Tag: Karen Gemming

Karen Gemming creates atmospheric watercolour landscapes that balance observation, memory, and intuition, transforming coastlines, rivers, mountains, and open wilderness into deeply calming emotional experiences. Having lived between New Zealand and Australia, her work reflects the influence of both places, from New Zealand’s rugged coastlines and lush green landscapes to the distinctive colours, heat, and light of Queensland. Alongside her representational paintings, Karen’s Dreamscape series allows water, pigment, and instinct to guide the process, creating works that feel both familiar and imagined. Working with carefully limited colour palettes, she builds paintings that…