Sea Hallucigenia detail
Geologic period: Cambrian
Pictured:
Hallucigenia
Did you know?
Cambrian creatures from the Burgess Shale formations of Alberta, Canada, are some of the strangest-looking animals modern observers see in museums. Hallucigenia is particularly weird, so much so that even scientists have differed about what it looked like in life.
This image, for The Field Museum, is the most current interpretation of Hallucigenia. This image represents a different, and earlier, understanding of the animal.
Image and client information:
Sea Hallucigenia detail.
For Field Museum.
© Field Museum
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Karen in the classroom
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In addition to the time she spends painting, Karen finds time now and again to serve as a guest speaker, lecturer and instructor to museum groups, professional organizations, schools and universities. She has also presented master classes in art and digital painting at universities in the U.S.
Karen has delivered recent presentations for these institutions and groups:
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Southern Methodist University
- Guild of Natural Science Illustrators at the College of William & Mary and at Montana State University
- New Mexico Highlands University
- University of Texas at Arlington
- University of North Texas
- Dallas Paleontological Society
Originally trained in the classical techniques of illustration and painting, Karen frequently speaks on the transition to a digital world, and on the challenges and benefits this transition poses for artists, clients and viewers. She conducts professional seminars on painting, illustration and digital image creation, and also offers specific programs tailored to the needs of professional groups or classroom instructors.
To contact Karen about a speaking engagement, just drop her a note or call her studio.
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