Karrie Amiton

Landscape II, acrylic, 8" x 10"

The Clearing, acrylic, 14" x 11"

Crossing, acrylic, 16" x 12"

Landscape I, acrylic, 8" x 10"

Afternoon Delight, acrylic, 14" x 11"

Companions, acrylic, 14" x 11"

Don't Go Alone to the Hole in the Ice, acrylic on glass, 14" x 11"

Midnight Sun, acrylic painting on glass, 20" x "16

Slippry When Wet, acrylic painting on glass 14" x 11"

Mountain, acrylic painting on glass, 11" x 14"

I am a painter in Portland, Oregon. I studied art and architecture and worked in related fields until I decided to paint full time. I use acrylic, inks, charcoal and oil pastel on canvas, or paint in reverse with acrylic on glass.

I have developed unique reverse painting techniques in order to create new ways to move paint on glass including scratching through layers, pouring Isopropyl alcohol here and there and mark making with sticks from my garden creating unusual results. Glass saturates color so the finished piece can be both mysterious and unexpected.
My intention is to have fun with abstracted landscapes or any other subject for that matter. But even with good intentions and a plan, I really never know how it will turn out. Many great beginnings are washed off with a hose.