“I perhaps owe becoming a painter to flowers” - Claude Monet
Kathleen Warren
is inspired primarily by florals, crafting her own arrangements that often serve as subjects for her oil and watercolor paintings.
She loves to capture bold and beautiful colors amidst interesting shapes of shadows as sunlight passes through. Her product is what she wants an observer to see. She calls it “impressionistic realism.”
Landscapes, waterscapes, wildlife and architecture also call to her, capturing images for herself and others to cherish.
Kathy’s education as an artist has been developed through workshops in Rochester, NY and Charleston, SC. She started selling her paintings as a member of a cooperative gallery in Pittsford, NY in January of 2023.
Her favorite artist is Richard Schmidt, though she is also drawn to the works of Judy Soprano, Pat Rohrer, George Van Hook, Mary Whyte, Kyle Stuckey, Kelli Folsom and Elizabeth Robbins.
South Carolina, May 2025
Eyes on Roseate Spoonbill
20 x 16” oil on birch gessoed panel
Spoonbills are large wading birds often seen in groups on Dewees Island.
Silver Floating Frame: 21.75 x 17.5”
Railroad Lantern
11 x 14” oil on Centurion LX linen panel
This lantern came from my grandmother’s basement. Her house was built in 1930. We gave it a new wick and liquid fuel and lit it last Christmas for family. It burned too black to leave it lit for long but it is fun to imagine when it was needed for night visibility in the early 1900s.
One Cana is All You Need
11 x 14” oil on linen panel
Framed: 13 x 16”
Three of a Kind
13.5 x 13.5” masked watercolor wash and palette knife
Grandma’s Brass Pot
11 x 14” oil on Centurion linen panel
Framed: 17 x 20”
Grandma Farrell had this brass pot in her living room. The pot has one charming dent. With fruit, it appears as a classical artist’s frequent subject.
Fairport Garage
16 x 20” oil on birch panel
Such an interesting shape for a garage. I’ve always loved the weathered look.
Framed: 23 x 27”
Yellow on Blue
9 x 12” oil on panel
Gold Floater Frame
Can a Cormorant Read?
10 x 10” oil on birch panel
Framed: 23 x 27”
Daniel Island Bridge
11 x 14” oil
Boats docked onto piers at dusk, making the water appear lavender. Tall piers reflect on the calm water.
Taking a Peek
18 x 24” oil
This deep brick arch sits alongside an entry to a Charleston home used in a decorator show house. The window is seen from one house into the adjacent house. What would they be thinking of all the folks visiting the show house?
Tulips in a Glass Vase
9 x 12” oil on gessoboard.
Framed: 11.5 x 14.25”
Framed: 13 x 16”
Roses and Ranunculus
16 x 20” oil on basswood panel
Framed: 18.25 x 22”
This arrangement sitys in front of windows with the light passing through the vase, illuminating the water and stems.
Late Afternoon on Marion Square
20 x 16” oil on centurion linen panel.
Framed: 21.5 x 17.5”
This is a famous corner in Charleston, SC at Marion Square. It was late afternoon on a winter day where the sun was hitting only the buildings on the left side of the road. The church spire was particularly striking.