WORK 01
Bird Whisper
36″ x 36″
Acrylic on canvas
WORK 02
Leading the White Horse
36″ x 36″
Acrylic on canvas
WORK 03
Elephants
48″ x 48″
Acrylic on canvas
WORK 04
Amigos
36″ x 36″
Acrylic on canvas
About the Artist
Santa Barbara based artist, Karen Bezuidenhout, was born and raised in the wine country of Stellenbosch, South Africa. It was there that her lifelong love of nature, riding horses and sense of adventure began. Karen’s rich, earthy palette is drawn from her life in Africa, and is now complemented with vibrant blues, greens and whites from the ocean, reflecting her California lifestyle. Her subject matter ranges from horses, trees, birds, and landscapes, to lovers, beaches and sailboats and are a tapestry of her experiences and imagination. Travels to Europe, daily hikes in the Santa Barbara mountains, and a love of animals, Nature and life in general, are reflected in Karen’s painting – and there is usually a story behind each piece. She uses colors and shapes that evoke emotions. Her paintings can be found in homes from Los Angeles to New York, South Africa, Europe, South America, Mexico, Australia and Morocco.