Kathy Anderson

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Kathy Anderson has been painting for most of her adult life.  In recent years she has truly found her voice and has developed the ability to see and translate the colors of the natural world to canvas with sensitivity that few posses.   

In 2001 an invitation to join a group of painters under the tutelage of the renowned artist, Richard Schmid, renewed and revitalized her work and began a period of intense focus and rapid growth.  Painting for these last 7 years with Schmid, his wife Nancy Guzik, and the group which has become known as the Putney Painters has provided invaluable support and inspiration.   

The vision that she bestows on us with every brush stroke comes from a lifetime of intimate contact with nature.  Along with her passion for nature and the interconnectedness of the natural world she is also an avid gardener and spends many pleasurable hours close to the flowers that she paints so magnificently.  This close contact with her favorite subject provides her with not just a structural knowledge of flowers but a true love for the flowers, weeds, dirt and detritus of a natural, healthy garden. 

Kathy believes in painting from life whenever possible and carries her paints on her frequent travels.   While she believes that a well trained artist is able to paint anything skillfully, she has found that the intensity and emotion in her painting flows from her love of her subjects, whether still life, garden, figure, or the intimate landscape.

Kathy says, “I view the world with a painter’s eye, finding paintings in all of my everyday experiences and travels.”

Selected Exhibitions:

Women Artists of the West – Guest Artist

Butler Museum Annual National Juried Exhibit

Telluride Plein Air, Telluride, CO – Invited 3 consecutive years

Settlers West Invitational – Tucson, AZ

Richard Schmid Invitational Fine Art Auction

Arts for the Parks – Top 100 National Touring Show

National Arts Club – Solo Exhibition, Exhibiting Artist Member Shows

Hudson Valley Art Association

Allied Artists of America

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Show – Signature Member

Munger Chadwick Art Show – Tucson, AZ

Nomades del Arte – Plein Air Invitational, Santa Fe, NM

Affiliations:

National Arts Club – Exhibiting Artist Member

Connecticut Watercolor Society – Signature Member

Putney Painters, Putney Vermont – Charter Member

Oil Painters of America

Publications:

International Artist Magazine – 4 time competition finalist

International Artist – “How did you paint that?” series – included in 4 books

International Artist – Feature Article – December/January ‘06/07 issue

American Artist Magazine – Feature Article

Art and Antiques Magazine