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

Kathleen McDermott

Artworks by Kathleen McDermott

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Nocturne in Blue - 8X10 Varnished Acrylic by Kathleen McDermott

Acrylic painting

VALLEY VIEW by Kathleen McDermott

Acrylic painting

WINTER ROAD TO THE GAS WELL by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

Prairie Journey - 8X10 oil (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

Sunset River # 6 - 8X10 oil (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

RIVER COVE SUNDOWN by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

African Violets 9X12 oil by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

FOREST LIGHT by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

Lowcountry Sky - 8X10 oil (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

Lonesome Pine Trail - 7X13 inch framed oil painting (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

Hilltop Trees - 6X8 oil (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

SUNDOWN GLOW by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting