Karen is a graduate of SUNY Purchase College of Art with a degree in Graphic Design and Photography. She worked as a Graphic Designer in the Educational and Professional Publishing field designing book jackets and promotional material. She took time off to raise her family but has returned to her creative roots taking classes in Botanical Drawing, Linoleum Block Printing, and Digital Photography. She has found her love of the outdoors and photographing the natural world most rewarding. Karen is a member of Great Hollow Photography Club.