READ MORE: GoLocalProv | At Home with RI Artist Karen Roarke – Inside Art with Michael Rose
Credits: GoLocalProv | Wednesday, August 28, 2024, | Michael Rose, Art Columnist
Few artists can boast a home studio as impressive as Middletown-based painter Karen Roarke. In a bright and gallery-like space that takes up the entire second floor of her house, Roarke makes paintings that combine a sensitivity for atmosphere with an immersive and magnetic quality that is enviable. On September 15, Roarke will open her studio to visitors during Design Week RI, welcoming neighbors from across the state into her remarkable creative space to see her equally intriguing paintings.
Roarke has a remarkable eye for design and is making work that is impactful and beautiful. Looking closely at this artist’s paintings, their intricacies slowly reveal themselves. These artworks encourage those who look at them to savor their details, colors, patterns, and textures. They also evoke a keen appreciation for the artist who created them