Karen Lastre “Access to the Spirit” Blue and Red Abstract Expressionist Painting 1992

Description

Blue and red tonal abstract expressionist painting in the style of Mark Rothko. The canvas is signed by the artist … more Blue and red tonal abstract expressionist painting in the style of Mark Rothko. The canvas is signed by the artist and dated. It is not framed

Artist Biography:
Karen Lastre was born in St. Paul, MN in 1940. She moved to Texas in 1965 where she began to work as a painter in 1969. She has been influenced by the color field abstract expressionist works like Mark Rothko. Her work has been purchased by private collectors throughout the United States and Europe. In 1994 she was a Merit Award at the Cheekwood Museum of Art in Nashville. She worked in a studio in Mid-Town at Art Square Studios. She showed her work in Dallas at the Mary Tomas Gallery where she had an individual show in 2011. She has recently passed in 2018. less