BeerPainter.com

Commission from Worthy Brewing Company in Bend, Oregon

Karen Eland — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:47:06 +0000

I had the pleasure of creating 4 large beer paintings for the newest brewery in town, Worthy. They requested the 4 elements of beer- water, hops, barley, and yeast, and here they are:

A closer look:

Water from Tumalo falls, just 20 minutes from Bend.

Hops

Barley, and a random customer- oops!

And Yeast. Funny looking little guys, huh?

Here are some glimpses of the rest of the pub.

Sometimes I like to use color...

Karen Eland — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:11:17 +0000

My breakfast treat today inspired me to paint a portrait. It's not every day you get to eat your portrait subject!

This is a local favorite called an Ocean Roll, made right next door to my studio at the charming Sparrow Bakery. If you visit Bend, get yourself one and come visit me too.

Wine painting in Paris!

Karen Eland — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:37:09 +0000

What better place to try painting with wine than at the Eiffel tower in Paris! But better weather would have been nice; I got rained out and had to finish at home. This was my first wine painting ever, and I am surely going to try more.

Q&A video

Karen Eland — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:30:16 +0000

I hope this video answers some of your questions about beer painting. If not, please contact me and I'll be happy to write you back.

Etsy store open!

Karen Eland — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:35:03 +0000

Click below and you will magically enter my shop full of beer paintings. You can buy prints, originals, and even framed works. See you soon!

Watch me paint with Rum~ 2 minute time lapse video

Karen Eland — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:23:00 +0000

Koloa Rum, made on the island of Kauai, tastes as good as it looks. The owners sent me a sample to try as paint; here are the results.

To Dubai and beyond...

Karen Eland — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:38:36 +0000

So, a few months ago I received an email from Dubai. Now, I get emails from around the world on a regular basis, so it's not that out of the norm. But this one was to be the featured artist at a Coffee and Tea Convention in Dubai. Now, as an artist, I LOVE to travel, and the chance to travel to someplace as exotic as Dubai had me at indoor ski slope. So, after a few rounds of emails I found myself on a flght halfway across the world to represent myself and my coffee art. What an amazing experience it was...this was my first time to the middle east and I found it exciting to be immersed in a new culture with different customs, friendly people, and tasty new foods. I flew in a couple of days early in order to adjust the time zone change, but surprisingly it wasn't as much of an issue as I had thought that it was going to be. And so, with wonderful hosts from couchsurfing.com my friend Nathan and I set about exploring the city. Now, I'm not a mall person, but I AM a food person (beer anyone? :-) ) and in a city where 75% of the residents are expats, the variety of food was only limited to the number of countries in the world. If the cuisine exists on this planet, then it exists in Dubai; and more precisely, in the Dubai malls. Of course there are malls here in the states, but the malls of Dubai are on a different scale entirely. But enough about malls and shopping, I was there for the convention, and the convention was 3 days of amazing. It was hosted at the Meydan hotel, a 5 star establishment built just for the horse track in front of it. Over the 3 days I got to meet coffee lovers from all over the world , and for many of them it was their first time seeing art painted with coffee. I never tire of seeing people discover my art (coffee, beer, or otherwise!) for their first time...especially in person. It always makes them smile, and of course their next reaction is to sniff it. And so, after 3 long days of painting, fielding questions, and inviting people to sniff the art, it was time to prepare for the trek back across the ocean to my home in Oregon. Well, now that I'm home, (and even though I'm still dorwsy with jetlag :-) ) my artist's fuel tank is full and I'm ready to delve into a painting frenzy for the upcoming holiday season. So, stay tuned new paintings and more importantly the launch of the BeerPainter.com store! till then....cheers!

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Karen Eland — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:40:42 +0000

Have a question about my Beer Painting? I'm getting ready to record a Q&A video responding to some of the questions and comments over the past few weeks. So, if you have a burning beer inquiry then ask below and I'll give you a shout out in the video! Cheers

Sayonara San Diego

Karen Eland — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:58:45 +0000

After a whirlwid weekend of good people, great food, and awesome painting I am exhausted...but I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. It was great to finaly meet Stepheni from Arts 'n Drafts in person as well as experience the Southern California beer culture at the San Diego Country Beer Fair. I'll have a full report for you all in a few days...but until then, enjoy this video that my friend Nathan put together over the weekend.

Come say hello in San Diego

Karen Eland — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:03:05 +0000

This weekend I'm flying down to San Diego to take part in the San Diego County Beer Festival, I'll be there painting works with my friends from Arts n' Drafts for part of a silent auction to benefit Coast Keepers of San Diego. Stop by and hello, and if you can't make to southern California, stay tuned here as I'll be updating from the road this weekend. Cheers!