Karleen Loughran

"The foundation of my work begins with the marks I make on the surface, whether on canvas or plate. From these initial gestures, the painting or print evolves organically—textures emerge, colors interact, and movement and depth take shape. My process is intuitive, guided not by a specific image or concept, but by a feeling or emotion that gradually unfolds as meaning begins to surface.

Working with color brings me profound joy. I delight in its manipulation, blending it with lines and textures, and coaxing shapes and forms to emerge within the layered, entangled atmospheres. Through this interplay of timeless formal elements, I find endless possibilities and the deep pleasure of creating works that resonate with both spontaneity and emotion."


Portfolio:

Paintings

This work is a continuation of my infatuation with line as a force and direction for movement as well as communication. The energy and expression in a simple line or stroke dynamically draws your eye from one place to another guiding the viewer to see it for its own beauty as it directs and manipulates the color and texture around it.

Way Forward “Way Forward”

36" x 48" Oil on canvas

Hope “Hope”

20" x 30"
Oil on canvas

Poetic Landscape I, II, III “Poetic Landscape I, II, III”

This mixed media piece intertwines etchings with texture and oil paint to create a trio of abstracted landscapes.

Every line,
every color,
seeks a quiet place to belong.

Prints

This work is done using the solarplate method of printmaking. This work a continuation of my infatuation with line as a force and direction for movement as well as communication. The energy and expression in a simple line or stroke dynamically draws your eye from one place to another guiding the viewer to see it for its own beauty as it directs and manipulates the color and texture around it.

Knotted Up x 3 “Knotted Up x 3”

Solar plate etchings
each is 10" x 8"
Matted 15" x 32"

Contours of Memory “Contours of Memory”

This is a monoprint with overlapping color and intertwined texture

Enveloped in his presence “Enveloped in his presence”

Visually and emotionally, this is monoprint is an interplay of bold shapes, vibrant colors, and delicate lines.