Watercolors Karin Bos

Karin Bos, Safe Haven, watercolor on paper, 70 x 100 cm, 2011. On view at Zuiderzee Museum in 2012 and Museum Henriette Polak in 2014.

Karin Bos, The artist going to the top, watercolor on paper, 70 x 100 cm, 2011.
On view at CODA Museum Nov 5 2017 - March 4 2018

Karin Bos, Sleeping beauty, watercolor on paper, 70 x 100 cm, 2010

Karin Bos, Travelling show, watercolor on paper, 70 x 100 cm, 2010

Karin Bos, Ballerina de la cueva, watercolor on paper, 80 x 60 cm, 2009

Karin Bos, Cacti Giganti, watercolor on paper, 80 x 60 cm, 2009

Karin Bos, No Pasaran 2, watercolor on paper, 190 x 150 cm, 2009
On view at CODA Museum Nov 5 2017 - March 4 2018
Collection CODA Museum 

Karin Bos, No Pasaran, watercolor on paper, 190 x 150 cm, 2008, Collection AMC Amsterdam

Karin Bos, Boyscouts 1,2,3, watercolor and screenprint on silk framed in embroidery rings, 17 x 17 cm, 2009, edition of 5

Karin Bos, Childhood scenes 1, watercolour and pencil on paper, 66 x 102 cm, 2013. On view at Museum Het Domein, Sittard (NL) from Dec 13 2014 until Jan 4 2015.

Karin Bos, Childhood scenes 2, watercolour and pencil on paper, 66 x 102 cm, 2013. On view at Museum Het Domein, Sittard (NL) from Dec 13 2014 until Jan 4 2015.

Karin Bos, The Lab, watercolour gouache and charcoal on paper, 66 x 102 cm, 2012.

Karin Bos, Doll abuse, watercolour and charcoal on paper, 105 x 66 cm, 2006. Collection Teylers Museum, Haarlem, the Netherlands

Karin Bos, Mixed media on paper, 2013

Karin Bos, Mixed media on paper, 2013

Karin Bos, the Dropping 2, gouache and watercolor on paper, 20,5 x 35 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, the Dropping 2, gouache and watercolor on paper, 18 x 44 cm, 2013, private collection, the Netherlands

Karin Bos, Queensday fairyqueen, watercolor and charcoal on paper, 102 x 66 cm, 2012

Karin Bos, Untitled, watercolor on paper and silkscreen on silk, 22,5 x 22,5 x 3 cm, 2009

Karin Bos, Slightly creepy Camping Site 13, watercolor and silkscreen on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl 12, watercolor and silkscreen on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

Karin Bos, Happy Hunting, watercolor and silkscreen on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

Karin Bos, Tree girl 2, acrylic on paper, 35 x 45 cm, 2011

Karin Bos, Untitled, mixed media on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 2011

Karin Bos, Objects of desire - Marilyn Shell Dress, mixed media on paper, 32 x 24 cm, 2012

Karin Bos, Objects of desire - Venus 1, watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm, 2012

Karin Bos, Objects of desire - Venus 2, watercolor and pencil on paper, 24 x 32 cm, 2012

Karin Bos, The Circle, lino cut and watercolor on paper, 40 x 60 cm, 2012

Karin Bos, Zuiderzee Museum girls, gouache, pencil and watercolor on paper, 2013

Karin Bos, El Dodo, watercolor and pencil on paper, 32 x 24 cm, 2014

Karin Bos, The Artists Studio 2, gouache and watercolor on paper, 66 x 102 cm, 2014

Karin Bos, Kepler Spacecraft improved version, watercolor and pencil on paper, 32 x 24 cm, 2014

Karin Bos, Those who wander are not lost, gouache and chalk on paper, 102 x 66 cm, 2017, Collection Gasunie, the Netherlands

Karin Bos, Those who wander are not lost 2, gouache and chalk on paper, 66 x 102 cm, 2018

Karin Bos, Those who wander are not lost 3, gouache and chalk on paper, 66 x 102 cm, 2018, private collection, Belgium

Karin Bos, Doll Abuse 2, gouache and pencil on paper, 32 x 24 cm, 2016

Karin Bos, Queensday fairyqueen, mixed media on paper, 32 x 24 cm, 2012

Karin Bos, Flower girl, pencil end watercolour on paper, 32 x 24 cm, 2012, private collection, the Netherlands

Karin Bos, Red Army 3, gouache on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2018, private collection, the Netherlands

Feel Good

In 2001 and 2002 several of my friends invited me to visit them to admire their new born babies. I asked them if they wanted to pose for me. This "Feel Good" series is the result.

I want to thank the models: Marinke, Lydia, Silvia, Eric, Lucy, Karen, Nicky, and again Marinke, and of course their children!

Karin Bos, Feel Good 1, olieverf op doek, 250 x 125 cm, 2001,
part of exhibition She Me at Stedelijk Museum Zwolle

Karin Bos, Feel Good 2, olieverf op doek, 250 x 125 cm, 2001, part of exhibition She Me at Stedelijk Museum Zwolle

Karin Bos, Feel Good 3, olieverf op doek, 250 x 125 cm, 2001,
part of exhibition She Me at Stedelijk Museum Zwolle

Karin Bos, Feel Good 4, olieverf op doek, 250 x 125 cm, 2001

Karin Bos, Feel Good 5, olieverf op doek, 250 x 125 cm, 2001,
part of exhibition 'Maria Idool van alle tijden' at Museum Flehite Amersfoort

Karin Bos, Feel Good 6, olieverf op doek, 250 x 125 cm, 2002,
part of exhibition She Me at Stedelijk Museum Zwolle

Karin Bos, Feel Good 7, olieverf op doek, 250 x 125 cm, 2002,
part of exhibition She Me at Stedelijk Museum Zwolle

Karin Bos, Feel Good 8, olieverf op doek, 250 x 125 cm, 2002

Lino cutting edge: Showgirls

Karin Bos, Showgirls 1-5, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, each 56 x 38 cm, 2002. edition of 10

In the summer of 2002 I used the warmth of the sun on my artists studio balcony to make these lino cuts. The heat softens the linoleum and it makes the cutting a little less difficult. The printing studios in Amsterdam were closed for the holidays, so colleagues Marc Kuyper and Joke Baas let me use their press to print it. Thanks again guys! After printing the edition, I hand coloured the lino cuts with watercolour and pencil. 

The edition was a huge success and I sold Showgirl prints to collectors in New York City, Los Angeles, Barcelona, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Stadtische Galerie Bietigheim-Biessingen and Stadtmuseum Borken, both in Germany, as well as to several collectors in the Netherlands. At this point, the series is almost sold out.

The oilpaintings based on the lino cuts, sized 50 x 40 cm, are all sold to private and public colletions in the Netherlands.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 1, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor, 56 x 38 cm, 2002.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 2, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 3, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002. sold out

Karin Bos, Showgirl 4, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 5, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 1, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2002, Collection CBK Alphen ad Rijn

Karin Bos, Showgirl 2, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2002, Private Collection Eindhoven

Karin Bos, Showgirl 3, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2002, Private Collection Amsterdam

Karin Bos, Showgirl 4, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002, Collection CBK Alphen ad Rijn.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 5, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2002, Private Collection Eindhoven