Painting has been a double joy for me because it combines my love for nature with my creative spirit.  I try to blend visual rhythm, the effects of light, and an impressionistic color palette to capture the mood of a location.  I feel very fortunate to live in an area that gives me so much inspiration.  My landscapes are a reflection of the beautiful countryside, rolling hills, mountains, lush vegetation and the radiant colors of Virginia. 

“Art depends on men dedicated to nature” — Francis Bacon

Exhibits and Awards

• 2019 Key West Plein Air Show
  • Three Times First Place
  • Two Times Tennessee Williams Plein Air Winner
  • 2018 & 2019 Truman Plein Air Show — 2X First Place Winner
• Roanoke City Art Show
  • Best of Show
• Roanoke City Purchase Award
• Lynchburg Art Festival
• Bedford County Art Show
• Smith Mountain Art Show
• Lynchburg Kaleidoscope
• Lexington on the Green
• Lynchburg Fine Arts Center
• Western Museum of Art
• DuPage Town And Country
  • Art Show
• Winfield Fine Arts
• DuPage Art League
• Naperville Art League
• Oakbrook Fine Arts
• Chicago Gold Coast

Current Galleries

Crossroads Gallery, 2016 Staplesmill Rd, Richmond, VA

Goose Creek Gallery, 302 Court St, Bedford, VA  24523

Studio Gallery, Forest, VA

Stone Soup Gallery,  802 White Street, Key West, FL  33040

Background

Born in Chicago; resided in Wheaton, IL-1993

Moved to the Old Elkton Farm in Forest, Virginia-1993

Studied at Chicago Art Institute and American Academy of Art

Workshops and classes by renown artists: Don Digman; Charles Movalli; Ted Smuskiewicz; Ted Goerschner; Jack Beale and others.  

In Kathleen’s 40-year career, she has sold hundreds of paintings to individual collectors, small businesses, churches and corporations.  She has displayed her artwork at 6 one-woman shows in Virginia and in the Midwest.  Collectors appreciate her ability to capture the atmosphere and mood of beautiful places.