Arts
DRAWING stories By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni
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rom her garden-aspect home studio nestled in the Mount Eliza woodlands, illustrator/designer/teacher Karen Erasmus has created thousands of sketches, watercolour paintings and digital artworks. She has illustrated twenty children’s books. Karen also produces artist prints, greeting cards, tea towels, and sewing kits to sell at local markets, a welcome counterpoint to the solitary life of an artist.
Karen was born in Devon, England. She comes from an artistic family. Her grandfather loved to paint. Her mother, a nurse, enjoyed sewing and writing. Her father trained as an opera singer. For practical reasons he decided to go into the police force instead, but he always maintained involvement in amateur theatre. His police career meant a lot of moving around for the family. continued page 24...
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December 2022