
Karen Phillips~Curran
Bear River, Nova Scotia
I’m a visual artist. I’ve made a life of creating artwork for walls, for the stage, for museums and for you! I’m a realist of a sort. Peace is my aim.
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Overlooking the beautiful Bear River valley, you will find Riverstones Studio.
Inside, are the creative works of Karen Phillips Curran. Having made a living as an artist for 50+ years, Karen has returned home to Nova Scotia to be inspired and continue creating the watercolours, acrylics, pastel paintings and photography that she has been passionate about for so many years.
Landscape paintings of windswept fields, cloud crowded skies, languid watersides of streams, rivers and beaches are there to be seen. Karen is a watercolourist at heart but she also works in acrylic, pastels, mixed media and alternative photography. Come explore her visual world. Make a studio visit today.
Find her at
838 River Road, Bear River.
The studio is between Smiths Cove and Bear River. I big green sign will greet you
Open most days, by chance, or appointment.
all images are copyright by the artist Karen Phillips Curran 2025