Katheryn Davis - Watercolors & Oils

Katheryn Davis has been drawing and painting for over 50 years. She has lived in the Florence area since 1978 and has painted full time since 1987. She paints a variety of subjects, including portraits from live models, in watercolor, oil, mixed media and collage.

An impressionistic painter, Kate interprets reality in terms of the color she sees in light and shadow. She uses bold brushwork and bright colors to capture the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere but deliberately plays down detail to let the viewer's imagination soar. Kate's landscapes are painted mostly on location. She no longer accepts commissions.

A member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon since 1978, she holds their highest competitive and memorial honors. She is the recipient of many other awards from several watercolor societies and individual local and national art shows. Kate has held over 100 individual and group shows and has over 1,000 original paintings in private and commercial collections in the United States and abroad. She is a member of the Portrait Society Of America.

Kate has taught art workshops in Oregon and California since 1978 and now holds several workshops each year at her studio on Sutton Lake north of Florence. She has led five workshops to the Greek Isles and has painted on location in Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Nova Scotia, and at many locations in the United States.

Kate is represented by commercial galleries across the United States and owns Quiet Waters Gallery north of Florence on Sutton Lake.