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KAREN GRIMSTEAD/CONTEMPORARY FINE ARTIST

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Contemporary abstract painter | Paintings that balance stillness with movement, drawing on aerial perspective, memory, and shifting terrain | WA & UK

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Thank you to my new collectors for choosing my painting ‘Beyondness of Dreams’ at the wonderful exhibition of Army Art WA 🙏 over this weekend. May this timeless, meaningful, aerial-abstract painting bring you on-going joy. If you missed out on acquiring this original artwork, please tap on the link to my website (in my Bio above) to see a selection of my other paintings, and to join my email list for occasional Newsletters about my art events and studio happenings in Perth and Petworth. #wagalleries #interiordesignersaustralia #soldart #abstractartist by @karen_grimstead

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thank you to my new collectors for choosing my original aerial-abstract painting at the Army Art WA Exhibition this weekend. May this timeless, meaningful painting bring you ongoing joy. If you attended this wonderful exhibition, which was also also supported by WASA, and you missed acquiring this artwork,please tap on the link to my website in the Bio above, to see more of my original abstract landscapes. I invite you to join my mailing list for occasional newsletter updates on my art events and studio happenings in both Perth and Petworth. #wagalleries #perthartist #interiordesigners #soldpaintings by @karen_grimstead

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If you missed out in my two sold paintings this weekend in the Army Art Exhibition, you might like this atmospheric, award-winning painting, called ‘A GENTLE JOURNEY’ 100x85x3cm, Acrylic on Canvas. AU$2,600 The composition inspires freedom and tranquil waters. The mark-making is subtle, leading the viewer on a quiet journey of discovery throughout the painting. It is on stretched canvas, unframed and ready to hang. This original painting and a selection of others are in my website, just tap on the link to it in in my Bio above, where you can also join my mailing list for occasional emails on my events and updates from my studios in WA and UK where I currently seasonally divide my time. Please direct message me for more details on my artwork. Private arrangements for payments by instalments can be arranged. #artforsale #artbuyersonline #awardwinningartist #petworthartist #perthartist by @karen_grimstead

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I’m so thrilled that my two paintings have found their forever home/s! Thank you so much to ARMY ART (WA) EXHIBITION this weekend, for enabling me to participate in your 51st Annual Exhibition, my first time at your event in Leeuwin Barracks Drill Hall, East Fremantle. After such a fun Preview Night enjoying your generous Military hospitality and fabulous music by your own Band, it’s a bonus for me that my artwork has sold too, my grateful thanks for accepting my participation and particularly to my new art lover buyers.🙏🙏 May these meaningful, original, atmospheric aerial-abstracts, bring you timeless joy. My very best wishes, Karen Grimstead 😊🎨 (PS: If you missed out acquiring these paintings, please tap on the link above to my website where you can see a further selection of my work and also join my mailing list. Please contact me by direct message (DM) if you have any queries at all, and I shall be happy to help.) #soldart #perthartist #galleriesperth #abstractartist contemporarylandscapes by @karen_grimstead

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Last day tomorrow at TheARMY ART SHOW, Riverside Drive, DRILL HALL, LEEUWIN BARRACKS, EAST FREMANTLE WA!! 10am-3pm #abstractartist #artforsale #waart by @karen_grimstead

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Those quiet dreams of endless possibilities and positive aspirations - perhaps you also have these? My original, aerial-abstract painting ‘Beyondness of Dreams’ takes you to those precious places of distant dreamy horizons, where landscapes far below connect deeply with your soul and make your heart sing. ❤️ This colourful, softly blended, mixed-media painting on Italian Linen is framed in Tasmanian Oak and is available to purchase (AU$2,300) for your home or workspace from the ARMY ART SHOW 51st Exhibition this weekend! (‘Preview Night’ is tonight Friday 16th October 7-9.30pm Tickets $40 available from Army Art website) Weekend Opening Hours: SAT 17th Oct 10am-5pm and SUN 18th Oct 10am-3pm Gold coin entry. Come along to DRILL HALL, LEEUWIN BARRACKS, RIVERSIDE DRIVE, EAST FREMANTLE, XQC7+4J, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Hope to see you at our Preview Night tonight! Otherwise hop along over this weekend to this large exhibition of glorious art by local WA Artists! This timeless painting of layered, balanced, calmness and complexity could be uplifting your life and your home this weekend!! 😀🎨💕 #abstractartist #artforsale #arttobuy #artcollectorshome by @karen_grimstead

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Are you in London for the weekend Sat 24th October and Sunday 25th 11am-5pm? PARALLAX ART FAIR is on, You’ll find stunning art (including mine of course!😀) in the magnificently elegant CHELSEA TOWN HALL, KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON. (The PREVIEW NIGHT is on FRI 23rd Oct 7.30-9.30pm email : Tashiart@hotmail.co.uk for Tickets) #artforsalebyartists #artbuyers #londonartscene #contemporaryartwork by @karen_grimstead

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Perhaps like me, you also dream of flying over distant landscapes? ‘Navigation of Dreams’ is an ethereally dreamy, aerial perspective landscape, seen through colour-tinged clouds. Featuring collaged components of Aviation Flight Charts and Gold metallic leaf. This colourful, original, mixed media painting on Italian Linen is framed in Tasmanian Oak (framed size 83x83x3cm) and is AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ($2,300) THIS WEEKEND - Entry Gold Coin Donation - (SAT 17th OCT 10am-5pm and SUN 18th OCT 10am-3pm) at the ARMY ART SHOW 51st Exhibition, DRILL HALL, LEEUWIN BARRACKS, RIVERSIDE DRIVE, EAST FREMANTLE XQC7+4J, 6158 Western Australia. (Opening Preview Night is tonight 7-9.30pm Tickets $40 available on Army Art Show website. Hope to see you there tonight!😀🎨🎨🎨🎨🥂🥂) This will be a great exhibition of a glorious variety of local artwork, so drop by and buy something gorgeous for yourself or maybe for someone you care about. 😊 #artforsale #artbuyers #abstractartist by @karen_grimstead

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My studio needs a bit of a tidy up and now the rains have arrived I’ll also be putting in lots of those De-humidifier tubs throughout, to protect my canvases and materials. Never having had a fully timbered structure to work in before, I hadn’t appreciated that condensation could become a possible issue. Yet even though it is fully insulated and has double glazing it does still occur. A small price to pay for a great working space! If you’d like to learn more about me and my studios in two opposite Hemispheres, just tap on the link to my website in my bio above. To receive my occasional newsletters from my events and Studio happenings, please join my mailing list. #studiolife #studiouk #studiomaintenance #abstractpainter by @karen_grimstead

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As usual, the application of this lovely Liquitex (undiluted)product went smoothly and uneventfully, brushed over this acrylic painted abstract (‘Restless Stillness 1’) on card, which had been glued with PVA to conservation board. The good news is that what happened next, I was able to fix - but it first took me by surprise! 😳 You see, in the past I’ve only ever before used spray varnish on paintings on card and this time using a water based acrylic varnish revealed that the uneven application of PVA glue beneath, had created an uneven tension during drying - which resulted in some small areas of bubbling on the painting! Oh no… ! HOWEVER, if this ever happens to you, this is what you can do to fix it:
Lay a thin untextured cloth (or baking paper) over the fully dried varnished painting, put your iron on a ‘silk’ low setting and which must NOT have the steam setting operating. Then iron over the cloth in smooth circular movements. Once bubbles ease and smooth out, place the painting - whilst still warm - protected by the cloth or baking paper, and weighted down by heavy books/objects for a couple of hours. Then remove it all to see results (repeat process if required).
Next step: A sigh of relief that all is good again and framing can proceed!
These small works will be informing some larger pieces which will be on stretched linen or canvas - definitely my preferred substrate! If you’d like to see a selection of my abstract paintings please tap on the link to my website in the Bio above, where you can also join my mailing list for occasional Newsletters on my events and studio happenings. 😊 If you’d like more information on the lovely small painting shown (which is one of a series of four) please Direct Message me. #studiowork #abstractlandscape #abstractpaintings by @karen_grimstead

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I’m looking forward to some more flying this Spring/Summer with my darling husband, Bob! The WA coastline is very beautiful with its Turquoise, pristine waters (we may even see some Whales 😀) and vast, clean beaches of silvery sand,stretching for miles. The air is clear and unpolluted, unlike the skies in some other parts of the world, so visibility for flying around Perth and my favourite region, the South West, is just perfect. Apart from the flying being a lovely experience in itself, the aerial perspective enables me to take some interesting photos and importantly, register emotional impressions of the landscape I’m observing, which later informs my abstract art. If you want to learn a little more about me, and see a selection of my original contemporary, abstract paintings, just tap on the link to my website in the bio above. #abstractartist #flyingforfun #paintinginspiration by @karen_grimstead

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I was listening to this sublimely beautiful music whilst painting this original artwork. The music and the painting evoke the feelings of the infinite possibilities ahead, as we calmly gaze towards a distant, dreamy horizon. The ‘Beyondness of Dreams’ is one of my favourite abstract landscape paintings. The atmospheric composition is meaningful, and the softly blended colour palette and subtle application became my emotional response to this, and the ethereal music by Composer John Barry, that I was immersed in, in my studio. This contemporary artwork is available to purchase ($2,300) it is professionally framed in a neutral box frame.
I am honoured to have two of my abstract paintings (including this one) accepted in the imminent 51st ARMY ART SHOW, which is open to visitors on: Saturday 17th October 10-5pm AND Sunday 18th October 10-2pm.
Located at: The Army Defence Base, Leeuwin Barracks, The Historic Drill Hall, Riverside Drive, East Fremantle, Western Australia.
This large art exhibition of purchasable art by local WA artists is not one to be missed, and you can combine your visit with enjoying beautiful views of the Swan River foreshore from the many cafés nearby. #abstractartist #abstractpainting #artforsalebyartists #armyartwa by @karen_grimstead

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