Paula Garrick Klein

Paula Garrick Klein

I have painted from observation for more than forty years – portraits and still life – which has allowed me to navigate aesthetic challenges and opportunities that range from pure exploration of light, color, pattern and texture to work that has more complex personal meaning.

My recent paintings include a series of cow portraits, inspired by the last small working beef cattle farm in my suburban Pittsburgh neighborhood, just steps from my backyard. I observe, photograph and paint these animals, as newborns, as they grow, and as mothers with calves of their own. While I initially painted the cattle juxtaposed within their landscape, my focus has now shifted to painting portraits of individual cows as well as group portraits that symbolize a network and culture we can only imagine. My intent is to capture the unique physicality and personality of each cow that I paint. Each animal is recognizable, soulful and spirited, tapping into my own need for a lost connection to nature, earth and motherhood. The cattle on this small farm provide me with artistic challenges, and at the same time, a personal source of symbolism, calm and comfort.

oil on canvas

12” x 12

$650

As a professional artist, I have exhibited paintings in oil, acrylic and pastel and monotype and intaglio prints in numerous galleries in the Pittsburgh region as well as in statewide and national juried exhibitions. Recently, my cow portraits were featured in the galleries at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania. In 2014, my cow portraits were included in the curated Pittsburgh Biennial at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. I am a member of and have exhibited with Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Group A, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, and Pittsburgh Print Group. I have taught a variety of painting and drawing classes to adults through educational and community arts venues. I received a Master in Arts in Teaching (1976) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1975), both from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.

How Now

oil on canvas

30” x 40”

$2,500

Inky

oil on canvas

30” x 24”

$2,000

Mother and Child

oil on canvas

30” x 40”

$2,500

Baby Blue

oil on canvas

12” x 12”

$650

Sienna

oil on canvas

12” x 12”

$650

Queuing Up

oil on canvas

24” x 26”

$1,800

Patches

oil on canvas, 30” x 24”

$2,000

Rosie

oil on canvas

30” x 24”

$2,000

Going Home

oil on canvas

30” x 40”

$2,500