Today we’d like to introduce you to Karine Pereda.
Karine, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
As a kid I always loved art. It was the only subject I excelled at. The only time I’d get noticed was through my artwork. I just never got guided on where to go from there. In high school, I was blown away by the talent that was around me. It actually was so good that it scared me into thinking I wasn’t good enough to continue with art. So I gave up. It wasn’t until I got older and realized that art is art. There’s no such a thing as you’re not good enough to create art. So I started to make art again solely for the reason that I loved it. I love the process of creating it and the accomplishment I feel when I’m done with a project.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I’m a mixed media artist. I don’t stay with the same medium for too long. I go from painting a watercolor painting on paper to gluing recycled material on wood and painting over it then coated with resin. I’m inspired by nature’s colors and textures. And working with resin not only helps the colors pop, but it gives my work a 3D look that is best seen in person. I try and recycle as much as possible, so a lot of my work is on recycled materials I find. I can find a piece of wood from an old desk that was thrown out for trash and create beautiful art on it. It
brings me satisfaction that there will be one less piece of trash tossed and instead a beautiful piece of art gained. I don’t always have to have a story behind my work. I like to leave it up to the person that takes my art home to interpret.
Do you think conditions are generally improving for artists? What more can cities and communities do to improve conditions for artists?
I think life for artist has become easier thanks to social media. Artists are able to get their work out to the world in large numbers instantly. My own city Vista has a local art group that does so much for the art community. It not only brings the community together, but it helps art and artists thrive. The organization is called Backfencesociety.com, and they have everything from monthly group art shows, arts & craft classes, to monthly bazaars for vendors to sell. I think every city should try and do the same to keep the community and art strong.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
I post my paintings on Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook.com/PuzzledEyesPage
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karine_pereda/
I also have an Etsy page.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PuzzledEyes
I don’t have everything that is available posted in my Etsy page, but if there is a painting someone is interested in, I can easily post it to be able to go through Etsy for payment.
Contact Info:
- Email: puzzledeyes@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karine_pereda/
- Facebook: Facebook.com/PuzzledEyesPage
- Twitter: Twitter.com/PuzzledEyes
- Other: Etsy.com/shop/PuzzledEyes
Image Credit:
Karine Pereda
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