Karen Brown

“Nature Up Close” in Gallery 1

July 2020

Nature Up Close is inspired by the textures, colours, smells and sounds of the Australian bush. 

Challenged by the beauty of the regional environment, Brown creates detailed works which  invite the viewer to look closely and rediscover the ordinary, the obvious or the small and overlooked. Brown is particularly inspired by the everchanging riverine landscape of the iconic Murray River. Having previously worked in loose and abstract styles, Brown’s work is now up-close, tight and realistic to capture the minute details which inspire her art. The complex colours and textures of nature are captured with acrylic, pencil and graphite, both in-situ and in the studio.

Bush Floor IV

Pencil & graphite on cartridge paper

300 x 200mm

Bush Floor II

Pencil & graphite on cartridge paper

300 x 200mm

Bush Floor III

Pencil & graphite on cartridge paper

300 x 200mm

Weighed Down

Acrylic on canvas

610 x 910mm

End of the Line

Acrylic on canvas

610 x 910mm

Morning Sun

Ink on cartridge paper

300 x 200mm

SOLD

Monotone Leaf Study I

Sepia on watercolour paper

125 x 175mm

Monotone Leaf Study II

Sepia on watercolour paper

125 x 175mm

Untitled Leaf Painting III

Acrylic on canvas

510 x 510mm

Vanish

Ink on cartridge paper

290 x 400mm

SOLD

Broken

Coloured pencil on watercolour paper

590 x 410mm

SOLD

Banks of the Murray River III

Pencil & graphite on cartridge paper

Framed with museum glass

Banks of the Murray River I

Pencil & graphite on cartridge paper

Framed with museum glass

Untitled Leaf Painting I

Acrylic on canvas

1520 x 610mm

SOLD

Artefacts

Ink on cartridge paper

200 x 300mm