Kathy Shorkey

Kathy Shorkeys' art immerses one in mood and emotion. An empathy for her subjects strikes one immediately through her bold juxtaposition light and color, people and their worlds. An element of intrigue belies each of her subjects, whether whimsical or stoic. Insightful, often bold, Kathy has evolved her 'style', a unique marriage of techniques that range from the 'Old Masters', through 'Impressionistic', and ultimately embracing a 'contemporary, modern' vision. Her use of color, profound or subtle, brings about a vitality, and simultaneously imparts a reflective quality to her work. Humanity and compassion underlie 'what Kathy paints'. To visually connect, to inspire and be inspired, to forever learn, these are why she paints. Draftsmanship, an inpressive grasp of light, her innate sense of composition, all come together in Kathy Shorkeys' wonderfully sensitive vision, sincere, and from her heart.

education: 1974 -- FIDM
1976 -- Joe Blasco Makeup School for film and TV
1985 - 1987- Studied classical painting with Bill Martin, Jan
Saether and David Leffel
2000-8 Studied human form at Animation Institue
2009- 10 Studied sculpture with Jonathan Bickart

1990 Boutique exhibition at JGs' estate
1992 Represented at Camden Gallery in Beverly Hill
1993 Mural encompassed entire house for Faye Greene Pacific Palisades
1994 Mural for Trattoria West Los Angeles
1995 Mural for Rhino Records, "The History of Music"
1996 " Affair in the Garden" show Beverly Hills
1997 - 1999 painted commissions and did several boutique exhibitions
2000 Sculpted "Reflective Beauty" for National Heritage Collectors Society
2001 Sculpted Prototype award statue for Makeup and hair film guild awards
2002-2010 worked on a commissions and really started painting again in 2010
2011 exhibition Alkaline Water Gallery, one man show