And Then They Were Gone

Time passes quickly ...I did this painting several years ago but I thought it related to the previous post...I love the flowers no matter what they are doing because I always see them moving in many different directions which is interesting to me....24x36" oil on canvas

Sunflowers at Naumkeg in September

The gardens at Naumkeg, the Choate family estate in Stockbridge MA.,   are spectacular... The sunflowers are dancing and the Berkshire Hills are watching them from a  distance...The colors of the leaves are as wonderful as the flowers...30x40" oil on canvas

August Garden in the Berkshires

My garden runeth over...My heart is full of inspiration for this humble place of beauty and ripeness...I know it seems like the canvas is very full, but you wouldn't believe how much I had to leave out ! Degas told Mary Cassatt, "Paint what you love"...and so I also take his advice...36x36" oil on canvas

Block Island Paintings at Jessie Edwards Gallery

"Champlin's Road View"36x36" oil on canvas, was painted last fall. I stood on the side of the dirt road looking out on this glorious autumn afternoon. Block Island never fails to inspire me ... My exhibit of recent Block Island  paintings will be on view at the Jessie Edwards Gallery for the next two weeks...Please do stop by and see them or you can check them out on the web site ....enjoy!

The Spring House and The Beach Block Island

I painted this study out in front of the Spring House one fine Spring morning. Everywhere I looked the world looked bright and full of life...when I finished this study of the water I turned around and there was another spectacular view!

A full morning of painting the incredible beauty of the island...20x30" oil    16x20" oil on canvas

SOLD! Earning a Living as an Artist?

The "Pears and Knife" sold recently at Jessie Edwards Gallery on Block Island and the "Lilies at Margot's House" just sold at 510 Warren St Gallery in Hudson NY ....Thank God! Having the humility and openness necessary to paint and the vulnerability and stamina to sell a painting are two very different experiences...Selling continues to be a spiritual challenge for me...lots of patience required...I just want to find "good homes" for my paintings....I have already had the wonderful time spent working on them, now they need to find someone who will appreciate their beauty...I am grateful for anyone who is interested in buying a painting and will always work with you on making them affordable! Let's talk! www.kateknappartist .com 16x20" oil on canvas   30x40" oil on canvas

"The Flowers" at 510 Warren St Gallery Hudson NY

June 30- July 30 2017      Opening Reception TODAY! Saturday July 1   3-6pm

ALL WELCOME!!! Love to see you...

gallery hours FRI  SAT  12-6pm   SUN 12-5pm

These are a selection of paintings focused on recent flower studies, always filled with love, oil on canvas some larger some small   also a variety of watercolors are available  

COME PICK A BOUQUET THAT WILL LAST FOREVER

Back to Block Island a Stormy Day

Looking out of Hannah's window or rather French doors at the stormy morning....rain coming down and very windy. waves crashing on the beach....the rocking chair was rocking...could not paint outside...I headed back to Claudia's for the afternoon painting as the ferry was leaving still too wet to go out  20x24" oil on canvas    16x20" oil on canvas

Block Island Spring...Two Windows Two Views

We had a wonderful Spring weekend on the Island...In the painting on top we were having dinner at Larry and Karen's house out on West Side Road. The martini glass is half full , the flowers were just picked and the sun was setting quickly into the ocean....In the lower painting breakfast was on the table at Claudia's , the daffodils were fresh and the view out the window was of Calico Hill across the tidal inlet where the Captain of the Carol Jean and his wife live...No leaves on the trees yet anywhere! The Shad was just peeping out , absolutely beautiful.  watercolor and gouache on paper 9x12"

Cabbages on a White Plate with Kniife

 

Here are several different angles of the same cabbage which I thought was very inspiring...like the miracle of nature, what could be more charming than a Savoy Cabbage? Not much in the quiet dark cold months of January and February....16x20 oil on canvas

The Painting and The Palette

 Actually the first painting was done with watercolor and gouache 11/16" the palette is my oil paints that I did use to paint the second painting of lemons with the lovely blue patterned cloth 12x12"......just for the record...from whence it came

St Croix USVI Beach and Quiet

       Here is a small selection of paintings done while I sat on the beach somewhere in Paradise...        I actually felt total PEACE OF MIND while I was there ...I love the tropics, especially the empty beaches of St Croix where I can regain my sanity after too much worry and work...lots of swimming in the warm water therapy... all paintings here are @11x14" watercolor and guache on paper

Underwater in St Croix

It is that time of year when we run away to the West Indies and I get inspired spending hours looking down into the amazing underwater world floating on the surface of the transparent Caribbean Sea...The Barracuda are lurking , the Flounder is floating and the Sea Fans, Coral and shells abound...30x40" oil on canvas.....available at the "Top Hat Gallery" in St Croix! One of many...

The French Chair , Hat, Geraniums and Tangerines

A winter day in the studio , all is well . The chair was brought back from France by my friend's cousin. I bought it because I knew I wanted to paint it. The horse carved in the back of the chair was what got me. Well actually the whole chair got me. Then the tangerines up against the blue striped cloth...just add sun hat and geraniums and I was totally gone, in love...There is something so simple about the "Still Life"... Perhaps it is just because it is so "still" ? 30x30" oil on canvas

New Year in the Alford Valley

A beautiful misty snowy day in the Alford valley...loved the color combinations...and so the New Year begins!!!

Tangerines and Turnips in the Studio

A simple plate and some food....That's all it takes to inspire me...But I get to pick the plate and the cloth and the FOOD...sweet little turnips on Chintz with a dish towel donated by a friend and some gorgeous tangerines on Chinese plate and a piece of sample upholstery fabric given to me by another friend for use in the studio...a great way to spend the morning painting 11x14" both oil on canvas

510 Warren St Gallery Hudson NY KNAPP Opening

510 Warren St Gallery presents   RECENT WORK  by  KATE KNAPP   DECEMBER 2 2016 - January 1 2017   Opening Reception Saturday December 3   2-6pm     ALL WELCOME!

The Buck In The Snow is what I call this painting...The winter scene I painted two years ago when we had constant snow...it got very deep...this is the view from our house looking across the valley...I recently decided to add the deer in the landscape as I felt the composition needed something...so I got a buck to pose for me..(.not an easy task).loved the antlers looking so much like the bare tree branches...can you see the apple he has his eye on in the old apple tree? 24x30" oil on canvas

The Happy Hen House

Just another perfect Autumn day at the farm in Sheffield where the hens are laying some fine eggs and the sun is shining...I really liked the RED DOOR...one of the last days outside painting in the warm air...now snowing here...24x30" oil on canvas...This painting will hang in my Hudson show starting next week! 510 Warren St Gallery....Winter Walk!!!!

Closing The Block Island House Up For The Winter

As of this past weekend (Holloween) there will be no laundry blowing in the breeze on this line for many months...The sun will set without us seeing it go down... We will miss being at our island home very much...One can only hope that in the Spring this house will once again be a place of refuge from the daily pace of our lives on the mainland...Oh Happy Winter! 24x30" oil on canvas

This Year's Crop Of New Potatoes

Every year I plant some seed potatoes, given to me by a friend, and this is what I get! My humble crop which I thought was worthy of painting. I had just sold  a painting done in this same colander of some beets I harvested last year on this Chinese looking cloth...it is a fun challenge to make sense of the pattern and the reflections...20x24" oil on canvas