Katherine’s work is inspired by the birdlife and landscape of her home in North East England. Working mainly with acrylic paints, she specialises in colourful paintings of British wild birds and of birdsong. She uses a wide range of techniques, some with Surrealist origins and others which Katherine has developed through her own exploration of acrylic medium.

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"I try to capture the details in plumage and character of each bird but I also want my work to suggest something of how the birds might experience their world, their Umwelt. The layers of colour and variety of marks come from observing birds as they exist in their space. Their flight patterns, their calls and song, the landscape around them all play a part in inspiring the setting around each painted bird."

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Katherine has previously worked as an Artist/Designer, Secondary School Art Teacher, Artist-in-Residence and Painting Tutor, both in the UK and in New Zealand. During 2022 and 2023, Katherine's studio was based at National Trust Gibside near her home in Rowlands Gill.

Her original paintings and fine art giclee prints have been exhibited at a range of galleries and are also featured in the book ‘A History of Birds in the Derwent Valley’ by local Ornithologist Michael Turner.

Katherine’s runs regular painting workshops from her home studio and at various other venues in the North East. The benefits of painting as a route to mindfulness is a key focus of her own practice and of her teaching.

For details of classes and workshops you can sign up to regular updates here.