Katherine pictured at Santa Barbara Museum of Art-Women's Board, Off the Wall, Artist Reception.

Katherine pictured at Santa Barbara Museum of Art-Women's Board, Off the Wall, Artist Reception.

Katherine paints en plein air, on location capturing Southern California vistas.

Katherine paints en plein air, on location capturing Southern California vistas.

 

Artist Statement

Katherine has been drawn to the outdoors since she was a child, with its changing atmospheric conditions, colors of the sky, the clouds and ocean, all molding the landscape around it and telling a story which captivates the spirit and inspires the soul.

As a small child Katherine spent summers on Cape Cod on the water and as an adult, after moving to California, she grew to love the majesty of the San Gabriel Mountains in Pasadena and more recently, the Santa Barbara coast. She is inspired to share its beauty, its transitory yet expansive nature with its subtle color and strong tonality. Each landscape, animal or figurative work has a unique perspective and story to tell. Katherine’s mission is to capture the essence of that moment that “space in between” life and art.

Katherine works in oil - landscape, still life and figurative as well as multi-layer acrylic. She does fine art photography, from life, from coastal walks and local scenes in Santa Barbara and Southern California.

Background

Prior to painting, Katherine was a successful banker for many years, later a museum director and more recently, a financial planner. She has also been a board member with arts and preservation non-profits, helping the community.

Education

  • Painting, figurative, still life and plein air, Art Center College of Design (ACX), Pasadena, CA

  • Plein air ,Thomas Van Stein, Santa Barbara, CA

  • B.A., Wheaton College Massachusetts, Norton, MA

  • M.B.A., Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Exhibitions

  • Voice Gallery, SBAA Group Show (juried), July, 2024.

  • Artist of the Month, Gallery 113, Santa Barbara, June, 2024

  • “Trails, Parks and Open Spaces”, (juried) S.C.A.P.E., Music Academy, Oct 14-15

  • Nip It in the Bud (juried), 2ns Fridays Art, Santa Barbara Tennis Club, Mar. 04 - Apr. 05

  • Gallery113, Group Show, LaArcada, Santa Barbara, Dec. 01 - Jan. 03

  • Wings (juried), 2nd Fridays Art, Santa Barbara Tennis Club, Dec. 03 - Jan. 04, 2023.

    Art Foundation of Santa Barbara, Member Art Exhibit, May, 2022. “Flowers in Carpinteria” - winner Best Composition.

  • City Club, L.A., Member Art Exhibit, Feb. - March, 2022.

  • Artist of the Month. Santa Barbara en Plein Air. Gallery113, Santa Barbara. (Jan. 04 - 29, 2022).

  • Featured Artist, Scenes from San Gabriel Valley & Beyond, University Club of Pasadena (Sept. 17 - Oct. 22 2021)

  • Featured Artist, City Club, L.A. Art Walk (May 28 - Aug 13, 2021)

  • Feria from Afar, Casa del Herrero, photography & paintings sale/ fundraiser. 5 photos selected. (May, 2021)

  • Thru the Lens (juried), Photography Exhibit, Carpinteria Arts Center

  • Santa Barbara Outdoors, Featured Artist, Gallery 113 (Jan-Feb. 2021)

  • Wings (juried), 2nd Fridays Art, Santa Barbara Tennis Club

  • The Enchanted Ones, MorYork Gallery, Highland Park, CA

  • Santa Barbara “Seen”, Featured Artist, Gallery 113

  • Aquatic (juried), 2nd Fridays Art, Santa Barbara Tennis Club

  • LA Art Association - 2020. Various online exhibits Exalted One (juried), Field of Vision (juried), Petite Works (juried), Seclusion (juried),

  • Representations in Oil, featured artist, Gallery 113

  • Holiday Show, Santa Barbara Art Association, Faulkner Library

  • Small Works Holiday Show (juried), Carpinteria Arts Center

  • Art Foundation of Santa Barbara Garden Party & Art Exhibition, Santa Barbara Club.

  • “Off the Wall”, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Women’s Board, donating artist.

Affiliations

  • Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA)

  • Santa Barbara Art Association (SBAA)