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At the Beach I
16" x 20" acrylic & oil
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Kathleen
Elsey
En Couleur, Signature Member
American Impressionist Society
National Association of Women Artists
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"My interest in painting is
with direct paint application in an expressive manner while using pure color
combinations and meaty brushstrokes. I paint interior-scapes, landscapes and
still-life in acrylic on linen and canvas in my studio or on location. I have
studied and been influenced by the French Impressionists, the Fauvists and the
Californian Society of Six.
My intent is to paint color, light and shadows rather than painting the
subject I am looking at. As a colorist, I strive to see colors and shapes and
transfer those images to my canvas. During the first hours of beginning a
painting, I work to translate my feeling before considering any details. These
works are the result of an intense and rapid outpouring of emotion while I try
to let color and light speak.
Often I’ll return to the same location, whether a landscape or interior-scape
to paint in a different season or time of day. Recently my compositions have
taken on a complexity that is almost overwhelming to me as I sort through the
shapes I am seeing and try to simplify and organize them with paint. Maybe
this is a reflection of my life and the twists and turns that have occurred
over the years. I hope my paintings tell a good story and reflect a meaningful
moment in time."
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At the Beach III
11" x 14" acrylic
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Old Barn
9" x 12" acrylic
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Join Kathleen and paint bright and bold in her
2008 Workshops
in Santa Barbara and Sonoma, California
and Taos, New Mexico.
For more information, contact Kathleen at
kathleen@elsey.com
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Little Olive Grove
16" x 20" acrylic
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Boathouse with Kayaks
16" x 20" oil
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"A wild and wonderful colorist, Kathleen's landscapes vibrate with vitality and
color. Influenced by the Fauvists, especially Vincent Van Gogh and the
California Impressionists, she paints on location, translating what she sees
into a world of vitality, motion and joy."
Robin
Fahey Cameron
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June Bloom, Study
11" x 14" acrylic
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Mountain Meadow
30" x 40" acrylic
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The Porch, Just Before Lunch
16" x 20" acrylic
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Winner "Best of Show"
International Juried Exhibit, April 2005
International Society of Acrylic Painters
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Congratulations to Kathleen
She won "Best in Oil or
Acrylic"
in the Carmel Art Festival, 2005
Kathleen's winning painting
Nursery in the Valley
Kathleen with her award-winning painting in
Carmel, CA May 2005
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Toby's Garden
18" x 24" acrylic
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Dahlias in the Kitchen
16" x 20" acrylic
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Kathleen Elsey grew up in Ohio, where she
attended Bowling Green State University studying fine arts. She moved to
California in 1973 where she established her career in design and advertising.
Always in love with travel, she lived in Portugal for two years,
traveled extensively through Europe, and recently returned from a
seven-week sojourn in Mexico. Travel provides her with an endless supply
of impressions and emotions she can translate to canvas.
Kathleen's has exhibited widely and her
works appear in numerous private and corporate collections in the Unites
States and abroad.
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Truck for Trade- Carmel Winner
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Kathleen an Honorable Mention
in the Carmel Plein Air 2004 Event
Congratulations, Kathleen!
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Kathleen painting in Inverness at
Point Reyes Plein Air 2003
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