Karran West

Artist’s Statement

Technique

Drawing is the beginning of all my paintings. I enjoy translating images from the vision to flat paper.

I begin drawing directly from images, transferring the drawings to watercolor paper allowing flat color patches to describe the areas. I layer the pigments to brighten the intensities.

Bio

Born: March 9, 1953, Douglas, Isle of Man, British Isles. Immigrated to Canada in

1959.  Moved to Seattle, WA in 1961

Exhibition Record

2009: Karlson/Gray Gallery, Group show, Langley, WA

2008: Karlson/Gray Gallery, Two person show, Langley, WA

2001- 2006: North Beach Gallery San Francisco, Annual September Show

2002- 2006: Art in the Alley, Annual Group Show San Francisco

2000: Vesuvio’s Café, New Year’s opening show, San Francisco

1999: Bohemian Café, Monthly one person show, San Francisco

1998: Bayview Art Gallery, Tibetan Fund Raising Art Show, Whidbey Island

1994-1997: Childers/Proctor Gallery, Summer Salon, Langley WA

1994: Potrero Hill 44^th Annual, Potrero Library, San Francisco,

1992: Isle of Man Paintings, Childers/Proctor Gallery, One person show, Langley

1990: New Work Show, One person, Virginia Inn, Seattle WA

Awards

1995 – Kenneth Fisher Prize, NWWS Annual, Bellevue WA

1989 – First Place, New Orleans National

Publications

1982-2009 – Spring Time Schedule at the Clyde Theater, Langley WA

Affiliations

Karlson/Gray Gallery Langley WA

National Watercolor Society, La Brea CA

Education

University of Washington, BA in Art, 1976, Minor in Education, 1976