Hey Pals.
As we were taking down all of our art at Blueschool, after the annual Whidbey Working Artist Studio Tour, I was once again so impressed with the talent we have under our roof and how GORGeous our work looks hanging together. Some of you were able to see it in person; but it seemed a shame not to share it with the rest of you! 

So I took some pics - and let's go on a virtual tour together! :-)

I'm over the moon that the French Feminist Magazine, Causette, requested the use of my Hildegarde for their special "30 Female Pariahs of History". Didn't they do a beautiful job?
If you want to read what I wrote about Hildegarde, you can read this Blog Post. If you'd like your very own print, go HERE.

Super excited to report that my painting "Wear Your Rue with a Difference" is featured in House & Garden, in the "The Art Edit" section. I feel so fancy.

I made Ophelia in "Rue" so that my other Shakespeare painting, "Beware my Sting" featuring Kate from Taming of the Shrew, could have a companion. I'm trying to view these heroines through the lens of they're pissed rather than the typical female role, both from that era or everything coming after that!!! 

My Ophelia, rather than tragic, rues the fact that the two men in her life that she loved the most had so much power over her that they could drive her mad and drive her to death. She's back and she has unfinished business. She is going to "wear her rue with a difference".

I plan on making at least one more in this series - which I'm tentatively calling "Vexed". 

Which Shakespeare heroine with an attitude would you like to see?

PS: Both Ophelia and Kate are available for purchase. They are $1200. For enquiries, contact me at karin@karinbolstad.com.