Karen Williams is a self taught, mixed media, acrylic artist. She studied art education and worked in the public schools until recently so she could pursue her own art full time.She enjoys the process of creation, building up layers in a work to reveal the story of the artwork. She is influenced by her work as an educator and brings a colorful, playfulness into her work, combined with her own personal journey of life. In many of her pieces you may see writing, scribble marks and collage papers. She loves to play with texture and using paint both transparently and opacly to create tension and contrast in her work. Her aim is to create a smile or ponder a spiritual thought from her viewers.