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, October 29, 2012

The Calm Before the Storm

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A blissful afternoon painting out in the field as the sun was dropping in the western sky, the air was warm and not even a slight breeze.....
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Three's The Charm?

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The first study  of these gladiolas was done with oil on canvas 24x36"...I loved the red against the black background...I was ...
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

The Vegitable garden II

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This is the second view of my August garden....I have been working on it since I painted it back then...think I am done now...think....unt...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Same Sunflower, Different Day

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One sunflower, two different views...The first one is looking up at The Springhouse Hotel in the afternoon light, the second is looking ...
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The Path To The Bluffs

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I painted this study a couple of weeks ago  on Block Island at Mohegan Bluffs...These wind blown Bayberry trees I found very intriguing......
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Monday, September 24, 2012

The Editing Process

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Here is a good example of what I did to a painting that I did not like in order to like it...I had to remove a few things....change a fe...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Vegetable Garden I

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Here is the first of three studies I am working on of my vegetable garden ...the lettuce plants have gone to seed which I think is really ...
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Saturday, September 15, 2012

The ferry Heads Out Again

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In this painting, done from the beach, it looks like the ferry is heading for the bluff...I was  really interested in those clouds so perh...
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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Drawings from Snake Hole

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Here are a couple of sketches done down at Snake Hole Beach BI...black and white drawings are tricky when you have gotten very used to h...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Heirloom Tomatoes

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So here is a fine example of some fancy tomatoes...and boy are they not only good to paint but also to eat...love the way the green works ...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Housatonic River Looking North and South From the Bridge

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Well the first study was done a week ago on a hot August day...looking North, up river as it were...funny how the reflections of the tr...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

The Circus Is Coming to Town

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Tomorrow, Sunday August 12 from 2-5pm is the opening of this exhibit at the Front St gallery in Housatonic Mass....All are welcome...Ple...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Out Buildings at Narragansett Inn Block Island

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Here is one of about 20 small oil sketches to be shown at the Jessie Edwards Studio ... I painted it in the spring...I loved the color n...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Summer Corn Field

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Just want you to know this painting is part of an exhibit of my work called "The Farm" at 510 Warren St gallery in Hudson NY...I...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Weed on the Tracks

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I cannot resist these magnificent weeds...and when they grow next to the railroad tracks that's a double header...I forget the name if...
Saturday, July 7, 2012

The Flowers Outside my Gallery Door

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These flowers were painted a few weeks ago....It was a sunny day and the class decided not to paint inside so we brought the table and flo...
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Friday, June 29, 2012

What a Difference a Day Makes

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  So this is what I look at out my studio window...and when a summer storm comes blowing into town...well things change....all da...
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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Farm House by the Sea

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This old farm house is on Block Island...I can see it from our house...I have always loved the way it looks  facing out to sea...imagine a...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Flag Day

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Today is my mother's birthday and in her honor I will post a painting of the flag flying at our home on Block Island...her ashes were ...

Arlo Guthrie's Church

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    The class went out landscape painting today and ended up down the road from the studio in Van Deusenville(now  part of Gt Barrington M...
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