Karim is a painter, designer, and entrepreneur originally from Ohio, now based in Toronto, Ontario. Working across acrylic, oil, and digital mediums, he creates abstract paintings and prints that explore layering, color, and emotional resonance.

His work has been exhibited internationally and is grounded in a commitment to creating beauty, dialogue, and meaningful viewer engagement. Karim balances artistic practice with an entrepreneurial mindset and ongoing experimentation.

He is the proud father of twin boys and owns a cat named Taco.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I paint in layers. Color on top of color, line on line, shape on shape—building up, destroying, building up again through layers and layers of paint and color. Each painting is a conversation between intention and emergence, between what I plan and what the canvas reveals.

I use primary colors: reds, yellows, blues, whites, blacks, and grays. The shapes are basic—circles, rectangles and squares—but through deliberate layering, through the accumulation of material and gesture, they become something rich and unexpected. New colours emerge. The surface becomes textured, alive, full of stories waiting to be discovered.

My process is experimental. I work across mediums: acrylic, oil, graphite, pen, digital art. I build upon compositions I've sketched and painted before, but each new piece pushes further, asks new questions. The layering isn't just technique—it's philosophy. It's how I create depth, how I create the space for you to bring your own meaning.

What drives this work is simple: I need to get my vision, my ideas, my emotions out of my brain and onto canvas. I want to create beauty. I want to create interest. I want to create dialogue in the world through my art.

Every time you look at one of my paintings, I want you to see something unique. I want the painting to pull you in so you spend time with it. I want us to tell a story together—not one I'm forcing, but one you and the painting discover together. I'm just the artist helping it along, from my hands, through the painting, into your eyes.

That's what matters to me.