Karen J. McClintock artistic background.

Since I was very young, I have always loved art! At 18, I attended beautiful Fresno City College, where my artistic abilities expanded into mixed media, and commercial art design. A summer "experiment" of opening a shop in a renovated old mansion quickly blossomed into a full time job, leading to three successively larger store locations. I have owned and operated my own gift shop/boutique in the historic Tower District of Fresno, California for many years. I enjoy meeting the public, and being creative in my work. Owning my own business has been both challenging and tremendously rewarding on many levels. It also serves as an informal gallery for my own art and creativity.

Artistically, in the last ten years, I have turned increasingly to

fine art digital graphics based on my original photography. My favorite subjects are people, and portraiture is my specialty. I also enjoy designing book covers and literary art for publication. Because of the freedom of freelance art, my creative life is always diverse and expanding into new areas. My clients range from Glencoe/ McGraw-Hill in the USA, and Pronk & Associates in Canada, to small literary journals in the USA and abroad. I was also a principle cover artist for MET Press in Baltimore, Md.

About Me: My art, my world.

Karen's Keepsakes, my 2-story shop/gallery at

802 E. Olive Ave., Fresno, CA