Karen Crenshaw Artworks Gallery

• Behind the Dunes

  Oil, Panel, 9" x 12"

• Earl’s Girl

  Oil, 11” x 14”. div.cookie-notice-body{display:none !important;}cookie-agreement-block{display:none !important;}section.c-cookies{display:none !important;}div.wcc-banner-bottom{display:none !important;}div[data-selen-gr…

• Morning Magic

  Oil, 11” x 14”. div.cookie-notice-body{display:none !important;}cookie-agreement-block{display:none !important;}section.c-cookies{display:none !important;}div.wcc-banner-bottom{display:none !important;}div[data-selen-gr…

• All in Pink

  Oil, 10” x 20”. div.cookie-notice-body{display:none !important;}cookie-agreement-block{display:none !important;}section.c-cookies{display:none !important;}div.wcc-banner-bottom{display:none !important;}div[data-selen-gr…

• Good Morning Sunshine 11x14 oil on linen panel
• kcrenshaw_In for the Night for waa

  Oil, Linen, 11" x 14"

• 2020 SOLD APO Kayla in the Garden 8x6 oil on panel
• 2022 PANB Dome at Dusk 8x16 oil on linen canvas
• Tidewater Marsh 20x20 oil on linen

  Oil, linen, 10" x 20"

• Summer Morning on the Waterfront

  Oil, linen, 8" x 16"

• Discovering Okracoke 12x24 oil on linen

  Oil, linen, 12" x 24"

• 2020 Surf City Swing Bridge, Evening Anglers 18x24 oil on linen

  Oil, linen, 18" x 24"

• Surf City Swing Bridge, View from Down Under

  Oil, linen, 22" x 28" x 1.5"

• Surf City Swing Bridge, One Last Crossing

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5"

• Cloud Reflections

  Oil, 22" x 28"

• Ocean City Pier

  Oil, 16" x 20". The Ocean City Pier was built around one of the block towers that were built in the 1940's for Operation Bumblebee, a US Government project that helped develop the ramjet engine. After the project was di…

• Twilight Tower

  Oil, 12" x 16". "Twilight Tower" is one of several block towers that remain on Topsail Island. Built in the 1940's, they were part of a US Govt. project that helped develop the ramjet engine. Sensors an other instrument…

• Hughes Bros. Firestone

  Oil, 11" x 14". Hughes Bros. Firestone is a local landmark on Market Street in Wilmington, NC.

• Sprunt Homestead, Orton Plantation

  Oil, 12" x 16". The Sprunt Homestead at Orton Plantation was open to the public for many years with acres of gardens filled with azaleas and camellias. I had the opportunity to paint there a few times before it reverted…

• Inland Waterway, Sunrise

  Oil, 22" x 28". The view from the North Topsail High Bridge has always intrigued and inspired me.

• Scarlet Sunrise

  Oil, 30" x 36". The view from the North Topsail High Bridge has always intrigued and inspired me with the interesting pattern made by the cuts through the marsh.

• Surf City Swing Bridge

  Oil, 11" x 14". The Surf City Swing Bridge was recently replaced by a new high bridge. Many locals have fond memories of this structure. Giclee reproductions are available.

• Marsh, Evening

  Oil, 20" x 24"

• Marsh Reflections

  Oil, 24" x 30"

• Sunlight on the Sound

  Oil, 18" x 24"

• Topsail Afternoon

  Oil, 20" x 30". I first lived in Jacksonville from 1988-1993. Even though I moved away from the coast for a time, I still continued to paint from photos I took in the early 1990's. I am inspired by the idea of the "Vani…

• Afternoon Shadows

  Oil, 22" x 30". The Town of Topsail Beach has become more developed since I took the photo I used for "afternoon Shadows." I am inspired by the idea of the "Vanishing Landscape," as this area does not exist in the same…

• Surf City Swing Bridge, Sunset

  Oil, 12" x 24". The Surf City Swing Bridge was recently replaced with a new high bridge. The golden sunset is a perfect backdrop and a metaphor of a bygone era. Giclee reproductions are available.

• Surf City Swing Bridge Tender House, Sunset

  Oil, 20" x 16". The Surf City Swing Bridge was recently replaced with a high-rise bridge. The sunset view is appropriate for a "vanishing landscape." Giclee reproductions are also available. This painting has been jurie…

• Keep Off the Dunes!

  Oil, 12" x 24". Hurricane Floyd in 2018 caused massive destruction along the North Carolina coast, including washing away of the protective dunes. For months, boardwalk stairs were missing and marked with bright orange…

• Island sentinel

  Oil, 12" x 24". The block towers on Topsail Island are a remnant of "Operation Bumblebee," a US Government project that helped develop the ram jet engine. Towers placed along the length of the island held instruments to…

• Day's End

  Oil, 11" x 14". The Surf City Swing Bridge was recently replaced with a new high bridge. This 11"x 14" painting is a study I painted before painting the larger studio version.

• Surf City Swing Bridge, End of the Day

  Oil, 18" x 24". The Surf City Swing Bridge was recently replaced with a new high bridge. This early sunset scene typifies the end of an era. Giclee reproductions are available.

• Down Under

  Oil, 11" x 14". The Surf City Swing Bridge was recently replaced with a new high bridge. This view from the water was painted as a study before the larger version. Giclee reproductions are available.

• Surf City Swing Bridge View from Down Under

  Oil, 22" x 28". The Surf City Swing Bridge was recently replaced with a new high bridge. The view from under the structure is one only boaters are able to see. Giclee reproductions are available.

• Surf City Swing Bridge, Last Peel of Light

  Oil, 15" x 30". The Surf City Swing Bridge was recently replaced with a new high bridge. This early sunset scene typifies the end of an era. Giclee reproductions are available.

• Sunset Over the Sound

  Oil, 20" x 24"

• Quiet Reflections

  Oil, 30" x 40"

• Sunrise with Shrimp Boat

  Oil, 18" x 24"

• Waves in May

  Oil, 8" x 10"

• Moonrise Reflections

  Oil, 8" x 10"

• Carolina Marsh

  Oil, 11" x 14"

• Houses on the Sound

  Oil, 18" x 24"

• Furling

  Oil, 9" x 12"

• Hoisting the Sails

  12" x 9"

• Every Day Sailor

  Oil, 10" x 20"

• Who is Next?

  Oil, 10" x 20"

• Big Boat, Little Boat

  Oil, 11" x 14"

• Captain Archie(Poo) McNeil Bridge

  Oil, 8" x 16"

• Tranquil Afternoon

  Oil, 9" x 12"

• Before the Storm

  Oil, 9" x 12"

• Tangerine

  Oil, 24" x 30"

• Bayfront from the Beachfront

  Oil, 12" x 16"

• Moth Boat Trio

  Oil, 11" x 14"

• Low Tide on the Marsh

  Oil, 36" x 36"

• Dunes, Spring

  Oil, 12" x 16"

• A Sunset is Only Half the Story

  Oil, 24" x 36"

• Docked at the Cutty Sark

  Oil, 9" x 12". nsa art show jan 20 Chowan art council Feb 20- 11/20 Home

• A Perfect Day at the Beach

  Oil, 11" x 14"

• Yellow Beach House

  Oil, 16" x 20"

• Dunes, Morning

  Oil, 20" x 24"

• Morning Light on Trestle

  Oil, 14" x 11"

• Boat Buddies

  Oil, 8" x 10"

• Coming About

  Oil, 9" x 12"

• Cool and Calm

  Oil, 7" x 14"

• Somewhere Over the Dunes

  Oil, 12" x 16"

• Morning Shadows

  Oil, 8" x 16"

• Blues in the Night

  Oil, 11" x 14". "Blues in the Night" depicts the Ocean City Jazz Festival that takes place in early July, celebrating the history of the area named Ocean City, NC.

• Beirut Memorial, Mid-Summer

  Oil, 9" x 12"

• Noon on Riverfront

  Oil, 16" x 20"

• Green in the Marina

  Oil, 9" x 12"

• Marsh at Wilson Bay

  Oil, 11" x 14"

• Morning at the Marina

  Oil, 8" x 10"

• Field of Gold

  Oil, 10" x 20"

• Hot as Blazes

  Oil, 10" x 20"

• Rose Garden

  Oil, 14" x 11"

• Waiting for the Boll Buggy

  Oil, linen, 11 x 14

• Too Wet to Pick Today

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Purple Cabbage

  Oil, linen, 12 x 24

• Morning Haze

  Oil, 11 x 14

• Cotton Field Shadows

  Oil, 14 x 11

• Path Through the Cotton Field

  Oil, 11 x 14

• Bumblebee Tower

  Oil, 22" x 30". The block towers on Topsail Island are a remnant of "Operation Bumblebee," a US Government project that helped develop the ram jet engine. Towers placed along the length of the island held instruments to…

• Vineyard Roses

  Oil, 11 x 14

• Ann Claire

  Oil

• Bunny Girl

  Oil, linen

• Two Ways Over the Water

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Burgess
• Caroline
• Cowboy in the West
• Georgia
• Grace

  Oil, linen, 24 x 18

• The Sisters' Garden with Irises

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9

• Haley
• Sunlit Victorian

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 11

• Jennifer

  Oil

• Sunlight and Shadow on Cotton Field

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 20

• Joey

  Oil

• Judge Dale B. Hagen

  Oil

• Katie

  Oil

• Roses as Sweet as Wine

  Oil, linen, 12 x 16

• Kristen

  Oil

• Rolling Fields of Cotton

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Kristen at 15

  Oil

• Riverside Marsh

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Lt. Col. William F. Crenshaw

  Oil

• Luke
• Margaux

  Oil

• Poppies at Emerald Isle

  Oil, Panel, 8 x 10

• Maria

  Oil

• Martha

  Oil

• Mary Katherine
• Michael
• Paul

  Oil

• Sara and Olivia
• Sara Helen

  Oil

• Oyster Landing Oil

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Sarah Beth

  Oil

• Self-portrait
• October Harvest

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Sumner

  Oil

• Neuse River Festival

  Oil, linen, 9 x 12

• Suzanne with Chaucer and Windsor

  Oil

• Tom at 16
• Virginia
• Marsh in Autumn, II

  Oil, linen, 30 x 40

• Marsh in Autumn, IV

  Oil, linen, 30 x 36

• Lucy in the Garden

  Oil, linen, 12 x 9

• Larkspur and Sunflowers

  Oil, Canvas, 7 x 14

• Just Hangin Around

  Oil, Panel, 8 x 10

• High Tide, Bradley Creek

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Green House and Palms

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Field of Sunflowers

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 16

• Field of Larkspur

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Evening Marsh II

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Down East Marsh

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 20

• Creek Reflection

  Oil, linen, 9 x 12

• Carolina Snow

  Oil, linen, 11 x 14

• Breezy Beach Oil

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Blooming Garden Roses

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 11

• Big Blue and Spring Green

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Beirut Memorial, Autumn

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 11