RECENTLY FINISHED PAINTINGS

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WORKS IN PROGRESS
See what's currently on the easel
(updated 22nd May 2013)

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CHRISTIAN THE LION!!"

THIS OIL PAINTINGS WAS DONATED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
George Adamson Wildlife Trust

50 LIMITED EDITION GICEE PRINTS OF CHRISTIAN AVAILABLE

Welcome to the online gallery of New Zealand Artist Karen Neal, who works in Pastel & Oil Paintings, Graphite Drawings and Scratchboard. In the above links you will find a collection of Wildlife Paintings, Pet Portraits, Portraits and New Zealand Landscapes.

You can buy my paintings directly and safely using PayPal, and purchase Limited Edition Giclee Prints. Greeting Cards are also available.

Private Commissions Accepted Worldwide. Commissioning a painting is an easy process. If you would like to commission an original painting, you will find more information and pricing on the Commissions page. You can alternatively give a personalised Gift Voucher for a painting. Lay buy is also available.




You can read clients' Testimonials here.


If you have any questions or would simply like to say hi, you are welcome to contact me via the Contact Me page, or feel free to leave a message in the Guestbook, it's always lovely to receive feedback on my artwork.

I am commited to supporting animal and conservation causes through my art. 5% of pet painting commission sales is donated to the HUHANZ. 5% of commissioned wildlife paintings is donated to a wildlife or conservation group. 10% of calendar sales is donated to SPCA. Please see the Donations page for more information.

An active member of the Marlborough Art Society & PANZ (Pastel Artists of New Zealand).

My paintings are exhibited in many art exhibitions nationwide, and can also seen in person at the David Johnston Gallery, Blenheim; Xue Gallery (Gifts on Grove), Blenheim and The Bank Art Gallery, Invercargill. Giclee Prints and Greeting Cards are also available at these galleries, along with UFS Pharmacy, Blenheim.

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Click here to download a
PDF file of Karen's brochure

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N E W S
Thrilled to be awarded the Judge's Merit Award (3rd Prize) in the Open Section for the Nelson Art Awards with the Scratchboard "Ringtailed Lemur".
This Scratchboard also took out
"Runner Up People's Choice" award
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Delighted to have been accepted into the ISSA
(International Society of Scratchboard Artists)
Five scratchboards are submitted and your application is then juried.

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EXCITING NEWS!!! Thrilled to have my tiger scratchboard "Paws for Thought" judged into the BBC International Wildlife Artist of the Year finals 2012. 127 artists' works were selected from over 1120 entries. Click here to read more about this Scratchboard Artwork

Paws for Charity 2012 edited by Sara Harley
including "Koshka" pastel painting
(see News page to preview and purchase the book)

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VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS

Click on this link to open a new browser window of You Tube videos showing stage-by-stage art demonstrations