Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, covered with si… Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, covered with si… Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, covered with si… Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at su… — artist's signature Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, cov… — edge view Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, covere… — detail Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset,… — shown hanging
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Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, covered with si…
Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, covered with si…
Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, covered with si…
Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at su… — artist's signature
Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, cov… — edge view
Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset, covere… — detail
Purple and maroon background with a stormy cloudburst tinted with pinks and blush in a stormy sky at sunset,… — shown hanging
Painting by Karen Goddard 220 Artwork Sold

Cloudburst - Framed

Oil, Canvas, Framed by Artist

21.3in (W) x 21.3in (H) x 1.4in (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
$980

Artwork Description

This work has now been framed.

Abstract clouds layered under a mosaic of brush strokes, giving this work a totally different dimension.

Mark making is a therapy all of its own, the brush strokes have a unique quality each organic in shape giving the canvas a sense of movement over layers of paint allowing the background to emerge.

Each brushstroke can be likened to a stitch on a tapestry or a piece of mosaic, a brush shaped mark creating a mesmerizing layer. Each in turn taking its place in the bigger picture, until the composition is finally resolved. Life has a sense of mystery at the moment, nothing is clear and much leaves you in doubt of what is behind it all, these works are indeed a veneer over the reality. Hope this resonates with you.

The colours are a combination of Lilacs, lavender, pale pinks, with little bursts of gold.

The price includes the cost of the frame, the actual frame is displayed in the 3rd image, which is a close up showing the signature.

Artist Bio
Photo of Karen Goddard
Karen Goddard 267 artworks | 90 Sold

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Having resided in South Africa and Australia, Karen Goddard’s abstracts and floral artworks are deeply influenced by the botanicals and environmental facets familiar to both. Her still life depictions encapsulate the innate shapes and exuberance of her organic subjects, while her mark making abstractions embody their unique and specific colourations. Previously living through times of national turmoil and transformation, her works persistently focus on the beauty of her natural surroundings, and deliver an emotive and meditative quality that arouses captivation and peace.

Favouring an impressionistic creative approach, Karen alternates between oils and acrylics in order to produce diverse compositional elements, imagery and texturizations. She typically begins by depositing a ground colour onto the canvas, which habitually determines the ethos of the work. Layering the complimentary colours in stages, which are individually mixed through a meticulously process, each of the darker shades are typically set down first, while lighter colours are introduced later. A pattern of short and repetitive brushstrokes are utilised in the creation of her abstracts, which produces an overlay over the existing colour work, and instigates the qualities of movement and flow.

Extremely diverse in her work, Karen is an Australian Artist Located in Queensland. Karen has called the Gold Coast home for over 16 years where she paints full time. Educated originally in the UK, her travels sent her to South Africa in her teens, where she worked for an Investment Company in Cape Town for many years. It was later when Karen had young children that she decided to study Art, and learned sound skills in all mediums, giving her a strong foundation in drawing, collage, print making and painting with Oils and Acrylics and water colours. Inspired by Impressionist period, she is fearless in her use of colour; a diverse Artist, working across the spectrum of compositions, from Abstract to Portraiture, Landscape and Still Life. Constantly challenging herself to produce a varying body of work. Some of these are now available on Blue thumb. Enjoy the gallery and thank you for looking.