About the Artist

Katie grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado USA. When she was 18 years old a family friend invited her to go painting outside...and so she was introduced to a new way to explore the world. later the same friend encouraged her to take a workshop given by Don Sahli, a nationally recognized plein air painter, on the third day of the class something clicked and there a love and career in the fine arts began. Don Sahli introduced her to the tradition and heritage of Russian impressionism, to the work of Sahli's teacher Sergei Bongart and to the palette and techniques of the Russian masters. 

Katie began to win awards in local art festivals and then was included in Southwest Art magazine’s section, “21 Young Artists To Collect Now.”  She was featured in the exhibition “Legacy of the Russian Masters” with Filmmaker and painter George Gallo along side her teacher Don Sahli and won the Artist's Choice award for the 9th annual Sedona plein air festival and the Crested Butte Invitational in the open class division. As she grows she has developed and discovered the importance of both the outdoors and the studio. This has enabled her to explore the elements of design, structure and balance in pieces painted from her field studies. Moving to Washington state, she searches for beauty near and far.