25.5cm x 35.5cm

Description:: Karen worked for many years as Coordinator of the prestigious Gaiety School of Acting - the National Theatre School of Ireland. Alongside this full time position, she also produced theatre and film for over 15 years. Following the birth of her 3rd child, she discovered a deep love for painting and created the community based projects, Bayside Rocks and the Bayside Community Association Arts Project. Her painting evolved quickly and she was soon concentrating on large scale canvas commissions. As a self taught artist, her work focuses on abstract scapes. She is drawn to industrial form and a bright palette and she constructs her art around land and nature with high rise buildings inspired from around Ireland and the globe. ​ She has recently contributed work to the SCOOP Foundation, the CRC and the Pluid Project and has collaborated with the Insomnia Coffee Company on a monthly Pop Up Art Studio. Heron #1 was created following a kayaking trip in which she stumbled upon one sitting on a rock. It followed her (albeit from a distance) around the whole peninsula. She loved it’s curiosity and boldness, a trait she is attracted to in her friends. Heron #1 is in honour of everyone who marvels at the world and takes brave steps.
Original:: Yes
Framed:: Yes

Good overall

Acrylic on canvas

Yes