Karen Spears Boy With Fireflies
Main Lexington, KY Oil on Canvas 38" X 48"

My work is autobiographical.  The subject matter may be my family, animals, or other imagery which comes from real-life situations and experiences.  Sometimes, these things are combined with forms and spaces that are less controlled, less conscious.  My work has a narrative quality to it.  There is, however, often an element of mystery--a tension between what is known and what is felt.  

Some of my current work explores the landscape environment with the accompanying metaphor that natural forces in the environment may have for the self.  I have also been dealing more with the domestic arena--both interiors and "exteriors"--and the beautifully magical occurrences that come out of everyday observations and experiences.