A passion for horses molded the life of Karen Bonnie since she was a little girl in Wisconsin. Growing up in the Midwest, she spent many summers indulging her love for horses through her pencil... Read full biography
A passion for horses molded the life of Karen Bonnie since she was a little girl in Wisconsin. Growing up in the Midwest, she spent many summers indulging her love for horses through her pencil drawings. In adult life, it was her admiration for these noble animals that spurred her interest in... Read full biography
A passion for horses molded the life of Karen Bonnie since she was a little girl in Wisconsin. Growing up in the Midwest, she spent many summers indulging her love for horses through her pencil drawings. In adult life, it was her admiration for these noble animals that spurred her interest in western history, cowboy legends, and Native American culture. While retraining retired race horses for the dressage arena as a hobby, she expanded her commercial photography career into advertising and... Read full biography
A passion for horses molded the life of Karen Bonnie since she was a little girl in Wisconsin. Growing up in the Midwest, she spent many summers indulging her love for horses through her pencil drawings. In adult life, it was her admiration for these noble animals that spurred her interest in western history, cowboy legends, and Native American culture. While retraining retired race horses for the dressage arena as a hobby, she expanded her commercial photography career into advertising and graphic design. In 1991, Karen drew on her knowledge of ancient and traditional techniques to found a buckskin garment company. She won "Best New Collection" for her designs at the 1999 Western Design Conference in Cody, Wyoming. During the 1990's she... Read full biography
A passion for horses molded the life of Karen Bonnie since she was a little girl in Wisconsin. Growing up in the Midwest, she spent many summers indulging her love for horses through her pencil drawings. In adult life, it was her admiration for these noble animals that spurred her interest in western history, cowboy legends, and Native American culture. While retraining retired race horses for the dressage arena as a hobby, she expanded her commercial photography career into advertising and graphic design. In 1991, Karen drew on her knowledge of ancient and traditional techniques to found a buckskin garment company. She won "Best New Collection" for her designs at the 1999 Western Design Conference in Cody, Wyoming. During the 1990's she concurrently showed hand tinted photographs and drawings at her gallery in Abiquiu, New Mexico. In 1991 she was an inv... Read full biography
Karen Bonnie - Artist Info
About Karen Bonnie: Books
Books & Publications (2)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Desert Caballeros Western Museum Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
2006
McGarry, Susan Hallsten (Essay)
68 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)