Light touches the world and immediately brings it to life. It shapes and forms everything in its path—that is what inspires me most in painting. Trying to capture that light, whether intense or subtle, is the driving force behind my love of creating art. Any subject matter can be an interesting, moving or beautiful painting depending on that light. I am continually balancing out painting the man-made with painting the natural world and interested in the intersection of the two.
My art is representational and I have been painting primarily in watercolor and acrylic. But recently, especially for plein air painting, I’ve started to work in oils as well. I love the contrast of working with each medium—the smooth flow of the watercolor brush on paper—the impulsive dabs of solid color of acrylic or oil on canvas. Bringing a painting to life from a stark white sheet of paper or canvas never gets old for me.
You can also see many of my paintings on my website at www,kathyarmstrongfineart.com or follow me on my Facebook page, Kathy Armstrong Fine Art, for in-progress work and updates on shows and events.
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