Karen Marston: Fire Season

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Painter Karen Marston is known for her dramatic images that portray the unbridaled, awesome power of Mother Nature. These varying force majeure, such as hurricanes or volcanic eruptions, show the dynamism embedded within the planet itself. In this third solo exhibition with Owen James Gallery, Marston has focused on forest fires.

From the gallery: "The year 2020 brought to California the first “gigafire”, which is a single fire that burns over 1 million acres. This, the August Complex Fire, was only one of 9,639 fires in the State last year, which burned a total of over 4 Million acres, costing $2.059 Billion Dollars (source: Wikipedia). This is a dangerous time, and we stand on the precipice of a point of no return. While the threat to our climate has been dire for quite some time, the callousness of the recent U.S. Administration has only made matters worse. Whether it is the opening of Federal Lands to oil companies, or pulling out of international climate treaties, our government has only poured fuel on to the fire. Karen Marston’s paintings call out for action and remediation. Hopefully through sustained awareness a conversation about real solutions can begin."