The Full Story

Painting My Joy 

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I write an intention or quote onto my canvas before painting. The quotes becomes my inspiration. I begin by intuitively choosing  my colors as I focus on the essence of the quote. At this stage I am not concerned with what the painting looks like. I turn the canvas upside down and sideways several times while painting until a rhythm begins to emerge. Once the composition begins to gel (which the majority of the time is a surprise), I stop rotating the canvas. At this stage I begin to intentionally focus on texture, shape and color.  This brings me joy!  

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Background

Kathleen studied both psychology and surface design in undergraduate.
In her early years she was a free lance artist in Buffalo with gallery representation from east to west coast including a Manhattan gallery. A few years later Kathleen returned to school to complete her MFA. After graduation she continued to devote her time to teaching college and high school students.

During her time as a teacher she pursued a year long coaching certification program.  Upon completion she introduced art with coaching as a vehicle for change to high school students. This was a school wide resilience program that married three disciplines (art & life coaching with yoga).

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After 18 years teaching, Kathleen re-careered from high school to start her own business as a innovation coach. She has partnered with people from all walks of life (executives, entrepreneurs, business owners and organizations). She teams with people who aspire to be a part of the evolutionary story of 'what's to come' for themselves and for their communities.

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Today she paints at her lakeside studio along with offering creativity events in person and online.