Kathie Bird is an award-winning Saskatchewan artist and writer sharing beauty, meaning and spirit.
That is what I speak about with my art; reflections of a rich myriad of those "ahh" moments. I enjoy playing with a variety of mediums, including oil, watercolor, photography, digital art, and stained glass.
The Art
Throughout my artistic career, Impressionism has always influenced my approach. Its rapid execution, expression, and qualities of light weaves through each exploration I have taken through a variety of mediums. I learned to paint rapidly and decisively while depicting singular moments in my social, natural, or inner environments. I explored many different mediums to support my growth to working more intuitively.
I have since added another approach which has taken a much different track. I use fluid acrylics mixed with large amounts of fluid gloss varnish, either pouring paint or applying premixed pigment with a glass dropper, rather than a brush. An avid photographer and digital artist, some of my pieces hold inlaid sections of photographs or are based on my digitally altered photos. Repeated applications of dropped paint over sometimes minute areas produces a unique texture – highly touchable and durable, catching variances of light in changing patterns. Rather than working quickly, each piece is an exercise in patience as the process takes weeks of work to obtain completion, but still retaining a fresh impressionistic quality.
The Artist
Born and raised in Prince Albert, Sask. I am fascinated with the complexities of people, awed by nature, and very aware of the energies of my inner and outer experiences.
Creating art since childhood, my pieces are distributed to individuals and companies spanning North America and other continents. I am a long active member of Prince Albert’s Kyla Art Group, CARFAC, and a signature member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters. I am also a writer, poet, photographer, and self-employed as a registered mental health therapist.
I often combine my art and social/psychology backgrounds to offer workshops in creativity, skills, and art for inner healing. I have worked on numerous special projects such as functioning as Artist-in Residence with the University of Regina Social Work Program, creating a collection of portraits and stories of people who identify as ‘marginalized.’ My goal in everything that I do is to foster positive inspiration and self-recognition in others.
Prints
Click on this page to view fine art quality cards and reproductions that are currently available.
All cards are $5.00 each or $40 for a pack of ten. Envelopes are included.
See something else you would like? You may request a special order of minimum 25 cards or any art piece as a print on paper, canvas, or other supports.
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