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Kathleen McDermott

Joined Artfinder: July 2017

Artworks for sale: 258

(9)

United States

About Kathleen McDermott

 
 
  • Biography

    I grew up on a back road dairy farm in far Western New York and I have been drawing and painting since I was a child. I am self-taught in that I never had the opportunity to take art classes beyond high school. After my children were grown and on their own, I found much more time to dedicate to my art obsession and took up my paint brushes in earnest again in 1999. I was represented in several Myrtle Beach SC area galleries over the 19 years we lived there, and we moved across the state of South Carolina to Rock Hill SC in December 2016.

    I sign my paintings with my maiden name in honor of the child in me who still keeps the delightful dream of being an artist alive. I was juried in for membership in Oil Painters of America in the Spring of 2018.

    I am a nature enthusiast and amateur birder, and hiking the woods is one of my favorite activities, especially when the sun is shining and I have my Nikon camera with me.   I do my best to capture nature's amazing beauty in my paintings.  It is how I say "Look, isn't that beautiful?"  I welcome your comments.

    If you see a painting you especially like which is already sold, I gladly do commissions of similar paintings at similar size and price points.

    AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS

    Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Juried Shows - 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010

    Art Nouveau Gallery's " A Tribute to Women Juried show - Third Place Award

    Horry County Cultural Council Arts Grant - 2008

    Winner of County Arts Grant Project for C.B. Berry Memorial Center at Vereen Gardens, Little River, SC

    South Carolina Artist in Residence Program - Oconee State Park, October 2015

    Membership in Oil Painters of America
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  • Education

    1963 - present

    Self Taught

  • Awards

    2015

    South Carolina Artist in Residence


    I was awarded a spot in South Carolina State Park's Artist in Residence program for the 2015 calendar year. I spent a few beautiful October days at Oconee State Park in the Great Smokey Mountains taking photos and making field sketches for future paintings. My painting "Afternoon Shadows at Oconee State Park" was donated to South Carolina State Parks as part of their Artist in Residence program. You can see this shady forest landscape in the SOLD WORKS section of my website at www.kmcdermottart.com.

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    2010

    Horry County Arts Council Grant

    I applied for and was awarded a county arts grant in the amount of $800 to purchase art supplies (mainly professional quality Windsor & Newton oil paints) by Horry County South Carolina's Arts Council back in 2010. I produced two very large three section landscape paintings of scenes based on photos I took in Vereen Gardens - an Horry County public park in Little River, SC. (I continue to use those lush oil paints to this day.) Per conditions of accepting the grant, I donated one of big paintings to Horry County for display in the their new Berry Memorial Center building which was built at the entrance to Vereen Gardens. Both paintings produced as part of the Horry County Arts Council grant can be seen on line at www.kmcdermottart.com.
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Links

Like me on Facebook

Follow me on Pinterest

Follow me on Instagram

Visit my website

Education

1963 - present

Self Taught

Awards

2015

South Carolina Artist in Residence


I was awarded a spot in South Carolina State Park's Artist in Residence program for the 2015 calendar year. I spent a few beautiful October days at Oconee State Park in the Great Smokey Mountains taking photos and making field sketches for future paintings. My painting "Afternoon Shadows at Oconee State Park" was donated to South Carolina State Parks as part of their Artist in Residence program. You can see this shady forest landscape in the SOLD WORKS section of my website at www.kmcdermottart.com.

Show more awards Hide

2010

Horry County Arts Council Grant

I applied for and was awarded a county arts grant in the amount of $800 to purchase art supplies (mainly professional quality Windsor & Newton oil paints) by Horry County South Carolina's Arts Council back in 2010. I produced two very large three section landscape paintings of scenes based on photos I took in Vereen Gardens - an Horry County public park in Little River, SC. (I continue to use those lush oil paints to this day.) Per conditions of accepting the grant, I donated one of big paintings to Horry County for display in the their new Berry Memorial Center building which was built at the entrance to Vereen Gardens. Both paintings produced as part of the Horry County Arts Council grant can be seen on line at www.kmcdermottart.com.

There are no upcoming events

 

Biography

I grew up on a back road dairy farm in far Western New York and I have been drawing and painting since I was a child. I am self-taught in that I never had the opportunity to take art classes beyond high school. After my children were grown and on their own, I found much more time to dedicate to my art obsession and took up my paint brushes in earnest again in 1999. I was represented in several Myrtle Beach SC area galleries over the 19 years we lived there, and we moved across the state of South Carolina to Rock Hill SC in December 2016.

I sign my paintings with my maiden name in honor of the child in me who still keeps the delightful dream of being an artist alive. I was juried in for membership in Oil Painters of America in the Spring of 2018.

I am a nature enthusiast and amateur birder, and hiking the woods is one of my favorite activities, especially when the sun is shining and I have my Nikon camera with me.   I do my best to capture nature's amazing beauty in my paintings.  It is how I say "Look, isn't that beautiful?"  I welcome your comments.

If you see a painting you especially like which is already sold, I gladly do commissions of similar paintings at similar size and price points.

AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS

Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Juried Shows - 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010

Art Nouveau Gallery's " A Tribute to Women Juried show - Third Place Award

Horry County Cultural Council Arts Grant - 2008

Winner of County Arts Grant Project for C.B. Berry Memorial Center at Vereen Gardens, Little River, SC

South Carolina Artist in Residence Program - Oconee State Park, October 2015

Membership in Oil Painters of America