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Karen McPhail-Bell
Miami beach shack
Acrylic on cradled wood panel
The simplicity and colours of the Miami beach shack point to bright times of shared family holidays and ocean play. In some ways, beach shacks represent nostalgia for the latter half of the 1900’s and an escape from the dull and ordinary. In other ways, they serve as a reprieve from the constant development and change that is the Gold Coast. The limited palette energised my portrayal of twilight coastal moments.
Size: 40.5 × 30.5 cm
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About Karen McPhail-Bell
Karen is an artist whose vibrantly layered paintings invite viewers to explore the connections we hold to each other, ourselves and our environment. Inspired by everyday Gold Coast scenes and culture, her paintings relish the joy, memory and connections we hold to a place. Karen draws on mixed methods, poetry, and research to develop her artworks, which have been exhibited locally and internationally. Her art is held in private collections across the U.S.A. and Australia, and featured in publications including the anthology, 'Finding What Always Was', and La Raíz Magazine.
