Her website: https://daixykaren.bigcartel.com/
I originally found this artist on Instagram, daixykaren . She is a painter and lives in Malaysia but she is not that well known so I can't find any more information on her or her background. However, I really like her work and I started following her because she does really beautiful, colorful gouache landscape paintings. She works on a variety of materials from just painting in her sketchbook, circular wood panels, square canvasses and she has even converted some of her paintings to hand woven rugs in partnership with another artist and they are gorgeous. Her page is very helpful because she also posts videos of her working so I can see her process. I find her similar to myself in that she has very detailed and colorful work and she does many different types of paintings with different styles. I also find it interesting to see her convert some things to stickers, tapestries and pop sockets which is a commendable business move because she is making herself available to a wider audience.
“Sweven” 2021 Fine Art Print Limited Edition of 100 ✮ Dimensions : 11.8" x 15" | 29.5cm x 37.8cm ✮ Printed on acid-free 300gsm 100% cotton-rag paper
I love this painting for example because the colors are very compelling, detailed and bright but is balanced well and for me, it isn't too busy or crowded feeling. Since I'm trying to go for more natural landscape paintings going forward, I obviously wouldn't use this amount of color but I really like how she paints her clouds and skies and will definitely be looking into that when I start painting.
✮ 100% cotton woven blanket/ rug with tasseled edges.
✮ Dimensions: 160cm x 220cm (64" x 88")
✮ One of a kind woven blanket design featuring Karen Cheok’s painting “Eudaimonia”
Here is one of the blankets I was talking about. The colors are a bit more muted in this one than the last but you can still see that she mixes the colors very beautifully and does a multitude of different patterns or motifs. I feel like it's similar to my paintings because I always see something new when I look at it and there is so much going on.
Here are some pictures to show her different styles:
“Wish or Truth?” 2021 Gouache and Ink on Canvas
✮ Dimensions : 30cm x 40cm / 12'' x 16''
“Cosmogyral” 2021 Fine Art Print Limited Edition of 100
✮ Dimensions : 10.6" x 14" | 26.5cm x 35cm
“VERMILLION” 2019 Acrylic on Canvas
✮ Dimensions : 40.5cm / 16'' (diameter)
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