As a self-trained artist, Karey has created in watercolor, acrylics,
fiber, and stained glass for years. Upon retiring from public
education, she focused her recent work in acrylics as her favored
medium. She has achieved success with her creative renditions
and has original and commissioned pieces hanging across the
country. Her award-winning work has also garnished
distinguished recognition nationally and can be viewed via
several online galleries, linked to her Facebook account.
Locally, Karey’s work is exhibited at Aiken Center for the Arts,
Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta, and several other
venues. She is active in the local arts community, having served
on both the Aiken Artists Guild and Aiken Center for the Arts
Boards. Karey is also an active member the Greater Augusta
Arts Council.

Mrs. Santos describes herself as a visual storyteller, using light,
form, and color to interpret snapshots of humanity. Bold colors
and brush strokes express the intrinsic mark, or feeling, as it
relates to the subject. “I want my work to challenge viewers to
see beyond the painted marks, to the unique story they reveal
and the emotions they invoke.”

She and her husband, Joe, have made Aiken, South Carolina
their home for over 40 years.