Blue Lavender Gallery - April 2025 - Karen Larrabee
- Sandra Oliver
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
Please join us in congratulating Karen Larrabee, this month's featured CCAL artist in the "Blue Lavender Spa Gallery." Karen is an active CCAL member who has served the league on numerous committees. She is currently the Sponsorship and Donations Chair.
About the Artwork
"Portrait of a Tulip"
watercolor
14" h x 15.5" w x 0.75" d
$200
About the Artist
Karen Larrabee
KAREN LARRABEE
104 George Addy, Road
Little Mountain, SC 29075
Cell:(803)741-6803
I like to define myself as a free-style artist as I love all things creative. I was born and raised in northern New Jersey where I had many opportunities to visit the museums of NYC. How they inspired me! I then went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in art and education and a Master’s of Liberal Learning, (yes, a MA.L.L, degree), with concentrations in studio art/art history and art education from Marietta College, Marietta, OH, where I stayed for more than 30 years. While in Ohio, I married, raised a family and taught art until my retirement many years ago. And I received awards for both my teaching and artistic endeavors.
After moving to SC more than 17 years ago, and soon joining the Crooked Creek Art League, I knew I had found my new home. Since then, I have served the league in many capacities, became a signature member of the SC Watermedia Society, and won numerous awards from the league (15), the SC State Fair art exhibit, Fairfield County’s Art Guild shows and the Columbia Museum of Art, Design League’s Runaway Runway recycled trashion shows.
Living life as an art teacher, I was continuously exposed to, and engaged in, many media and styles of art, and have always enjoyed the freedom to be creative and experiment artistically. Lately I have been working in mixed media and collage, but I also enjoy drawing, watercolors, pastels, and acrylics. And my great granddaughters are such delightful muses!!! For me, art and life just naturally go hand in hand and SC is giving me a wonderful new, creative palette to explore and enjoy!
CCAL Gallery Host:
The gallery is located in the lobby of Blue Lavender Spa and Medical Aesthetics at 1400 Chapin Road in Chapin. It hosts a rotating display with a new piece from a Crooked Creek Art League artist featured each month.
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