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, August 30, 2010

The Circus is in town

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One of many studies done and to be done of the circus...endless inspiration there    watercolor 22x30"
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

A Quaint Farm in the Berkshires or The Yellow Chair

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I spent last Thursday AM working on this and a few more days too....such a beautiful place I have never seen...everywhere you look something...
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Berkshire Summer View

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This bouquet had been tempting me for a while at the studio and then the day came that we went over to Alford valley to paint...so I brought...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

42nd St and Park Ave NYC

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So this was the  picture on the invitation to the "Manhattan Watercolors" show that opened this past weekend at the Front St Galle...
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Sunset at Payne's Dock

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  When I did this study there were not so many boats in the harbor...I mean not as many as there are now...this is the image on the invite t...
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

To The Lighthouse

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well it was quite a day with the gulls crying and diving to keep us from their young hatchlings....but I persevered ,hung in there, kept pai...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Fishing on the Gee Willie Makit

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Mike reeling in the big one....and the rain on the water up at the rip off the North Point...wonderful day of fishing and drawing...11x14...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Incoming Storm

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This was painted at the Hogpen...storm came and went I actually had to run to the car and sit out the rain...covered the painting and palet ...
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The View from Gashouse Lane

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Now you see what you're missing? Block Island at it's finest....an old  outhouse and an incoming storm...do you see the cat crossing...
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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Flourishing Garden or Watering Can from Sing Sing(the prison,spelling?)

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I painted this at a friend and students house one fine afternoon...could not resist the watering can....my friend came out while I was paint...
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Monday, July 12, 2010

Summer Day Hay Fields and Garden

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This painting is still being worked on, cause I always see something that needs to be changed...on going...a mean not big changes but subtle...
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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Monterey Mass Laundry Line

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Here is a  country gentleman's laundry hanging out to dry on a fine summer's day...the sky lights give it away, that is , this is no...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Lilies at Jeannine's

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These wonderful Day Lilies were everywhere, well all along the old stone wall next to the woods....I love the gorgeous orange up against the...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Dark Marsh and Wild Iris

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After painting on Block Island for several days....sunny skies and blue seas....I wanted to go to a dark place, and when it started to rain ...
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Bluffs and the Fog Block Island

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A misty night at the bluffs...incoming waves and fog ...a distant sunset...a mysterious setting, very inspiring...watercolor 22x30"
Sunday, June 13, 2010

Looking East from Center Road Block Island

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Last week  I spent painting on Block Island . On this particular day it was clear and sunny and this distant view just grabbed me...You can ...
Monday, June 7, 2010

In the Spring Woods

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Here  is an oil study done in the woods. It was a very different experience from the watercolor....30x40"
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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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