Born Wiesbaden, Germany and raised in a European home, Karin traveled extensively throughout her young life. Karin is a self-taught artist who dabbles in acrylics and oils as a hobby. Ever since she can remember, she was fascinated by colors and marveled at mixing colors to get the exact color she was seeking.
Since 1995, devoting time doing her artwork and
being an Owner-Innkeeper at
Blaine House Bed & Breakfast in Franklin, NC has kept her quite busy.
Karin has made strides in getting back into her artwork after years of putting
it hold when working in the Travel Industry as a group operator.
She recently completed a commissioned piece, a portrait of a beloved Chow dog,
of a former B&B guest.
Over the past 13 years, Karin has collected various subject matter that she is interested in painting. It's really just whatever strikes her fancy...pet
portraits, animals, landscapes, family portraits, still life, impressionistic and landmarks.
As she states "I love it all, it's a passion of mine!"
She has also thrust her creative efforts in website design, learning how to create and host websites and developed a small business called "Web on Wheels"
www.w-o-w.biz.
Having grown up some in Alaska and Hawaii, she feels at home in the mountains of North Carolina, an area that is conducive to paint because of its beauty and tranquility.
Check out
Blaine House Bed & Breakfast in beautiful Franklin, NC in the Smoky
Mountains if you'd like to come stay in a beautiful historic home (100 years old
this year!) and buy some of her artwork!
