Karen C. Rhine, through her Beauty of Wine series, produces pieces that celebrate wine’s unique ability to add meaning to life’s special occasions. She considers her work a tribute to the way society has celebrated living since the dawn of civilization. The series is soon to expand to include landscapes of Italian-inspired wine country .

She is a graduate, BFA 1992, in Commercial Illustration from Northern Illinois University, and has been freelancing since 1994. She has illustrated several children’s books, and has worked in children’s educational publishing for such clients as McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, Scott Foresman Publishing, and Harcourt Publishing.

Recent exhibitions include a 2007 group SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) showing at the Chesterton Art Center in Indiana and at the 2008 Dallas Total Home and Gift Market.

Her work has been licensed by the United States Naval Academy, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and companies specializing in interior décor and commercial products.