High Tide

Cath's artwork

Most of Cath's art work is in pastel and over the years she has developed a unique style.

This achievement has been recognised two years running by The Pastel Society, where Cath has received prizes at their annual showcase at The Mall Gallery, London.

This year's prize is the Debra Manifold Memorial Prize, from the Linda Blackstone Gallery.

Recently she has also been painting in mixed media, using watercolour, collage, acrylic and printing techniques. She can work on larger paintings and enjoys the freedom this brings.

Her style reminds many of fabric and textile techniques. The painting, made up of individual pastel marks, resembles a rich tapestry. Her art is known to many Royal Horticulture Society Members because she illustrated an article in their magazine,’The Garden’ for five years. Many images are available as cards through RHS gift shops and her exhibitions. She is working with the RHS to produce a Christmas card pack.

Cothamscape

North Bristol Art Trail

One of her largest exhibitions each year is the North Bristol Art Trail which takes place on the last weekend of November. She opens her home and welcomes up to 1000 visitors. From small beginnings nine years ago the Trail has developed, expanding year on year, to a present 120 artists exhibiting in 40 venues.

Painting Holidays and Courses 2009

Cath is happy to take a wide range of students on her courses. Sometimes people want encouragement and feedback as they are excellent artists already but need the time and inspiring environment to drive them. Others may be less experienced and Cath will work with them on their technique and their collection of images.

Andalucian Adventures
This year she is delighted to be leading painting holidays in Umbria, Italy and Grazalema, Spain for Andalucian Adventures, an established holiday company with a great reputation. Look up her page on their website. Their choice of hotels with the luxury touches make for a relaxing and refreshing break.

There are still places available on the Spanish painting holiday

Painting Holidays for 2010

2010 brings two new art holiday ventures for Cath. In France, in St Cyr near Limoges, Sara and Michael Peel have invited Cath to run a painting holiday in their 18th Century Farmhouse in this beautiful part of central France.
In the UK Cath is setting up a painting holiday in Lyme Regis, in a delightful hotel where art students can explore and capture with Cath the dramatic Jurassic Coast and environs.


"Cath’s paintings are exciting representations of landscapes, gardens, coastlines and the urban city scenes around her. She works in pastel, acrylics and mixed media delighting in the effects of light and colour."

“My inspiration comes from the effects of light on my surround-ings. The textures and patterns created by sunshine on fields in the landscape, on brickwork on houses and reflections on water, furnish me with the visual stimulus for my work.”


"I feel lucky to work as an artist. I am visually excited by the environ-ment around me whether it the coast, the countryside or the city. My paintings represent my desire to capture and communicate this excitement."