The Benediction Painting

​Always loving beauty, and having a passion for creation of all kinds, it was only natural that Kate pursued a career in the art world. At the age of fourteen she began painting with local impressionist painter, where she discovered a love for plein air oil painting. She had her first show at age eighteen, and after graduating college with a fine art degree and honing her skills, she began showing her work in galleries across New England, including Concord, Rockport, and Martha's Vineyard. Kate has traveled extensively around the world, spending time in Italy, France, Ireland, and Japan and these travels have seriously influenced the art she creates. She married a native Italian after meeting him on one of her trips to Orvieto, Italy, and they plan on settling in the states, but spending time each year abroad to create, and find inspiration. Her most recent work explores metaphysical concepts regarding the intersection of heaven and earth, and the infinite vs. the finite. Inspired by medieval and Byzantine artwork, the Gold Collection is an accumulation of ideas and conceptions. Combining the ancient approaches with a contemporary and updated aesthetic brings the past and the present together. The prompting for this collection is to research the ideas and methods of past artists, as well as to explore the possibilities of creating complexity from simplicity.