High Country

Through my artwork, I seek to capture the spirit of the Australian landscape and invite viewers to share in my personal experience of the natural world. Spending time in forests we become aware of our own small place in the world, bringing a little perspective into our lives.

High Country is inspired by the open forests of Mount Kaputar National Park in New South Wales. The painting captures a still moment at high altitude, where layers of mist soften the outlines of distant ranges and silhouetted trees stand quietly against the pale winter sky.

With its flattened perspective and subtle gradients of purple and mauve, this work evokes a sense of vastness and solitude.

High country is part of a broader series of landscape paintings exploring memory and place.

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Karyn Fendley is a landscape artist based in Byron Bay in northern New South Wales, Australia.
Her artwork explores how we remember places we have visited, using simple yet evocative imagery to capture their essence.
Sumptuous, dramatic colour and flattened perspectives are hallmarks of her distinctive style, inviting viewers to experience familiar landscapes through a fresh, contemplative lens.
Recent series focus on the diverse environments of northern New South Wales and South East Queensland, including the coastal heathlands and serene lakes of Arakwal, Bundjalung, and Yuraygir National Parks, and the ancient, weathered granite formations of Bald Rock and Girraween National Parks near Tenterfield.