Karen’s paintings are distinguished by a refined command of colour, from the cool greens and blues of her seascapes to the richer, more expansive palettes of her abstract works.

In Fresh Horizons, she explores the ebb and flow that shapes both the ocean and inner life. Drawing on the perpetual rhythm of the tide, the exhibition reflects on cycles of arrival and retreat, turbulence and calm, presence and absence. These works speak to the quiet understanding that all things move in cycles, and that within each retreat lies the promise of return. The sea is never still, and neither are we.

Across the exhibition, Karen’s paintings invite a slower, more contemplative encounter. Some hold the hush of an early morning shoreline, while others carry the shifting intensity of gathering weather, with currents meeting, wind moving across the surface, and colour continually changing. Together, they create an atmosphere that asks the viewer to pause, look closely, and allow the eye to drift and settle, like water finding its level.