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Interest in art classics led Cathy to Stephens College in Missouri and a degree in
Fine Arts from the University of Northern Colorado. After teaching public school in
Monterey, California, Cathy returned to Colorado and studied commercial art at Denver
University. There she learned the "business" of being a working
artist.
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Watercolor became Cathy's magical media. "Figures, florals, landscapes and
animals are where I find an honest, uninhibited tie to the basics of life. I find a
porous exchange with nature and feel like I am partaking in the true spirit of
living."
To continue the learning process Cathy sought classes from artists whom she respected,
such as Charles Reid, Richard Schmid and Burt Silverman, to name a few. Her
continual studies enhanced her strong work ethic and discipline as an artist, living by
the Georgia O'Keffe quote, "Everything I do, I do so I can paint."
With the perspective of a teacher, Cathy eagerly seeks to define the technical and
philosophical elements of painting. She continues to teach at Colorado State
University's Pingree Park Program, Scottsdale Artist School, Loveland Academy of Fine Arts
and the Goodale-Weakley Workshops. Teaching and painting assignments have taken
Cathy to Russia, Italy, France, Mexico, Costa Rica, plus many beautiful locations in the
United States.
"My passion is nature, where everything connects for me;
its
energy saturates my work."
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