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"Living in the woods has helped me build a connection with the landscape. While the familiar subjects are important, the mood of these landscapes touches me more deeply. It’s not just a rock, tree, or a wildflower, but how these parts are connected with the whole landscape. I try to capture the spirit, strength, beauty, and power that exist in the landscape through light and color. This process captures the mood and not just the place."
Living in a rural area in Western New York has influenced Kathleen's desire to paint landscapes.The quiet atmosphere of the country with the hills, streams, and trees, drew her to plein air landscape painting. This sense of "peace and tranquility" is often seen in her paintings.Kathleen calls the painting experience "yoga of the mind". She tries to evoke an emotion in the viewer through her use of light and color. She sometimes paints in a series to explore her subject at different times of the day, year, or different view points. The pastels that she completes in the studio are from plein air paintings and or her photographs.
Kathleen is a an associate member of the Pastel Society of America, a signature member of the Pastel Painters of Cape Cod, and the Pastel Society of the West Coast, and an artist member of the Buffalo Society of Artists as well as many other local art organizations. She has received local and national awards including the Award of Distinction from the Midwest Pastel Society, Merit Awards from the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, Scholarship Award and the Elizabeth Mowry Award from the Pastel Society of the West Coast, and the B&V Griffuni Purchase Award from the Pastel Society of America. Kathleen received a B.S. and M.S. in Art Education from State University College at Buffalo and attended workshops with Pastel Artists Doug Dawson, Albert Handell, Anna Contes, Ben Konis, and Elizabeth Mowry and a mentoring program with Albert Handell and Anita Louise West.
Juried Exhibitions
2009, Pastel Perfect: A Survey of Western New York Pastel Artists, An Invitational Exhibit, Kenan Center, Lockport, NY
2009, Pastel Society of America 37th Annual Open Juried Exhibition for "Pastels
Only", National Arts Club Grand Gallery, New York,NY
2009, Connecticut Pastel Society 16th Annual National Exhibition, "Renaissance in
Pastels, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Connecticut
2009, BNAA Kenan Summer Exhibition, Kenan Center, Lockport, NY
2009, Buffalo Society of Artists Spring Exhibition, Theodore Roosevelt Inagural Site, Buffalo NY
2008, Niagara Frontier Regional Exhibition, Kenan Center, Lockport, NY
2008, 4th National Small Works Exhibition, Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo NY
2008, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Pastels USA 22nd International Open Exhibition, Haggin Museum,
Stockton, CA
2008, International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) 11th Exhibition, Butler Museum,Youngstown, Ohio
2007, Pastel Society of America, Inc. 35th Annual Exhibition for "Pastels Only", National Arts Club, NY,NY
2007, The Twelfth Annual For Pastels Only On Cape Cod National Exhibition, Chatham, MA
2007, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Pastels USA International Open Exhibition, Carmichael, CA
2007, Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod,"Welcome Spring" Exhibition, Falmouth, MA
2006, The Eleventh Annual For Pastels Only On Cape Cod National Exhibition, Chatham, MA
2006, Buffalo Niagara Art Association Annual Fall Exhibition, Fineline Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2006, Buffalo Society of Artists Catalog Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2005, Buffalo Society of Artists Catalog Exhibition, Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Awards
2009, Pastel Society of America Award, Connecticut Pastel Society's 16th Annual National Exhibition , "Renaissance in Pastels" Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
2009, Honorable Mention, BNAA Kenan Summer Exhibition, Lockport, NY
2009, Third Place Graphics, Allentown Outdoor Art Exhibit, Buffalo, New York
2008, Best of Show, Buffalo Fine Arts League Fall Open Exhibition, Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2008, Sheila Whalen Memorial Best Realism in Drawing Award, Niagara Frontier Regional Exhibit, Kenan Center, Lockport, NY
2008, Elizabeth Mowry Award, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Pastels USA, International Open Exhibition Stockton, California
2007, Scholarship Award, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Pastels USA, International Open Exhibition
2006, Merit Award, Buffalo Niagara Art Association Fall Exhibition, Fineline Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2006, Merit Award, The Eleventh Annual National Exhibition, For Pastels Only On Cape Cod, MA
2007; 2005, Best of Show, Centennial Art Center, Spring Show, Hamburg, New York
2006, First Place, Graphics, Allentown Art Festival. Buffalo, NY
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