New Work from Provence !

I’m excited to share these special works from my travels, walks and hikes around Provence, to other artists' inspirational works. Some of these paintings will be on exhibition later this month in France.

**Passageway**, Acrylic on Canvas, 180 x 150 cm 71 x 59 inches

The above painting, Passageway (180x150 cm, 71x59 in), was inspired by navigating through rocky pathways and contemplating on Pierre Bonnard's influence of Japanese art. During this time I had seen the Bonnard et le Japon exhibition at Caumont Centre D'Art in Aix-en-Provence.

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**Weaving Through** Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm 71 x 59 inches

The above painting, Weaving Through (180x150 cm, 71x59 in), was inspired by revisiting Point Sublime in the Gorge du Verdon. Point Sublime was where I ended a transformative hike last year. I approached this painting with Wanderer above the Sea of Fog in mind; a painting by the German Romanticist artist, Caspar David Friedrich, in 1818. His painting has been interpreted as an emblem of self-reflection or contemplation of life's path, and the landscape is considered to evoke the sublime. This inspired Weaving Through.

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The Washout (170x200 cm, 68x78 in) was inspired after taking a walk this spring through fields of flowers and crops in the farmland of Provence. Off of the cliff was a river that had washed out the bank of an apple orchard. It seems strange to have these two ideas of flourishing and destruction right next to one another. One can’t live without the other. Rejuvenation is a common theme in my work.

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Warmly,
Karen Silve

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