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About Kay Barnes
Kay Barnes has been on a quest for artistic expression most of her life. Her first creative statements were in clay sculpture and textiles, later speaking through oils and acrylics. In 1982, she discovered her true passion and voice in watercolor.
Over the years of perfecting her craft Kay has lived in several different regions of the country, affording her the opportunity to study and paint with many noteworthy artists, among them: Jane Burnham, Joesph Boler, Skip Lawrence, Christopher Schink, Maxine Masterfield and Tom Nicholas. Her art, while influenced by various artists and regional flavors, remains unique.
Kay is a signature member of the California Watercolor Society. She is past president of the Eastside Association of the Fine Arts, and a member of the Northwest Watercolor Society. Having exhibited widely, her works hang in many corporate and private collections.
Teaching, demonstrations and lectures around the Puget Sound at Cascadia Community College, Daniel Smith Artists Materials, University of Washington Women's Center and the Bellevue Art Museum provide Kay another way to share her love of watercolor. Expanding her teaching to include international workshop experiences for her students in 2002 she led a two week workshop in Todi, Italy through the International School of Art in Umbria, Italy. With private and semi-private lessons in her beautiful studio located in Woodinville, Wadshington weekly classes and intermittent workshops, she inspires people to find their own expressions in art in the words of one student. True master that she is , Kay projects the attitude not of 'be all you can be', but rather 'be all you already are'."
In the last few years, many of Kays' paintings have been commissioned pieces. She loves the challenge of employing a patron's prescribed colors to create an artistic focal point harmony with its surroundings. Whether it's a seiries to grace the walls of villas in Antigua or a pair of over sized paintings for the entrance of a new Nordstrtom store, Kays' paintings combine creative expressions with great empathy.
Kay has also produced a brilliant series of limited edition prints as well original works. With this extensive range of art, from gentle colors evoking memories of summer evenings on the porch, to gorgeous abstracts, capturing the intriguing movement of water through rocky stream beds, we are confident you will be blessed by the rich gifts of master artist, Kay Barnes.
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