Since first being able to hold a crayon Kate is at her happiest drawing and painting in her garden studio. Her work features elements of the landscape: trees, rocks, ruins and reflections in water. The emphasis is on colour, light and composition using layers of paint and glazing. The work is in a variety of media including oils, acrylics, gouache, oil and dry pastels. Through the process of creating paintings, often combined with the difficulty of expressing feelings about the subject the result is in a rich tapestry of colour and texture. Kate's aim is for the viewer  to sense the passion, joy and vitality of her work. .

Kate gained a Diploma in Graphic Design at Canterbury College of Art followed by courses in Fine Art and colour work. She’s exhibited paintings since 1980, designed home accessories, and recently been tutoring and running workshops.

Selected Works

2017          ‘Orange Rocks’ RWA Open, Bristol

                 'Castle Courtyard', Southampton City Art Gallery

2016          ‘Red Copse’ RI Open, Mall Galleries

                 ‘Forgotten Corner’ Bath Society of Art

Solo Exhibitions since 2010

2016          ‘Development’, Round Tower, Black Swan Arts Centre, Frome

2015          ‘Hidden Water’, Hobart, Tasmania

2014          ‘Jewel’ and ‘Perceptions’, Hobart, Tasmania

2013          ‘Embrace’, Black Swan Arts Centre, Frome

2012          ‘Pierson’s Point Red’, Hobart, Tasmania

Group Exhibitions since 2010

2018        'Landscape - light & colour', East Lambrook Manor gardens

               'Colourscape', Wells Museum

               'Route to the Sun'  Artists 303, aceARTSSomerton

2017        Summer Exhibition, Wylye Valley, First View Gallery

2016        ‘Colour in the Landscape’, First View Gallery, Stourhead

   ‘Hereford Art Trail’, Presteign 

               ‘Summer Exhibition’, Betty Hulme Gallery, Melbourne

2017/16/15/13   ‘Open Studios’, Frome

2016/15    ‘Summer Show’ First View Gallery; ‘Frome Art Fair’   

2015         ‘Wylye Valley Art Trail’; ‘Memories in Colour & Shape’

                ‘Momentum’   Somerset Art Weeks, First View Gallery

                 ‘Landscapes’, Beth Hulme Gallery, Melbourne

2014         ‘Summer Exhibition’, First View Gallery, Stourhead

2011          ‘Four and Twenty Artists’, Frome

     ‘Blank Canvas’, Hobart, Tasmania