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Katherine Free: Recent Works

I grew up in the little town of Mecklenburg surrounded by hills. My parents used to make us go hiking with them, as a child I wasn't always crazy about it. My mother had a beautiful garden. I watched her put together quilts and learned more about colors theory there than anywhere else. It's ironic how I would now rather be on a trail through the woods and look with wonder at a garden.

I have painted many kinds of media but a few years ago was sort of stuck. I picked up my old watercolors and returning to them for now has made me remember the time in high school when I was painting because I loved it!

Some of these paintings are inspired by the hikes in Treman Park I took during Covid in that first spring. When the ephemerals come up and learning how their timing with the trees works is my favorite time of year. The colors from the garden and laundry on line are just simple things of beauty.

I am mostly using Qor watercolors made by Golden Artists Colors in New Berlin New York. I use 100% cotton papers.