{"id":4750,"date":"2024-01-28T12:58:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T17:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/?page_id=4750"},"modified":"2024-01-28T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T18:00:21","slug":"kara-darragh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/index.php\/kara-darragh\/","title":{"rendered":"Kara Darragh"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4750\" class=\"elementor elementor-4750\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8163d8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8163d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f0d9b\" data-id=\"86f0d9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9848ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9848ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-4758\" style=\"max-width: 940px; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4876 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-02-25 21:10:23\" data-filename=\"kara-darragh-slider-2.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kara-darragh-slider-2.jpg\" height=\"350\" width=\"940\" alt=\"Kara Darragh\" class=\"slider-4758 slide-4876 msDefaultImage\" title=\"kara-darragh-slider-2\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dabc1ec elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dabc1ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4db23d\" data-id=\"f4db23d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950ecbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"950ecbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>KARA DARRAGH<\/strong> \u2013 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"> I found a freedom and spontaneity in painting that I had not experienced<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58ae789 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58ae789\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bdfd56\" data-id=\"9bdfd56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ec4710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ec4710\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb9ba10\" data-id=\"bb9ba10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0887ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0887ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>My Journey<\/h2><p><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">My younger self traveled much of the globe exploring life, always with an artist\u2019s eye.\u00a0 As my life experiences were ever changing, so were the subjects and styles that continued to beckon and excite. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Moving through a \u2018crafty\u2019 childhood the camera eventually captured my eye. I attended photography school in BC and established a thriving fashion studio in Vancouver.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"> Ultimately however, the lure of the world overcame the safety of financial success, and my adventures continued.\u00a0 Before I left Vancouver, a friend introduced me to acrylic painting and the intoxication was immediate.<\/span><\/p><p>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f0e09e\" data-id=\"2f0e09e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81970c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c81970c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-in-studio.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4755\" alt=\"Kara Darragh In Studio at Dragonfly Arts on Broadway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-in-studio.png 345w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-in-studio-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-in-studio-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-in-studio-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-in-studio-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd0a6e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd0a6e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18bf67f\" data-id=\"18bf67f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ad04a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5ad04a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Intuitive Abstract Painting<\/h2><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">While living in Italy and the Caribbean, I captured images with my camera but also began a series of acrylic, monochromatic portraits. My palette became brighter after the death of my father, when my appreciation for life magnified.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"> I began another series of vibrant, stylized figures and flowers back home in Toronto.\u00a0 My love for strong colour remained, but my brushstrokes became much looser while residing some years later in Mexico.\u00a0 I found a freedom and spontaneity in painting that I had not experienced prior, and I painted everything from churches and women to fish and sea turtles.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">After having my son and learning how to maneuver between teaching full time and being a single mom, my painting was put on hold.\u00a0 Now I\u2019m back where I want to be, in the studio painting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdd8115 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdd8115\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99240e9\" data-id=\"99240e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-03cee92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03cee92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b68589\" data-id=\"1b68589\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc1851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc1851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-thedivide.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4764\" alt=\"Kara Darragh The Divide\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-thedivide.jpg 420w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-thedivide-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-thedivide-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-thedivide-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-thedivide-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/dragonflyarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kara-darragh-thedivide-350x348.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d666d49\" data-id=\"d666d49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e07b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e07b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Spontaneity In and Out of the Studio<\/h2><div id=\"comp-j4o1qdgm\" class=\"BaOVQ8 tz5f0K comp-j4o1qdgm wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">My artwork is organic in nature, using a process which is both spontaneous and fluid. Working in the square format allows me to play with the composition, applying layers of colour and rotating the piece as I go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Inspiration comes from the natural world&#8217;s unequaled beauty -the intricate <\/span>detailing<span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"> of tree bark, the vast open skies, layers of sand and earth- <\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">it&#8217;s everywhere when we take the time to look.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">In our present world, it is easy to be become distracted from our purest setting rather than united and in <\/span>alignment<span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"> with nature&#8217;s principles. It is my hope <\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">to evoke a positive emotional response in the viewer and that my artwork <\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">may act as a unifying force, by offering an opportunity to connect with <\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">nature&#8217;s grandeur, of which we are very much a part.<\/span><\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARA DARRAGH \u2013 I found a freedom and spontaneity in painting that I had not experienced My Journey My younger self traveled much of the globe exploring life, always with an artist\u2019s eye.\u00a0 As my life experiences were ever changing, so were the subjects and styles that continued to beckon and excite. 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