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Let me introduce
myself. My name is Karen Cantrell
and when I'm not painting the
walls of Le Nid, I'm often
painting something else, or drawing
it, or sculpting it. Over the
years I've devoted most of my free
time to drawing, pottery, etching,
painting and recently, sculpture
which I do for my own pleasure and
on a commission basis. If you
like what I do, I'm at your "commande".
A. Painted Personalized Gift
Boxes for Special Occasions,
birthdays, anniversaries,
milestones: These are a couple of
the many examples of boxes, which
can be in any size, shape, colour,
and covering everything from places
one has lived, family members,
special hobbies, pets, passions.
Birth Box : It was a
boy! He was born in Delft, so
Vermeer's View of Delft is painted
on the lid, along with his parents'
portraits. The side of the box
is decorated with Delft's blue
motifs, in the case shown of a
pelican, symbol of parental
dedication. Around the edge "and the world resounds with the
joyful cry...." I am!!!!!"
80th Birthday Box:
Represents the person in question's
personal muses: Rembrandt,
Shakespeare, Monteverdi, and related
personages, with quotations from
Shakespeare and John Dunn. Inside
the box was a portrait on a tiny
easle of the person's wife, in the
guise of Shakespeare's Saskia and a
portrait of the donor.
Gift Box: Connie's two cats,
immortalized
B. Decorative Panels,
usually on wood, with a touch of
heraldry and the middle ages.(I'll
paint your coat of arms as well).
Family Portrait, chock full of
symbolism A tragic Burgundian couple
C. Sculpture:
From clay or wax I make
portraits of people or animals, or
whatever you fancy.
Flapper (Charleston dancer, bronze) Clown (bronze)
Arthur (bronze)
Young Fresian horse (wax)
"Triquatic" (serpentine) 3 faces:
tortoise, fish and ammonite
D. Trompe l'oeil
: wall paintings for
decoration or deception.
Garage door with Race Horse
Niche in the Hall (not really)
Waternymph in the bathroom
Karen Cantrell, Le Nid, Les Noyers,
71250 Chateau, France
tel.: 0033(0)385591802, fax:
0033(0)385598698
e-mail:
info@lenid-france.com
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