About the Artist

                 Kathryn B. Gray

Traditional Oil Paintings in the Impressionist Style

 Kathryn has studied art and design throughout her adult

life. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Art and Design from the University of Kentucky. Having had a career in interior design for over 25 years, she now paints and teaches oil painting full time in her Louisville, Kentucky studio. Kathryn has studied with many of the master painters of our time. She has received numerous awards and participated in many art shows throughout the region.  She enjoys painting the beauty of the simple things in everyday life, and especially loves painting children at play, animals, landscapes and flowers. Her work is known for its vibrant use of color and her painterly brushwork. 

Media –

            Kathryn works in both oil and acrylic paint on canvas.

Style -

            Thick, fluid brushstrokes and strong color are key ingredients within Kathryn’s work. Her paintings are created in a  loose, impressionist style, applying the paint generously.

Focus  -

                  The underlying theme of Kathryn’s work is the beauty found in the simplicity of the things that surround us in our everyday life; children at play, flowers from the garden, pets, farm animals, nature and a simple still life.

Education –

                  Bachelor of Art and Design, the University of Kentucky

                 Professional Member ASID

                  Schrodt Art Studio, Louisville, KY 1975 -1995

   Special Workshops with Renowned Artists:

                 John Michael Carter Workshop, Louisville, KY

                  Michael Shane Neal Workshop, Nashville, TN

                  Craig Nelson Workshop, San Francisco, CA

                  Nancy Seamons Crookston Workshop, Scottsdale, AZ

                  Johanna Harmon Workshop, Boston, MA

                 Daniel Gerhartz Workshop, New Harmony, IN

                 Susan Lyon Workshop, New Harmony, IN

                 Dreama Tolle Perry Workshop, Lexington, KY

                 Qiang Huang Workshop, Carmel, IN 

Awards and Honors:

                  Multiple Ribbons Kentucky State Fair

                  Multiple Awards Louisville Woman’s Club Show

                 Second Place Red Ribbon, Louisville Woman's Club Annual Art Show, 2013

                 Awarded Best Horse in a Landscape Genre, Gallery M, Louisville, KY

                  Member Oil Painters of America

                  Member Portrait Society of America

                 Member American Women Artists

  Member National Oil And Acrylic Painters