Yes. I agree!

A pencil drawing of a resting bison by artist Karine Swenson.

I have been doing small pencil drawings to calm myself down. It helps a little.
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Here's a reclining bison/buffalo

Albuquerque, NM
October 18, 2025
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An oil painting on canvas of a red fox missing one paw with the night sky in the background painted by Karine M. Swenson.

Here's the latest painting from my alter ego.
This little fox was missing one back paw. I spotted it outside of Talkeetna, Alaska. At first, I was going to paint it with all four paws, but then I decided to tell the truth about what I saw.
Oil on Canvas, 20 x 20 inches.
Available.
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An abstract encaustic painting with yellow, lime green, blue and black painted by Santa Fe Artist Karine Swenson.

New work. Encaustic on Birch, 12 x 12 inches. ©2025 Karine Swenson
Exploring movement, color, transparency and shape.
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Oh, cool. I like that. Thank you!

Thank you so much!

I like them all.

I'm experimenting with different blues, movement, and organic forms.
Untitled. Encaustic paint on birch panel, 8 x 8 inches. ©2025 Karine Swenson.
Available.
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Thank you. I really appreciate that!

Thank you!

Colorful blue and white painting with touches of yellow and orange by New Mexico artist Karine Swenson

Untitled. Encaustic on birch, 36 x 36 inches. ©2025 Karine Swenson.
This painting and I went on quite a journey together. There was a lot of experimentation, discovery, destruction and redemption. I think we have now reached an accord.
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Thank you!

I suppose you should all know that I have a completely different body of work from the abstract paintings I've been posting.
Here is an oil painting called "Parking Lot Pal." It's available. 16 x 20 inches. ©2023 Karine Swenson.
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I didn't even know there was such a bird. Thanks for sharing!

Five of eight jaguars in the SW have been treed, pursued, or abandoned habitat after hounding. Ocelots have been pursued and treed a dozen times in the Huachuca Mountains. But the Commission elected today not to remove that threat to Arizona's rarest mammals.

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Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! I haven't made prints from my originals in a long time. It's expensive, and I find that people don't buy the originals anymore. Are you sure you wouldn't rather buy the actual painting?

This one is best experienced in person. They all are, actually, but the visual textures are probably not going to be as good on a phone or computer screen. Oh well.
Deep dive. Encaustic on panel, 30 x 30 inches. ©2025 Karine M. Swenson
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Great song

A quiet place. Encaustic on panel, 10 x 10 inches. ©2025 Karine M. Swenson
My approach to painting this year is to focus on quantity. I'm trying to work fast and not overthink and obsess about each painting.
I'm curious to see what will come of it.
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Me too. Definitely.

"Elixir." Encaustic on panel, 24 x 30 inches. ©2025. Karine M. Swenson.
A substance with a magical power to cure, improve or preserve something.

I just want to thank you all for following me! It means a lot.
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I appreciate that.

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

"Signs of Spring." Encaustic on panel, 12 x 12 inches. ©2025.
I love it when bits of green start appearing on trees and in the ground. I've even seen some tiny wildflowers while hiking with our dogs.
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I guess we have wind amnesia.

Thank you!

It was another wild wind day. Is spring over yet?