Amazing Living Woman Artist #5
Today I am sharing amazing living woman artist #5. If you’re new here, welcome! Now through May 15, I’m writing about the who, what and why of some living women artists. Why? Well thank you for asking! A couple of weeks ago, I asked if you, gentle reader might be interested in this. And the answer in the comments was a resounding ‘yes!‘ Also, I am going to be away doing research on all things art and painting for awhile. So, I hope these posts about amazing living women artists will sustain you while I take a break from posting my paintings on Thursdays until mid-May.
Landscape or Ground Rules
Just to set the ground rules so you understand the landscape and road ahead, here are some details. I don’t personally know any of these artists. If I have met them in person, I may share that. But what’s more important to me is that these are working, contemporary artists, whose work I admire and who you may not have heard of.
The scope will be short and sweet. This means I hope to share one or two images of the artist’s work and, if you’re interested, how you learn more about them. That’s it! The plan is to share these amazing living women artists’ and their work, once a week from now till mid-May. Are you excited to ‘meet’ this week’s artist? Me too! Here she is.
Meet Catherine Kehoe
Ms Kehoe, to me, is an example of one of the ways social media can enrich our lives. How so? I saw her paintings on Instagram and immediately started following her. So, even though I have never met her nor have I taken a class from her (yet ;-D), I am grateful that the visual platform, Instagram, introduced me to her work.
This week, I will share her work first before writing words about it. My intent is for you to see her paintings before hearing from me first. So, here goes.
Oh My
Like the artist in the previous week, Claudia Rilling, Ms Kehoe’s work shows a love of paint, brush strokes and paint application that simplify. I say this as someone who has painted numerous oak leaves. And, I love painting oak leaves. But Ms Kehoe’s oak leaves feel crisp, cool and filled with motion. It’s almost as if we are watching that leaf transition from green to colorful red to brown, right before our very eyes. Just a wonderful and gorgeous painting, don’t you think?
How to Learn More
To follow Catherine Kehoe on her painting journey, check out and consider following her on Instagram here. Thank you for reading about this week’s amazing living woman artist today. We are nearly through this series! Next week is our last in this series. I’m curious to hear what you think of Catherine Kehoe’s work. Please share your thoughts in the comments below. And, just a reminder, these posts appear each Friday till mid-May. I look forward to sharing a new artist with you then.
4 Comments
Alexandra
April 28, 2023I love Catherine Kehoe’s work, too! What I find particularly striking is that it feels like she’s building form from assembling bits of color together that have just the right value and saturation and belong exactly next to all the bits of color surrounding it. Then she just leaves it alone. Of course, I have no idea if this is how she actually does it but that’s how it looks and feels like to me. It’s a way of painting I aspire to.
Excellent choice, Julie!
Julie Holmes
May 5, 2023Hi Alexandra, GAH! I know exactly what you are saying about Kehoe’s work. It’s just so strong even powerful to me. Every time I think about using her strong shapes as a way to inform a painting, I get inspired and a bit overwhelmed. Some artists seem to exist in another painting universe and she’s one of them. Thanks for commenting here and paint on! xoxo
Beth Clary
April 28, 2023Fascinating creations she makes. Makes ME think of … matte stained glass if that’s the correct terminology for opaque collages of colors. So unusual to me and striking. Very glad to know of her.
Julie Holmes
May 5, 2023Hi Beth, Stained glass is a really appropriate analogy to her work. She’s so masterful at using simple shapes to communicate imagery in her work. Seems stained glass uses the same approach! Thank you for sharing this here! xoxo