Statement
My work is classically driven with a contemporary sense of composition and color. I work from nature, compositional sketches, studies, and my own color photographs taken while hiking and kayaking. Although realistic in approach, as I paint, transformation takes place…the background veers toward abstraction, while the focus takes on a life of its own. The act of painting gives me a sense of joy, fun, and even suspense.
Biography
Kathy Stark, a native Floridian, graduated from Furman University with a BA in Studio Arts, then attended the University of Florida for post-baccalaureate studies. Painting in both oils and watercolors , she enjoys focusing on larger than life subject matter from which she can create a window to the natural world through which the viewer has a heightened awareness of its beauty. Her work is collected privately and corporately, and has been shown in museums and galleries in the southeast.