Karen Raynor's painting studio
Paint a canvas you'll keep.
Small-group painting classes and commissioned paintings in Waterloo, Ontario each summer and in Fort Myers, Florida each winter.
Paintings by Karen
More art is coming. See what Karen has painted so far.
Classes around the kitchen table
Karen leads a small group, and everyone takes home a finished canvas.
Classes meet at Karen's kitchen table, where she leads small groups through projects including fairies, flamingos and a mermaid.
- Summer
- Waterloo, Ontario
- Winter
- Fort Myers, Florida
Commissions, which Karen calls contracts
Have a painting in mind? Karen paints custom pieces to order.
Tell her the idea
Use the form, choose "A commission", and describe what you would like painted.
Talk it through
Discuss the size, details and timing of your custom piece with Karen.
Pick it up
Pickups happen in Waterloo in the summer and Fort Myers in the winter.
Meet Karen
A seamstress by training, a painter in the family tradition.
Seven years ago she started painting and still loves it, following in the footsteps of her parents and grandparents, who were painters too.
In summer, Karen and her husband Nick live in Waterloo, Ontario; in winter, they live in Fort Myers, Florida.
Find the Board Crazy banner
Board Crazy sets up booths at markets and pop-ups.
The studio takes its name from that banner. Use the form to ask where the booth will be next.
Want to paint with Karen?
Ask about a class, a commission, or anything else.