
12" x 16"
oil painting on panel of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
The Apple Tree
oil & gilding on panel
19" x 8 1/2"
oil painting triptych of surreal, magic realism by female artist Karen S. Purdy
Babysteps (triptych)
oil & gilding on panels
8" x 10"