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Karen Bonnie

Karen BonnieBorn in Wisconsin, Karen Bonnie came to the charming Colorado in her late '40's. Surrounded by the imposing San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, her passion for horses, western culture and the natural world are her daily inspiration and home for her soul. When weather allows, she hikes and rides daily to renew herself and stay close to Nature's humbling beauty and power, and often paints plein air with her horse hobbled nearby, or paints one of her own horses in the corral to better understand equine form.

Karen drew with pencils from early childhood, always of her passion, horses, until adulthood when she became a commercial photographer and, later, a graphic designer. It wasn't until she was in her late '40's that she tried oil painting and immediately fell in love with the medium. At the time, she lived in Abiquiu, New Mexico where she had a gallery/gift shop where she sold award winning deerskin clothing and an occasional drawing. There, she met and was inspired and encouraged by a number of fine artists, and thus began a new career, one that she finds supremely fulfilling and, frankly, fun. "In Colorado I found myself plunked down amongst ranches that are still run in pretty traditional ways. They have to be, because of the terrain. Thanks to some cowgirls who allowed me along on their range riding, I learned what I needed to do to stay out of the way and keep up while they did their cow work. Meanwhile, in training my own horses to negotiate mountain terrain, stand still while I photograph, and pitch in where needed, I have experienced the uniquely close bond that cowboys have with their dogs and horses. Now, I am grateful to say that I ride with a number of ranch people while they're working. It is an honor to be invited, and I am thankful because the cowboy life, with all its traditions, are what I am passionate to portray, and a painter must experience and observe it to understand it. Cowboying is probably the ultimate in outdoor jobs and, with all the beauty there are also wrecks and havoc, the worst of what weather has to offer, and fantastic tales of survival-by-a-hair."

Burros in Oil by Karen Bonnie

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#121 Suzy Q in Bluebonnets oil 10" x 7" framed $950.00
#121 Suzy Q in Bluebonnets oil 10″ x 7″ framed $950.00
#122 Brandy Oil I 10" x 7" $950.00
#122 Brandy Oil 10″ x 7″ $950.00
#122 Brandy Oil $950.00
#122 Brandy Oil $950.00

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Sunflowers

Sunflowers, oil painting, Karen Bonnie
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Sunflowers, by Karen Bonnie
Oil on canvas
image size: 10″ H x 8″ W, frame size: 15.5″ H x 13″ W
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Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind, oil painting by Karen Bonnie
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Two of a Kind, by Karen Bonnie
oil painting
image: 8″ x 8.5″, frame: 13.5″ x 14.5″
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KB1-115

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Misty Morn

misty morn oil painting karen bonnie
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Misty Morn, by Karen Bonnie
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Delilah

delilah burro oil painting karen bonnie
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Delilah, by Karen Bonnie
Oil on linen
image: 10″ x 8″, frame: 15.5″ x 13″
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