Kate Register

As a style, my painting is directed by a ‘no thought’ process; many layers of paint, some are thick, some just washes. It’s the result of the unexpected which inspires my painting experimentation. The unconscious (‘no thought’ process) forcing the conscious to be alert and awake for it’s beauty.

Two themes, that are in creative conflict occupy my work. They are my love of nature and it's daunting destruction at the hand of mankind. In my view nature is always the winner and man must be humble and vigilant in it’s presence and preservation. In my work there are flowers, roots, water and ice exploding, but also growing and unfurling in their determined pursuit. Painting for me is a very physical act and I have no initial concept of where I’m going besides an initial color and feeling. The act of painting takes me along for a ride traveling from one moment to the next. It’s that 'one moment' I’m trying to catch, and when I do, I know the painting is complete.

Kate Register is an artist based in Los Angeles. She attended both Rhode Island School of Design and The Cooper Union. The painter John Register (1939-1996) is her father..