Hello!

I’m so glad you are here. I’m Kate.

I’m a fine artist working primarily in watercolors on canvas with a focus on landscapes and abstraction. I’ve been at it for over a decade now. I found myself with a paintbrush in my hand and discovered that I really like it there.

I married the funniest man I know who also happens to be my bff in 2006. I finished up my fine arts education at the Visual Arts Center in Portsmouth, Va and took a break from creating only to find myself a few years later a mom of twin boys and a baby girl (all 3 within 14 months of each other). It was a whirl wind to say the least, but goodness I adore them. In the midst of that my dear sweet dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor and passed away. He had always cheered me on and believed in me in ways I just didn’t at the time.

Life was full and heavy and with my dads voice in my mind, I knew I needed a brush in my hand. It was the only way to let the light live next to the dark. And so in 2011, it began. I haven’t put that brush down since.

My work mirrors the things I’m learning and grieving and growing into in my life. I’m constantly observing the world around me, the people, hearts and mind and patterns of pain and joy. I’m fascinated by shadows and by the coexistence of beauty and difficulty.

I hope with all my heart that my work evokes peace or joy, good memories or calm, smiles and heart tinges. Art is a connector and in invitation to presence and wholeness. I’m along for the ride it takes me on.