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KATE MCGEE PASTEL ARTIST
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.
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| 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 |