An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the canvas in a … An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the canvas in a … An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the canvas in a … An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid ac… — artist's signature An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the … — edge view An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the can… — detail An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across … — shown hanging
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An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the canvas in a …
An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the canvas in a …
An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the canvas in a …
An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid ac… — artist's signature
An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the … — edge view
An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across the can… — detail
An abstract Landscape full of ochre orange, blue and Olive green, covered in small brushstrokes laid across … — shown hanging
Painting by Karen Goddard 220 Artwork Sold

Fynbos - Sage & Burnt Orange - Framed

Acrylic, Canvas, Framed by Artist

13.4in (W) x 13.4in (H) x 1.6in (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
$470

Artwork Description

Flourish is a new series of work focusing on the colour and vibrancy in nature.
This work has a beautiful light oak frame and is ready to hang

Always having painted in an impressionistic way, I am still influenced by this period.
Mark making was always a feature in the works from this era.

This series of work evolved from an experimental process over the last 3 years, often based on colours I extract from my still life works with native flowers, my focus moves to the tiny details of the banksia and protea flowers and the shape of the little flowers within.

Indeed this focus becomes intense and obsessive, covering abstract landscapes in a veneer, obscuring the chaos behind.

These brush strokes are generally purposefully disconnected, the spaces between have as much significance as the organic shaped brush strokes.

The size and form are dictated by the type of brush I use which always bears a close resemblance to the shapes within the flowers, the way it lands on the canvas depends on the paint mixing and consistency, and the speed in which it is applied. The results can be unpredictable for the artist, the whole process is therapeutic thus I am fully invested in the outcome.

Artist Bio
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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.