Classicism, whether it be in art or music, is both the foundation and subject of every painting Kate creates.
Her large abstract expressionist paintings are literal interpretations of the music to which she is listening, with compositions ranging from Beethoven to Philip Glass. Kate "attacks" the canvas with the respective tempo and energy of the music, and uses color to express the emotion further.
Her figurative paintings are influenced by Renaissance renderings of the female. Beginning either with a live model or from Old Master nudes, Kate abstracts the figure with gestural strokes of charcoal and layers of paint. As with her abstract pieces, the resulting painting becomes more about its expression and movement, rather than its subject.
A native of North Carolina, Kate lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband and son. |
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