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.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The Class

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We went to Iska's house to paint... worked and then  all sat down for lunch...here they are...all the great arist's of the world.......
Friday, May 27, 2011

Pigasso Farm, Really

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Heading south on Rt 22 from Hillsdale NY, after you have passed the turn off for Copake there is a wonderful pig farm....I have had my eye o...
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Little Chipmunk that didn't make it across the road....

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But it did make it into my studio....I feel so badly for these little creatures that get run down...yesterday I found two next to each other...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Iska's House with Spring Bouquet

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The class went over to Iska's house last week to paint...I love her house and have done quite a few interior studies there in the past.....
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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Block Island Farm

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Springtime on the farm with all the greens and grass and horses grazing ....I painted this on the island a couple of Springs ago and I reall...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Spring Flowers and Old Blue Chair

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In the studio today....I was working on about five things at once...framed and signed the portrait of the headmaster...will deliver tomorrow...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

Studies of Some of my Favorite Artists

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Lautrec....Bonnard...Van Gogh I do these watercolors when I am at work teaching at the retirement community Kimball Farms....while everyon...
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Friday, May 13, 2011

Our Block Island Porch

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I painted this picture last summer...someone just came in the gallery the other day and bought it....sorry to see it go...strange need to ea...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Horses under the Big Top

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It is hard to believe how great the circus is....What a show....this was the Big Apple several years ago...What drama! I just love the color...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Green Peppers , Tomatoes and Eggplant

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So here I am again....In love with some random vegitables....well actually the colors and shapes of the vegitables....more love....but so wh...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Paris Landscape

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Last week Jack and Sam were in Paris....so I thought I would join them....at the Louvre...This is one of my favorite Mailliol sculptures so ...
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Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Tigers

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More circus...more fun...these cats were particularily wonderful..there were actually 6 in the cage with  him...can I train my cats to do th...
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Portrait of Walter

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Walter showed up at the studio to pose....I thought he was coming the following week...I was about to paint a bouquet of glorious yellow ros...
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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Still Life of J. Alden Wier's Old Turpentine Bottles

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I love the color of these bottles in the light and the shadows that they cast....a linseed oil bottle also... Left overs from an artist'...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Headmaster at Hoosac School

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I went up to my son Will's old Alma Mater and painted this portrait the other day....Richard Lamuscio is retiring after many years as He...
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Monday, April 4, 2011

Geraniums in the Sun

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This plant has been growing in the studio for the past year....It was a gift at a gallery opening...one thing about a geranium is that they ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Portrait of Sam

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Yesterday Sam came to the studio to play his guitar for us as the class painted...well I decided that there was nothing more wonderful to pa...
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Sunday, March 27, 2011

St Croix Bananas

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I have spent the past two weeks with my ass in the north and my heart in the south...well ,west, Indies that is...I love a good banana tree ...
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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Two Drawings of Rosie

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Just so you can see how different one interpretation is from the  next...these two studies were done only a few minutes apart...I never kno...
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Conch on the Beach at Cramer Park USVI

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I got this conch to pose for me with Buck Island in the distance.... As the waves were gently breaking I was desperately painting...trying v...
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