Karena has an extremely impressive background in the art world over several decades. As a teenager she mixed with the luminaries of the Australian art world such as John and Sunday Reed, John Perceval and Mirka Mora. She has worked in many creative endeavours including the production of her book "Byron Portfolio" which was launched in Paris with an exhibition of the work.
Karena now lives in the heart of Bangalow in Northern New South Wales and is heavily involved in community arts projects and teaching from her studio.
Her most recent work concentrates on the beauty of what lies underfoot in "Things Fallen". Karena has used oils as watercolours by applying thin glazes over pencil wash producing a rich "stained glass" glow to the canvas.
Things Fallen - 6 separate canvases, each canvas is 30x30cm