KATHY CONNOLLY
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I began my career as a portrait artist in the fourth grade when the nuns at my elementary school asked me to paint cherubs on greeting cards for the Bishop. They said I could paint the Sistine Chapel when I grew up. When I realized that Michelangelo had gotten the job ahead of me, I decided to major in studio art with a concentration in printmaking.
In my latest incarnation, I have become a more painterly type of artist with a thriving portrait clientele. I work in monotype, oil and pastels and I’m still trying to find a way to keep my portrait clients still. What intrigues me most as subject matter for my paintings are the most ordinary things: the clump of trees at the end of my street that mirror the seasons, the unique structure of a sea shell. Painting is a way to see what I’m looking at. This process consists of layering color and texture to create a unique and appealing surface on my paintings and prints. The same layering of color can be used to bring a child’s portrait to life. |
