Painting alla prima or at the first is what thrills Kathleen most about painting. Capturing the essence of a scene on location in one quick and energetic session when possible is the idea but she often takes those on location smaller paintings and develops them into larger ones in her atelier. Kathleen uses a combination of palette knife and vigorous brushwork with bold colors to express her translation of the scene. Being able to capture coastal scenes on both coasts and hope that it helps in some small way bring awareness to the need to preserve these spaces is something she feels...more
