Passionate

When I was in the Hunter Valley recently on a farm there was the most beautiful Passionfruit vine draped across a wire fence with a backdrop of the mountains. Just stunning. I took so many photos and desperately wanted to paint it which I did using my hands for 90 percent of the painting and the vine stems are the only features that were done by brush. So exotic are these flowers and simply mesmerizing. This will lift any living room area with it's essence.

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Karen Jaques is a Grief Counselor, a path she followed after experiencing many losses and challenges in her own life. Her passion for life drives her to be bold, brave and courageous believing that adversity can become a path that links us back to our authentic selves, and strengthen our capacity to get us through. That passion for life comes through in Karen’s approach to her creative work as she seizes the moment and expresses with hands rather than brushes. She captures the lightness of life often balanced with the dark in bright and bold compositions that serve to remind us that nature and our surrounds will always ground us spiritually, and emotionally if we are open.
"I am Karen Jaques, a free-spirited Australian expressionist working from Studio Shambahla. My signature hand-painted floral and abstract series are created entirely by manipulating rich acrylic textures with my hands, palms, and spatulas..."