Karyn Fendley (b. 1970, AUSTRALIA) is a landscape artist from Mullumbimby, whose work explores how we remember the places we have visited, and how to capture the essence of those places with simple imagery. After spending time in the field, Fendley returns to the studio to paint, blending memory and observation to capture the atmosphere of the place that inspires the work, rather than detailing any specific view. Dramatic composition, extremes of lightness and darkness, and flattened perspectives are hallmarks of her painting practice. Her most recent paintings are informed by the coastal lakes and forests of the Arakwal, Bundjalung and Yuraygir National Parks in northern New South Wales. In this suite of paintings, she has utilised the play and placement of light and dark to depict the Australian summer, while locally identifiable motifs, colours and subjects express a specific sense of place.
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Exhibiting at: The Main Pavilion, Queensland Rd, Murwillumbah