Karen Ruffner

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Karen Ruffner

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About Me

I started my career as a graphic designer and spent many years in a photography studio  printing and retouching photographs. Later, I transitioned to roles as an art director and creative director in corporate America. After nearly 25 years, I retired from corporate life, eager to again pursue my passion for drawing and painting. 

My art

I’ve dabbled in watercolor, acrylic, graphite and pen and ink, and I still use acrylics today, primarily for underpainting. However, I believe I’ve found my true calling in oil painting, 


 I consider myself an amateur because I  keep learning with every drawing, with every painting. My style is semi-realistic focusing on images with strong contrasts and personal significance. I typcally work from my own photographs and I tend to lean towards images with dramatic skies.

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