Kate in Paria Canyon
KATE MCGEE PASTEL ARTIST
I have been intrigued by the hedgerows of the Willamette Valley; the tension between the overlapping, looping blackberries, wild roses, redtwig dogwoods and hawthorns and the adjacent grasslands; the contrast between rows of a poplar woodland and roving heaps of uncontrolled blackberries.
I have been under the spell of the high desert, its dusty colors and empty spaces.
Now, I am experimenting with painting abstract spaces. They often begin as interiors but usually evolve into landscapes. The abstract work has informed my more objective paintings as I go back and forth between these two approaches to making space on paper. It has made all my paintings richer, teaching me to distill what is necessary to intrigue the mind's eye.
Exhibitions
| July, 2009
Solo Show Roadside Attractions Altera Real Estate 25 NW Minnesota Ave Bend, OR April and May, 2009 Solo Show Tate Common Hall Roadside Attractions Eugene, Oregon April, 2009 Juried Members Show Northwest Pastel Society Blue Horse Gallery Bellingham, Washington Honorable Mention |
October, 2008 Solo Show DIVA, Eugene, Oregon Willamette Valley Views (or, Places Between My House and Scott's House) May, 2008 Emerald Art Center Spring Juried National Exhibition Frameworks Award Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR February, 2008 Art by Architects Juried Show DIVA, Eugene, OR |
Juried member: Pastel Society of Oregon
Member: Northwest Pastel Society
Member: Westcoast Pastel Society
Member: Westcoast Pastel Society