About Karlyn Eckman
Artist’s StatementI paint mainly in the genres of landscape and nautical art, working in both oil and watercolor. I am attracted to compositions with balanced forms and strong contrasts of light and shadow. My goal is to create a work that brings beauty, serenity, balance and lasting enjoyment to the owner.
Education
I learned various media and techniques as a child from my artist father, Donald Eckman. He taught me the proper way to use brushes before I attended kindergarden. As I grew up I learned other methods and media (gold leaf, silk screen, lettering) in his workshop. I was a Studio Arts major at the University of Minnesota before graduating in another discipline. Although I have enjoyed a very rewarding natural resources career in Asia and Africa, I’ve continued to learn and grow as a self-taught artist. I have been influenced by the works of Jim Weisen, Howard Sivertson, Arch Unruh and Francis Lee Jacques.
Studio
I share a small studio in the Chittenden and Eastman building, home to about 25 artists, with old friends Deb LaVoie, Joan Bogucki and notable others. What could be better?
Galleries and Shows
2008 Saint Paul Arts Crawl
2006, 2007 and 2007: 2402 Annual Open Studio and Show
Lincoln Gallery 2006
Day by Day 2006
2402 Annual Show, 2005, 2006, 2007
Acceptance in Juried Shows
- 8th Annual Spiritual Art Competition, Minneapolis MN, 2008
- Undercroft Gallery 6th Community Art Exhibition, St. Paul MN, March 2004 and 2005
- Grand Marais Art Colony Juried Arts Festival, 2005
- Grand Marais Art Colony Juried Pleine Aire, 2003, 2004, 2005
n.b. I strongly believe that art should not be competitive. I generally do not enter juried shows unless there is some higher social or community purpose. Art is truly in the eye of the beholder, is highly subjective, and therefore who is to judge?
Memberships
Art at 2402 Cooperative
Grand Marais Art Colony
MCAD Drawing Cooperative
Contact:
Karlyn Eckman
973 Raymond Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota USA 55114-1107
Phone: (01) 651/649-1606
Mobile: (01) 651/308-7285
Email: eckma001@umn.edu
www.eckmanart.com