Tempered Magazine December 2013 // January 2014 // Issue 01 | Page 34

KAREEN WILSON ‘11 The Bird and the Bee About the Work Mixed media on paper, 14 x 11 in. About Kareen Kareen Wilson is a contemporary artist who was born in Jamaica. She majored in Psychology and minored in Art at Macalester. She employs a variety of techniques, to create drawings using charcoal, pencil and ink, and paintings using watercolour and acrylic. Most of her artwork, however, consists of a combination of drawing and painting media. She is inspired by the plethora of flora and fauna present in her native Jamaica, as well as mundane subject matter placed in unique situations. To see more of Kareen’s work, visit http://kareenwilson.wix.com/fineart 34