Image: Karen BROWN
Eucalyptus Tapestry (2025)
Coloured pencil on watercolour paper
72cm x 90 cm
Gallery Shop
1—30 April 2026
Karen Brown presents a selection of framed and unframed drawings in coloured pencil, graphite pencil and stippled ink in the Gallery Shop throughout April. Her finely detailed works celebrate the quiet beauty of the Australian landscape, featuring gum leaves, native flora and local wildlife. Through careful observation and delicate mark-making, Karen captures the texture and character of natural forms, inviting viewers to pause and appreciate the intricate details of the everyday bush.
Karen Brown is an artist based in Albury, NSW, on the banks of the beautiful Murray River. She is inspired by the ordinary, the obvious and the overlooked. Her realistic and detailed artworks encourage you to look closely at your environment and be amazed at the tiny details in everyday objects, both natural and man-made.
Karen has worked in many mediums—acrylics, watercolour, oils, pastels, inks, printmaking, and sculpture—but her passion is drawing. Using graphite pencils, fine-liner pens, or coloured pencils, she creates drawings that appear almost photographic, inviting you to study them closer and appreciate the textures and colours of our world.
In recent years, Karen has begun holding workshops, along with private tutoring, to teach coloured pencil techniques to others. She hopes to develop an interest in, and change the perception of, coloured pencils amongst the arts and wider community.
Karen is a Resident Artist at Art Gallery on Ovens in Wangaratta and her works hang in both public and private collections.
All works in the Gallery Shop are available for purchase from Benalla Art Gallery Pop-Up, or by contacting the Gallery on: T 03 5760 2619 or gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au.
