artist statement

Painting is all about trusting the process and my intuition while being open to the unpredictable. Each painting begins with layers of texture that serve as the ground to which I respond. Colors are layered with repeated building up and rubbing off. Where they overlap, a new color is created and often shifts the direction of the painting. I embrace these surprises, which lead me down a challenging new path.

Investigating the layers of my painting serves as a metaphor for exploring an energy or spirit beyond the physical world. Shapes are imbued with meaning. As a universal symbol, the circle represents nature's cycles, no beginning/no end, unity, the limitless and the boundless. The square symbolizes perfect balance, stability, the four seasons, the four directions, the four noble truths, and the four corners and point to universal truths passed down through the ages.

about the artist

Katherine Greene has been a dedicated painter for over 20 years and has been a professional artist since 2000. She has participated in many successful group and solo exhibits. Her work is included in the corporate collection at The Lodge at Sonoma and HDR Engineering in Walnut Creek and in numerous private collections in the United States and Europe.

With studies in graphic design, drawing and art history, Katherine received a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University at Humboldt. Born in San Francisco and having lived in the Bay Area most of her life, she now lives and works in the town of Glen Ellen, just north of Sonoma, in Northern California.

Her work is regularly exhibited at The Arts Guild of Sonoma, 140 East Napa Street, Sonoma, California.

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