Romance

I have always loved roses but when I saw theses in a very lush garden, on a walk in the Blue Mountains, I just found the color so beautiful and inspiring, so I took a photo of them and painted the majority by hand with only finishing touches with a brush. The intensity of the pinks and mauve contrast make the roses just pop.
This original, one-of-a-kind Australian abstract painting explores the balance of raw texture and vibrant movement.As a free-spirited expressionist artist, my signature process involves bypassing traditional brushes entirely. This piece was created completely by hand, using my palms, fingers, and spatulas to intuitively blend and build rich, tactile layers directly onto the canvas.

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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..."