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    • ABOUT & CONTACT
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  • Collectable & Emerging
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  • Previous exhibitions
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  • Mount Eyre Art Prize
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Rex-Livingston Art + Objects

karen I. Vernon, The Colour of Time - 7 to 30 March

Opening reception with the artist - Sat March 8, 2/4pm

Karen I. Vernon


 The Colour of Time is a solo collection of works inspired by the alchemy of nature, the world constantly being transformed by the seasons. 


The artist, too, is an alchemist, turning raw materials into visions that guide the viewer through the artists interpretation of the natural world. At a glance the works are landscapes, but it’s more than that, it is wind, the heat, the cool. It’s how you feel when you see colours, the scent of the flowers, the sound of leaves rustling in the trees, the ground crunching underfoot.


From nature to the artists eye and their mind and heart, to the viewers eye and beyond. 


ARTIST STATEMENT:


Working primarily in oil pastels, Vernon captures the essence of place through colour, movement, and light, translating the beauty of the natural world into immersive, expressive compositions.


Though she has spent years working in the art world in various capacities, Vernon's personal artistic journey took a new turn with her first solo exhibition in 2023. Since then, she has continued to refine her practice, allowing the rich textures of pastels to bring her landscapes to life. Whether capturing the golden hues of autumn leaves, the wild energy of a storm rolling over the mountains, or the delicate bloom of a spring garden, her works are deeply evocative, filled with both observation, emotion and delight. 

The Colour of Time - images;

A beautifully rendered oil pastel on paper, showing an Apple Tree in bloom set against a blue sky

Karen I. Vernon, Apple Blossoms, 2025, ink & oil pastel on paper, 27 x 36cm + mount & frame

a beautifully rendered oil pastel on paper featuring a large tree in fall and its surrounding garden

Karen I. Vernon, My Autumn Garden, 2025, oil pastel on paper, 47 x 55cm + mount & frame -


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a beautifully rendered oil pastel on paper artwork, showing Violas & Azaleas in a flood of bloom

Karen I. Vernon, Flood of Violas before Azaleas, 2024, oil pastel on black paper, 26 x 36cm + mount & frame

a beautifully rendered oil pastel on paper artwork, with a garden thick in dahlias & roses in bloom

Karen I. Vernon, Dahlias and Roses, 2025, oil pastel on paper, 27 x 36cm + mount & frame -


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A beautifully rendered oil pastel on paper, showing an Apple Tree in bloom set against a blue sky

Karen I. Vernon, Apple Tree on the Hill, 2025, oil pastel and ink on paper, 42 x 52cm + mount & frame

a small acrylic on canvas painting showing a semi abstract study of Flannel Flowers in bloom

Karen I. Vernon, Pink Flannel Flowers, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20cm

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Karen I. Vernon - CV

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