Karen Strohbeen

Bill Luchsinger

Karen Strohbeen & Bill Luchsinger

June 13th – July 7th

   Karen Strohbeen and Bill Luchsinger, two of theMidwest’s most successful fine artists for the past 25 years, expanded their audience when they created the nationally syndicated PBS gardening series, “The Perennial Gardner with Karen Strohbeen.” With Strohbeen as the on-air talent and Luchsinger behind the camera writing, producing, and directing each segment, the television series combines their life-long love of gardening and their innovative artwork.
   Strohbeen and Luchsinger met as art students atDrakeUniversityinDes Moines, and now live on 80 acres of idyllic centralIowafarmland, comprising 8 acres of gardens, a film production facility, and their art studio. Widely known for their paintings, printmaking, sculpture, and now their innovative work on ceramic tiles, they are at the forefront of digital printmaking. Available images in their portfolio number in the hundreds.
   Nature has inspired both Strohbeen and Luchsinger. Whether it is Karen’s whimsical and fantastic interpretations of flowers and garden life or Bill’s more peaceful studies of nature transformed from photographs, their styles have found the perfect home in their limited edition prints and tiles.
   With the introduction of their tiles over the past 10 years, Karen and Bill have created an incredibly popular medium on which they can reproduce their limited-edition images. Whether the image is captured on a single 12x12-inch tile or enlarged and printed on tile murals in groupings of four to 50, this new medium has multiple applications in home decor.

Artist's reception at 5 p.m. on Friday.  And of course, ArtBar follows from 6 to 10 p.m. with dinner, cocktails and entertainment by Willie James Shay. Check out the ArtBar menu in the Special Events section.