Karin’s Artworks
Let me tell you a bit about why and how I paint…
In my world, art and working with the invisible realms are two sides of the same coin, and my psychic and spiritual work exist in tandem with my art making. I’m a professional artist: I went to art school in my 20’s and afterwards spent several years as a working creative.
Each piece is typically painted in acrylic on paper or wood, with attention to creating intimacy, through lyrical, (often) simple compositions and small scale.
I want paintings to feel at once approachable and a bit like little jewels, beckoning through saturation or through glimmering light, speaking to the parts of us that aren’t too serious for magic or too sophisticated for sparkles.
Alongside the fun, joy, whimsy and sensuality that are so much part of my process, there are deeper roots as well.
I believe every one of us inhabits both the physical world, and, at the same time, we always stand with one foot in the invisible realm of spirits, from which myths and faery tales emerge.
Our dual nature speaks to what life itself needs from us. I believe that in great part, the imbalance and destruction in our world are rooted in the ways we take from Life without giving back. We must feed the realms of creation with offerings from within—giving back from our creativity.
I listen for the sacred in nature; I bring back images from nightly dreams, and I am “told” what and how to paint through synchronicity: flows of meaningful, uncanny coincidences that point the way in my work even when I don’t know where things are going. Each painting is a playful co-creation with beings and forces greater than myself.
I feel the result of such a process creates little portals—a common motif in my work—gateways that, like the hidden passageways to Faerie, can show us glimpses both of that life-giving Other World, and our own enchanted reflection.
If you’re interested in collecting an original piece, print, or fine art print, reach out via email: hello@karineglinton.com.
