The artist of this banner is Karen Seltzer, a Broad Ripple resident for 7 years. Karen grew up in Illinois, then attended Univ. of Massachusetts in Amherst, receiving her MFA in printmaking. After years of making prints, she returned to oil painting, her first passion.

Through her oil paintings, Karen emphasizes color and light and shares her vision of ordinary subjects whether it's colorful peppers, sunflowers at the Farmer's Market, or vineyards she saw during trips to Italy. She is inspired by artists whom used color and light as their subject such as Matisse, Monet, Bernard, and Van Gogh.

Six years ago, she started painting custom pet portraits and created BEST IN SHOW Pet Portraits. After painting hundreds of custom pet portraits, she has decided to include custom portraits of people to her repertoire. Karen has exhibited her work in 100+ shows throughout New England and the Midwest. She is a member of the AKC Museum of the Dog Artist Registry. Her paintings are displayed at the Monon Coffee Co. in Broad Ripple. See more at www.bestinshowpetportraits.com & www.karenseltzer.com