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This oil painting done with a palette knife in an impressionistic style of the Himalayan Blue Poppies grew in my perennial garden in Alaska. They like cooler weather and require acidic soil. The color blue in flowers is difficult to find, but these poppies are a true blue. This work would look great in your office setting or would bring a pleasing and calming delight to your home.

Karen Mattson, Artist Karen Mattson grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but moved to Alaska in 1968. Her interest in art began at an early age and it sparked a lifelong journey into the discovery of making art. She considers herself a self-taught artist, but has enjoyed learning from a few artists traveling in Alaska. The excitement, challenges, spontaneity and surprises of watercolor invigorate her, so she constantly makes demands on herself to expand on the possibilities of this medium. Her intrigue with flowers comes from a deep love of gardening and the miracles, shadows and colors it produces. Her plein air work is primarily painted with oils and the use of a palette knife. Karen is a signature member of the Alaska...