Cheryl Koen • Texas • waow
| Oil Paintings | Western | Landscape | Ranch Life | Animals | En Plein Air |
"In my paintings I strive to create a mood. I look for the beautiful light and convey a sense of place through a colorful palette.."
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Cheryl Koen
Whether it is the poetry of a mustang in gallop or the sublime beauty of the southwestern landscape, Cheryl Koen’s paintings reflect the spirit of the west and its inhabitants. The wide–open spaces conveyed in her work are meant to invoke a feeling of nostalgic connection with the wild west and dreams of times past and present.
In a February 2013 preview of Koen’s one woman show, the Houston Chronicle writes, “Koen’s thick brushwork blends Impressionist and Realist influences —kind of blown-out Frederic Remington style. She paints en plain air, with brilliant colors that convey a high noon sensibility in the Land of Enchantment and the Texas Hill Country. High key color and dazzling sunlight are trademarks of Koen’s paintings. And many of her works portray movement, in particular her horses moving through water. You can almost hear and feel the splash of the horses’ hooves as they cross to the other side.”
Painting plein air, Koen has developed a sensitivity to the texture and the color of beautiful scenery for which New Mexico and the Texas hill country are known. From the moodiness of gathering clouds to horses basking in the sun or wading through the Rio Chama, the essence is portrayed on Koen’s canvasses.
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