Karen Bezuidenhout

Karen grew up in the grape growing region of Stellenbosh, South Africa. It was there that she spent many afternoons riding horses with her sister and dogs and soaking up the rich colors of the vineyards surrounding their home. Karen's earthy palette - chocolate browns, ochre, olive, deep blues and burnt reds - are drawn from the land that surrounded her. And much of what she paints today - landscapes, horses, rolling hills and shanty houses - are tapestries of her memory and imagination. "Being outdoors connects me to Nature, which is the greatest inspiration - I absorb the beauty and hope to transfer this through my paintings."