The vision that Kathy Anderson conveys with every brushstroke derives from a lifetime of intimate contact with nature. Along with her passion for and interconnectedness with the natural world, she is also an avid gardener and spends many pleasurable hours close to the flowers she paints so magnificently. This close contact with her favorite subject provides her with not only a structural knowledge of flowers, but a true love for the varied plants, dirt and detritus of a natural, healthy garden. In 2001 Kathy was invited to join a group of painters under the tutelage of the renowned artist, Richard Schmid. This opportunity renewed and revitalized her work and began a period of intense focus and rapid growth. Painting for these last 10 years with Schmid, his wife Nancy Guzik, and the group which has become known as the Putney Painters has provided invaluable support and inspiration. Kathy believes in painting from life whenever possible and carries her paints on her frequent travels. While she believes that a well trained artist is able to paint anything skillfully, she has found that the intensity and emotion in her painting flows from her love of her subjects, whether still life, garden, figure, or the intimate landscape. Kathy says, "I view the world with a painter's eye, finding paintings in all of my everyday experiences and travels." ARTIST'S STATEMENT: "My passion for painting is rooted in my garden. I strive to translate my excitement about the experience of growth, light, and translucent colors from the earth to my canvas. Nature has always spoken to me whether it is the rushing of a waterfall or the burst of new green in the spring. I am awed by the beauty around me and I love to share my vision through my paintings." AFFILIATIONS National Arts Club, New York, NY, Exhibiting Artist Membre, Painting selected for Permanent Collection Salamagundi Club, New York, NY, Exhibiting Artist Member Oil Painters of America, Signature Member Allied Artists of America, Signature Member Connecticut Watercolor Society, Signature Member Putney Painters, Putney, VT, Charter member Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters RECENT AWARDS 2015 Gamblin Oil Award for Landscape, Salmagundi Club 131st Members Show 2014 Sylvia Glessman Floral Show, Best in Show, Salmagundi Club, New York City Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Best Signature Member Award of Excellence 2013 Salmagundi Club, John N. Lewis Memorial Award, Top Award Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Impressionist Award of Excellence Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Finalist Landscape Category 2012 Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Finalist, Finalist Animal CategoryWestern Art Collector Award of Excellence, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters Paint Out and Show, Jackson Hole, WY Salmagundi Club, President's Award, Summer Show Jury's Top 50, Salon International 2012, International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Greenhouse Gallery National Arts Club members Show, House of Hydenryk Award Salmagundi Club, Herbert L. & R. Harmer Smith SCNY Award 2011 National Arts Club Members Show, President's Award 2010 American Art Invitational, Saks Galleries, Southwest Art Magazine Award of Excellence Alden Bryan Memorial Price (1st Prize), Salmagundi Club, Summer Show Fine Art Views Online Exhibition, 1st Prize RayMar Art Competition, July Finalist 2009 Bayonet Farm Annual Plen Air Competition, 1st Prize 2007 National Arts Club, Portrait Award, EAM Show 2006 Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, John Manship Landscape Award International Artist Magazine Floral and Garden Competition, Finalist