Tag Archives: Maryland

Trees

Posted on December 4, 2012 by artspoken

Experimenting with trees and conte crayon!

Posted in Painting | Tagged abstract tree, art, atmospheric, conte crayon, d.c., drawing, ethereal, karen suderman, Maryland, mixed media, Painting, trees | Comments Off

Restoration in the Nation’s Capitol

Posted on November 12, 2012 by artspoken

Restore a decorative finish from 1908 on stone building front? Sure! When I was in school for art I remember one project in which the entire class drew their own life size human skeleton using the same model. On critique … Continue reading →

Posted in Fauxing | Tagged 1908, art, Artspoken Links, building, custom, d.c., exterior, Faux, historic, karen suderman, Maryland, restoration, Washington Dc | Comments Off

Fireplaces for Intimate Spaces

Posted on October 19, 2012 by artspoken

I love finishing and restoring fireplaces. They are small and therefore not overly time consuming, but always make a big impact. I especially like natural stone finishes. Here’s one of my latest!

Posted in Fauxing, Loving, Painting | Tagged beached, custom, d.c., Faux, fireplace, Maryland, natural stone, plastercast, refinish | Comments Off

Big and Unglamorous

Posted on October 19, 2012 by artspoken

Sometimes being an artist isn’t glamorous, big surprise. No, really. When I describe to people what I do exactly, they usually say “that sounds like so much fun,” or “isn’t it great that you get to be artistic?” AND yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fauxing, Finishing | Tagged architect, builder, custom, d.c., designer, exterior, Faux, finish, grout, Maryland, match new and old, Stone, virgina, white wash | Comments Off

Sugar and Spice

Posted on October 15, 2012 by artspoken

Sugar and spice and everything nice. That’s what little girls are made of! Let’s make sure their “Jack and Jill” bathroom is sweet. Hand painted frames with monograms? YES! Birds, butterflies, and flowers? YES, PLEASE! I collaborated with O’Neill Studios … Continue reading →

Posted in Loving, Painting, Showing | Tagged artist, bathroom, bird, buterflies, Faux, Jack and Jill, kids, Maryland, Mural | Comments Off

Real stone and painted stone both weigh the same

Posted on September 13, 2012 by artspoken

Painting stone to look like stone…

Posted in Fauxing | Tagged d.c., Faux, Maryland, Stone | Comments Off

Botanical

Posted on September 5, 2012 by artspoken

Need some oxygen? May I suggest ferns. Using a fabric swatch for the drapes as my starting point, I collaborated with Justine Sancho Interiors and O’Neill Studios to create this custom botanical, hand painted fern ceiling. First, the layout. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Fauxing, Painting | Tagged d.c., Faux, Fern, karen suderman, Maryland, Mural | Comments Off

Furniture Updates

Posted on May 28, 2012 by artspoken

Sometimes, the softest shade of blue and some sand paper can transform the blah into beautiful. Before And after

Posted in Fauxing, Finishing, Painting | Tagged aged, Artspoken, blue, buffet table, custom, d.c., decorative, distressed, Faux, finish, Furniture, karen suderman, Kensington, Maryland, Rockville, update | Comments Off

Stucco Fireplace

Posted on May 21, 2012 by artspoken

Here it is! A pizza oven inspired, custom stucco textured fireplace in golden tones. Started a stucco fireplace today. Love this natural looking texture. It’s really going to warm up and ground the room too.

Posted in Fauxing, Painting | Tagged custom, decorative finishing, Faux, fireplace, home, karen suderman, living room, Maryland, natural, Sandstone, Stucco, texture | Comments Off

Painting Life

Posted on November 6, 2011 by artspoken

I walked past my studio this morning and realized something when I glanced inside. I have FINALLY embraced my life as a mom and an artist. For me, being an artist has always required alone time, materials, and a space … Continue reading →

Posted in Loving, Thinking | Tagged 10 month old, artist, baby, city mini stroller, karen suderman, Maryland, mom | 4 Comments

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