ARTIST STATEMENT

I aim to create interest and balance on the canvas, using energy while at the same time creating a sense of calm. I paint from memory, drawing on my inspiration and emotion; being lost in the moment is a necessary part of my process. It’s about letting go, listening to my intuition, experimenting, playing, feeling, and responding to what is in front of me. I like to experiment with anything that makes an interesting mark, such as sticks and feathers, and I love to use my hands, connecting directly with the canvas. As the painting evolves, often only a hint of the early layers are left but enough to help shape the final layer, adding character, depth and curiosity. For me my painting is finished when I find myself gazing at it with interest and calm.

BIO

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"Senses of the real and the abstracted … inspiring both still life explorations of light and form as well as raw, abstract works, I aim to express the essence rather than the actual; I paint what I feel".

Karin is a mixed media painter, working predominantly with acrylics, also infusing the canvas with natural pigments made from ash, charcoal, rocks and sand. Influenced by her Scandinavian heritage, she leans towards a calming and neutral palette and uses texture, tone and subtle layering to achieve a sense of movement, depth and interest. Although she paints with a lot of energy she likes to evoke a sense of calm in the final output. She is inspired by her travels as well as her every day environment: the beach, ocean, bush and rural landscape. 

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The main studio is located on the mid-coast of NSW, between Gloucester and Nabiac.

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• Martine Gallery 2021

• The Toowoomba Gallery 2021

• The Wellington Gallery, Waterloo, March 2021

• Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2020

• St Thomas Art Fair 2019

• Boorowa Art Fair 2019

• Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2019

• Lindfield Art Show 2019

• Paper Pear Pop Up group show at Corner Store Gallery , Orange 2019

• EMSLA Still Life Award finalist 2018

• St Thomas Art Show 2018

• Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2018

• Lindfield Art Show 2018

• Panoply Gallery, Melbourne

• Out Of The Blue, Eramboo Creative Space, 2018

• Pacific Bondi Beach apartments group exhibition, 2017​

• Still and Silent Life exhibition, AK Bellinger Gallery, Inverell, 2017

• Art For Epilepsy, Purple Day, online fundraising auction 2017

• Lindfield Art Show 2017

• RAVO Art Market, group exhibition, Sydney, 2016

• Balmain Art and Craft Show, group exhibition, 2016

• 'Thirty by Thirty', finalist, group exhibition, The Colour Trap Gallery, Avalon, 2016

• Wenona Art Fair, group exhibition, 2016

• ‘Art In The Hills’, group exhibition, Oakhill College, 2016

• Lindfield Art Show, group exhibition, 2016

• ‘Little Things Exhibition’ finalist, Saint Cloche Gallery, Paddington, 2015

• Wenona Art Fair, group exhibition, 2014