Statement
My paintings are primarily about form, color and texture and how these properties can be combined and arranged to interpret the natural world. I start a piece with a very general notion of a scene but work intuitively and let the painting change as I work. I find acrylic to be the medium that works the best with this approach as it dries quickly; so I can paint out, glaze over, scrape off and rearrange the shapes as I need to. I like the outdoors and create scenes from memory aided by sketches and snapshots.
Bio
Kathy has lived in the Upper Midwest, West Texas and now the Pacific Northwest. She earned a degree in studio art at Texas Tech University. Art remained on hobby status until several years ago. Workshops and museum trips combined with hours in the studio have brought her to this point. She has participated in numerous regional and national shows and competitions. Some of which include:
2018
3rd Annual Conroe Art League National Invitational Show, Conroe, TX
"Best Of Show" Emerald Spring Painting Exhibition 2018, Springfield, OR
2019
24th Arts in Harmony International Show, Hopkins Art Center, MN
Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, WA
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Juried Fine Art, Ocean Shores, WA
37th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts, Joseph, OR
2020
Anacortes Arts Festival, WA - show cancelled
2021
40th Annual Western Spirit Juried Art Show, Cheyenne, WY
39th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts, Joseph, OR
December Group Art Show, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO