Artist Statement

My subject preference is always nature. I will usually take a photograph for reference and inspiration, but the finished product rarely resembles the picture I took.  I love mimicking natural surfaces, stone, wood, earth. The organic flow of nature is always perfect and I strive to emulate it. What keeps me interested and continuing forward is less about accurate representation and more about emotion and movement. The journey through the painting, the place it brings you to and the feeling that comes over you as you look at it, is far more interesting to me than whether or not it is a realistic depiction. What would your peaceful place look like if you could paint it? What does it feel like to become one with this wave? What within the art lends empowerment or humility or calm? Those are the endless questions that carry my interest and continue to inspire much of my art.

Bio/Resume

Katherine started as a decorative painter and faux finisher, which at the time was a good way to earn some money and still be home for her kids after school. She loved the structured chaos that was decorative painting. The walls had to look random but flow without catching your eye in a particular spot, to carry you through the room in a way. Although she has a degree in art, she is a self-taught painter. Kat started in acrylics, but loves color vibrancy and texture which makes the inks enjoyable for her. Their quick dry time allows her to layer those qualities for depth and detail. Nothing is off limits when creating texture and depth and her tools extend far beyond brushes.  Professionally Katherine is the owner of The Wake Forest Art & Frame Shop and a Realtor for Carolina Life & Homes Realty.