Falling Safely to the Ground continues Karen van de Vliet’s exploration of colour and material. Soft peach tones stretch across the surface, layered with deeper blues and hints of green, creating a sense of time embedded in paint.
The sculptural texture is characteristic of her recent practice, where paint is not just applied, but shaped. The title evokes a moment of surrender or suspension, a fall that holds no threat, only calm. The result is a painting that balances impact with intimacy, motion with stillness.