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
NEWS
Painter of the Year - 2019 - Coachella Valley Watercolor Society
Earth Patterns - Watercolor
First Place - San Diego Watercolor Soci ety 2019 March Member Show
Carbon Count - Mixed Media
Best In Show - 2019 Coachella Valley Watercolor Society Annual Show
Turquoise Tango - Watercolor
Accepted into the San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition - October 2019.
WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS
ACRYLIC PAINTINGS
PETS AND ANIMALS
Classes and Workshops
CREATE COLLAGE at Art Camp 4 Grown-ups, August 16 - 21, 2019. Camp de Benneville Pines
Have you ever wished you were a kid again so that you could go to summer camp? Come study how to create Collage with acrylic paint in the beautiful San Bernardino National Forest. This is where you’ll learn dramatic techniques for making your own unique papers using color theory in acrylic paint. Have fun creating new and exciting abstract or more realistic images in collage. Master how to adapt collage into your own current work and how to use it as a tool for saving failed paintings of any medium. Sleep in a quaint cabin and enjoy wonderful food included in the fee.
For additional information and registration go to: https://www.artcamp4grownups.
2- DAY WORKSHOPS Palm Desert Greens Winter - 2020
January 25 & 26, 2020 - Watercolor
Feb 29 & March 1, 2020 - TBD
March 28 & 29, 2020 - Mixed Media
WATERCOLOR ABSTRACT WORKSHOP - MID VALLEY ARTS LEAGUE -October 17-19, 2019 - Arcadia, Ca.
In this workshop we will let loose and play!
You will learn how to use Composition and Design to plan a strong painting. We will use line, shape, color, value and texture to make your paintings exciting. Step by step instructions will be given for a no fail abstract with lots of WOW FACTOR.
Fee: $300 MVAL Members / $325 Non-Members.
Mail to: MVAL c/o John Taggart, 8472 Woodlawn Avenue, San Gabriel, CA 91775. Questions: 626.840.6434 / wc_art@mail.com
Additional information and Registration form at: http://www.midvalleyartsleague.org