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Kate at Work out in the Oregon sunshine















KATE MCGEE PASTEL ARTIST

I create places on paper.  Many of my pastel paintings are abstracts done in the studio, while others are done directly from life.

My abstract works explore the visual references that we all may interpret as landscape. Each painting suggests a place all its own. I am experimenting with what imagery suggests the context, space and atmosphere of an intriguing landscape. Because they are not specific locations, each painting is interpreted personally.

My direct paintings are made when it's not raining. They seek to capture the light and character of the Oregon landscape and are painted outdoors, plein air.

Painted inside or outside, each piece is an experiment whose lessons are carried forward to the next painting. My plein air work's emphasis on tonal values, broken light and edges gives my abstract paintings greater depth. Alternatively, my abstract work focusing on composition and color informs the painting choices I  make when working outside.  Each approach enriches the other.

My work has been in a number of local and national juried shows, the most recent of which was in the Pastel Society of America's 2010 Open Juried Exhibition at the National Arts Club in New York City. I added pastels to my art media arsenal about five years ago, relishing their rich colors, immediacy and portability. A landscape architect, educated at the University of Oregon, I had an award wining design firm in Eugene for a number of years. Years of creating three dimensional spaces, designing with shadow and sunlight, color and texture, naturally inspired my passion for painting landscapes, real and imagined. I now live and paint in Kings Valley, near Philomath, OR.

Blogging at http://www.katemcgeeart.wordpress.com
Facebook too!  Kate McGee Fine Art
NEWS
Three pieces juried into Vistas and Vineyards annual show at OSU La Salles Stewart Center by Juror Lavonne Tarboux Crone
Show up October 2011

Art in the Parks 2011
Plein Air Paint Out Corvallis OR
Winner Juror's Choice


CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
October 2011, Juried Members Show, Vistas & Vineyards,
LaSalles Stewart Center, OSU,
Corvallis, OR

August 15 thru October 15
Purely Pastel Artists Group Show
Pizza Research Institute, Blair Ave.
Eugene, OR


UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS


November 2012
Purely Pastel Group Show
Jacqua Gallery
Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR

December 15 thru January 15, 2011
Soriah's Restaurant, 13th Ave.
Eugene, OR


ALSO
Juried member: Pastel Society of Oregon
Member: Northwest Pastel Society
Member: Purely Pastel Artists


RECENT EXHIBITIONS:

2011 Corvallis Fall Festival Annual Fine Arts Showcase Invitational

2011 JURORS CHOICE Artists in the Parks Corvallis Fall Festival

2011 Art in the High Desert Festival Bend, OR

2011 HONORABLE MENTION Pastel Journal Pastel 100 Going Back In.

2011 Purely Pastel Artists Group Show, Umpqua Valley Art Center, Roseburg, OR

2011 Purely Pastel Artists Group Show, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, OR

2011 MERIT AWARD  Emerald Spring Exhibition, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR  Greggs Barn

2010  MERIT AWARD, Juried National Show,
Pastel Society of Oregon
, Umqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, OR

2010 Purely Pastel Artists Group Show, Eugene Public Library, Eugene, OR

2010 INSIDE/OUTSIDE
Solo Show, DIVA Gallery, Eugene, OR

2010, Juried Members Show, Vistas & Vineyards,
LaSalles Stewart Center, OSU, Corvallis, OR

2010 Paint the Forests, Juried Show Top 50
Redwood Forests Foundation Inc.,
National Traveling Show

2010 Pastel Society of America Juried Exhibition
38th Annual Exhibition for Pastels Only, New York City

2010
Purely Pastel Artists Group Show, Jacqua Gallery,   Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR

2010 Merit Award Emerald Art Center, Juried National Exhibition, Springfield, OR

2010, Juried Members Show, Northwest Pastel Society, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA

2010, Juried Members Show, Pastel Society of Oregon, Roseburg, OR

2009 Solo Show, Art on the Go, Bend, OR

2009  Solo Show, Tate Common Hall, Eugene, OR

2009 Honorable Mention Juried Members Show, Northwest Pastel Society, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA

2009 Solo Show, Full City Coffee, Eugene, OR

2008  Solo Show, DIVA Gallery, Eugene, OR

2008 Merit Award Emerald Art Center, Juried National Exhibition, Springfield, OR

2008, Juried Show, Art By Architects, DIVA Gallery,
Eugene, OR