Karen McEndoo was born in Carsholton in Surrey but her early life was spent in Africa which has had a tremendous influence on her work, inspired particularly by the rich colours,designs and the music. She trained as a graphic designer/illustrator in Taunton but her work has evolved into a more expressive and abstract form of painting. Science and nature are huge influences and she is an avid lover of nature, being a founder member of Terramater Art, whose fundamental aim is to herald the protection of nature and our planet.

' ...I prefer to allow the work to develop its own language. Colour is everything to me and I spend a good deal of time mixing the hues and tones until I have arrived at a coherent palette, something I find a genuine pleasure. The rest is generally, albeit an oxymoron, ordered chaos.
Whilst working it is important for me to disengage the thinking brain and allow instinct to take over, this can often take a good while to achieve but once you get there it is from where the very best work is born. The act of placing paint onto any surface is rich in possibilities but every bit as fraught with challenges and frustration.
Herein lies the crux of the exciting nature of painting, the never knowing what will arrive before you' (KM)

Karen McEndoo’s work is drawn from humanity’s constant search for balance, exploring the diametric of light and dark, existence, non-existence, matter and anti-matter.