Kate earned her BA in Art Education at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. She has also received a BA in …show more content…
Through all of her artwork it would seem she draws much of her inspiration from the nature surrounding her. Living in a rural area, it is likely that Kate takes many of her ideas if not the scenes themselves from her daily life. If her artwork is not directly portraying a landscape then it is drawing from nature in the way of wild life. Most all her paintings consist of some type of nature scene, while her etchings all contain some type of animal. Kate’s work consistently portrays some type of landscape scene or wildlife. Another common theme throughout the better part of the show is her use of vibrant colours. Colours you wouldn't normally expect such as blues and pinks to create effects such as shadow and light. She especially likes to use these colours in her painting of clouds and sunsets. Overall I think this is an excellent exhibition that really allowed for the views to really get a idea who the artist is and what they are trying to portray. Although I did not love every piece it is fair to say that the show consists of generally all high quality