Surrender

Hydrangeas never cease to amaze me each and every season. They die off annually and then spring back into full glory with a vitality and abundance of beautiful blooms. The colors are so stunning in every shade and hue. 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..."