Biography
Complex and imaginative in composition, Kate’s work celebrates the plants, animals and insects found in a variety of global habitats with particular reference to indigenous and endangered species. Whilst extensive research informs every painting, Kate imagines habitats from a new perspective, fusing the real with the unreal.
Having obtained her first degree in fine art, Kate subsequently studied at postgraduate level at the Glasgow School of Art and then at Falmouth University where she was awarded her Masters degree.
Kate’s work forms part of many international private collections.
My work is about celebrating nature, fusing colour and imagination to create the lushness and beauty of the natural world. I like to add my own twist and take the viewer on a journey to a more dreamlike and fantastical realms.
As a child, I was fascinated by the intricacies of insects, newts, frogs, birds and that interest in detail has stayed with me to this day.
My work has always involved wildlife, a love of invention, imagination and detail. The intensity of colour and playing with colour has also played an essential role in all my paintings.
I like hiding small details or creatures in dense foliage to be discovered and for the viewer of one of my pieces to be able to see something new each time they look at it and to reward closer investigation into the complex, vibrant and overgrown worlds I create. Look closely to see a frog staring back at you or a beetle drinking from a raindrop…
Works
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Across the Pond
£2,800.00 -
Catch of the Day
£1,950.00 -
Hidden Treasures
£6,950.00 -
Small Things
£3,800.00 -
Under the Laburnum Tree
£1,950.00 -
Unseen Eden
£6,950.00 -
Wild Garden
£5,700.00