About The Artist
Kathleen is a multimedia artist and instructor located in the Southern California desert.
Kathleen is a contemporary abstract artist working in watercolor, acrylic and mixed media. Her work is inspired by nature and expresses organic subjects inviting the viewer to see and be aware of the beauty around them. The work is based on unique texture techniques to describe the varied earth forms that are all around us.
Her art is created to help the viewer see and be aware of the electrifying beauty of nature but still create mystery.
She paints commissioned portraits of dogs and cats of all breeds.
JURIED & JUDGED EXHIBITIONS:
San Diego Watercolor Society, Coachella Valley Watercolor
Palm Springs Art Museum Artist Council Exhibition
Riverside County Date Festival
Lake Oswego Festival of Arts
Watercolor Society of Oregon
Village Gallery of Art, Pacific Northwest Plein Air Show, Oregon Society of Artists, Rose Festival Art Show.
INVITATIONAL AND GROUP EXHIBITS:
Two Woman Exhibit – Two Babes With Brushes, Palm Desert Visitors Center & Desert Art Center
Art On The Edge Group Show UCR -Palm Desert
Lake Oswego Visions Invitational, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lakewood Art Association. Art in the Burbs, Frame Central Solo Exhibition, Art Media Show, Art Exhibit in Portland City Commissioner’s Offices.
AWARDS:
Multiple Awards, San Diego Watercolor Society
Multiple Best in Shows, Coachella Valley Watercolor Society
Best in Show & Judges Award of Excellence, Riverside County Date Festival
Best in Show Coachella Valley Watercolor Society Plein Air Show
EDUCATION:
Basic Design, Fine Arts Coursework & Art History, Oregon State University, Portland State University & Chemeketa Community College
Dietetic Internship, Massachusetts General Hospital
B.S. Dietetics and Institution Management, Oregon State University
WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS
ACRYLIC PAINTINGS
PETS AND ANIMALS
Classes and Workshops
2018-1019 - JUST WATERCOLOR - TWO DAY WORKSHOPS IN PALM DESERT CALIFORNIA
Loosen up with review of Wet into Wet and Negative painting. Developing your subject matter and new twists for giving your paintings the wow factor!
Dates to be announced soon
TWO DAY WORKSHOP - SAN DIEGO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY JULY 21 & 22, 2018
This workshop will focus on creating various types of texture on paper, canvas or board using acrylic and acrylic inks. You may use watercolor if you wish. Design and Composition will be explored as part of the process. From these texture starts, abstract or more realistic paintings will be developed. You will learn how to incorporate the new techniques into your own painting style.
“ART GROOVE” ART CAMP FOR ADULTS August 17-August 22, 2018.
I will be teaching watercolor at Camp de Benneville Pines, Angelus Oaks, Ca. The The camp is high in the San Bernardino National Forest, away from the summer heat!
The fees include board, room, art instruction, and other varied activities. You will be with your instructor of choice each morning for in depth study and each afternoon you will have the opportunity to get involved in the mediums of the other instructors. It is a wonderful emersion in art and lots of fun.
Cost is: $850 with discount for early enrollment, which ends June 30.
For further info on the camp: uucamp.org