Kari Richardson is a versatile painter who works in acrylics on canvas and cradled birch panels typically covered in a rich glossy resin. Her work is both abstract and figurative while weaving her meticulous use of color and line throughout each of her original works of art. She is heavily influenced by color, texture, and shine and sources her inspiration directly from the grandeur of Mother Nature. She reveals an artist who has deftly marshaled passion, intellectual rigor, and solid technique to create a genuinely original body of work. 

 

Kari’s non-traditional technic of laying texture and color on both canvas and wood brings further variety to her paintings through the use of custom-made colors and additional manipulations of the material. With different applications of the medium, for example, she can give the raw materials varying degrees of opacity and translucency. 

 

“This whole art form is reminiscent of the process we use to store emotions and memories … it’s a way to connect with one another, to connect with nature and to store these memories and emotions forever as showpieces in our homes: the textures and color of the paintings are not merely symbolized, but are present on the panels to explore. The work is decidedly three-dimensional and demands the attention of the viewer – seeing them in person is definitely recommended”  

 

The unique combination of elements Kari Richardson brings to her work – artistic, personal, and professional – gives her credibility as an original. While each piece she creates certainly “speaks for itself” when seen in the context of the artist's background, ideas, and singular technique, it clearly gains a degree of vitality and significance that indicates the true measure of her unique style and process.