Kate Knapp Artist Blog

Landscapes, portraits, farm animals, drawings, watercolors, oils, still lifes, the Berkshires, Block Island, St Croix and Manhattan. Expressionistic, Impressionistic color studies.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Vernal pools in the Spring Woods

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Deep in the spring woods where the ferns are growing and the marsh marigolds have already bloomed, I spent the morning painting.There was a ...
Sunday, May 23, 2010

Spring Flowers and Old Blue Chair

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I am sorry for the week of no posted work but the computer crashed and I had no access to photos of recent paintings ! So here goes after a ...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

North Light Stormy Day BLock Island

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I thought I would try this from one of  Laura's photos which she so kindly sent to me from the island. I loved the colors...green red an...
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Thursday, May 6, 2010

John Kingston in the Studio

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John stopped by one morning to keep us company and the next thing you know ....he posing....with some tulips...watercolor 22x30"
Thursday, April 29, 2010

More Springtime Rapids

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So after I completed the other two studies of the river I saw this view and got the triptych feeling....I love standing next to the river an...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Up River Rapids and Trees

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this is actually still in progress, as they all are for quite a while...but you get the main idea...there is one more coming....to make it a...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Magnolia Blossoms in Studio Window

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One of my students brought this bouquet into the studio and I could not resist the temptation of a Springtime moment... two days latter they...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Roses, Fish and Blue Chair

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Red Roses in the studio  just before the Spring arrives ....oil on canvas 24x30"
Friday, April 16, 2010

The Housatonic River and New Maple Leaves

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The river is all churned up from the spring run off.... The maple leaves are just starting to bud out...I had a wonderful morning or two dow...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Barge and Bridge in Paris

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I liked the way this tree hung over the river and well the barge was pretty nice too headed for that bridge.... I might still work on this s...
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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Manhattan from East River Drive

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One more study of the Manhattan Island...sort of liked this perspective....last summer...trees are full of leaves...watercolor 16x20"
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Fish Market Paris

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I liked the blue price signs and the big crab claw.....nice patterns...16x20" watercolor
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Place de la Concorde Paris

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Our first evening in Paris brought us to this spot....I liked the chairs and the sky and that we were in Paris...
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Monday, March 29, 2010

A Matisse for a friend

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An old friend gave me the canvas  and his wife asked for a copy of this Matisse painting....she had a poster of it that had disintegrated an...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

The Class at Front St Studio

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Everyone was working really hard this morning.... lots of good painting going on....
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Entrance and Winding Staircase Hotel St Simon Paris

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It is hard not to love this place....everything is so beautiful...when I spend time painting it is like being there so I paint!   watercolor...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Lobby at Hotel St Simon Paris

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Well this is still in the works but I thought I would give it a preview....I see everything that needs to be tweeked....Such an incredibly b...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Another AJ

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What I liked about doing these paintings was that AJ never posed for me,  and he really didn't pay any attention to what I was  doing, s...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Portrait of AJ

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I spent many months tutoring AJ for art and in turn I did a quick sketch of him each week...here is one of many....watercolor 12x16
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Hotel Saint Simon Paris

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This is the view from our room in Paris....the patio out side.... it was too cold to sit out there but it was lovely to look at and be able ...
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