Karin works mainly in oils, watercolours, pastels, and graphite, painting in a realism style, and is known for her horse paintings. Her art also reflects her other interests: the South Island landscapes, vehicles, flowers, and pets.

As an outdoors person, she also enjoys painting en plein air. She also enjoys creating more abstract and interpretive work.

A lot of Karin’s paintings are available as limited edition giclee prints. Sing out if you’d like one!

Karin exhibits locally and around the South Island.

She has had solo exhibitions at Rangiora’s Fools of Desire Cafe, 2025, Kaiapoi’s Art on the Quay, 2024, and Chamber Gallery, Rangiora, 2008.

She is a member of Rangiora Art Society, Ashburton Society of Arts, Arts Canterbury, Otago Art Society, and Amberley Art Group. Over the years, Karin’s work has received Merit and People’s Choice Awards. Some recent highlights include People’s Choice at Otago Art Society’s Autumn Exhibition for landscape in oil, ‘Canal Sunset, and 2nd Place in OAS Summer Exhibition with pastel landscape ‘Rain Coming, Gate Creek.’

2024, Limited Edition Prints of her oil painting ‘Britten P002’, being taken up and offered by ChCh’s Britten Motorcycle Company.