Kathy Daywalt
Kathy Daywalt is a watercolor artist captivated by the beauty of the human figure. Color, texture, and pattern fascinate her, and they are the reasons she keeps pushing to the edge of her art.
That edge is where Kathy Daywalt’s watercolor paintings come alive. Her figures, objects, and even landscapes land just left or right of center: not quite dead on, a little quirky, and always evocative. This slight offset draws viewers in and rewards a longer look.
Color drives her work. Kathy is thrilled by bold, saturated hues, yet equally drawn to subtle shifts and nuance, and her paintings often hold both. A vivid moment might sit beside a quiet passage that invites the viewer to look closer and see what is there.
Alongside traditional watercolor, Kathy works in gouache, watercolor crayons, and watercolor pencils. She embraces the give and take of water media. Sometimes she directs the paint, and sometimes the paint takes the lead. Kathy Daywalt is also fascinated by Yupo, a smooth, non-absorbent synthetic surface that lets watercolor pigment flow, pool, and shift in unexpected ways. That ongoing conversation gives her watercolor paintings their spontaneity, energy, and surprise.
Kathy Daywalt’s watercolor figures, objects, and landscapes are exclusively represented by Gallery C in the state of North Carolina.
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Kathy Daywalt is a prolific working artist with 40 years of successful experience in a variety of mediums. Her works have been included in numerous juried exhibitions and one-person shows. These works are in private collections from New York to California.
In 2011 Daywalt began to revisit her original art interest – watercolor. She has been studying the effects of the medium on Yupo, polypropylene plastic, originally used for permanent outdoor signs. Her interest in figures and beautifully patterned compositions is evident in these new works. More importantly, her long experience with linocut printmaking has carried over to this new endeavor as she employs artist-made linocut stamps as well as found objects to create her richly textured, patterned paintings.
In 2014, Kathy Daywalt worked with the Linda Jones Enterprises in celebration of the 75th Anniversary Edition of the digitally re-mastered and 3-D version of Warner Brothers “The Wizard of Oz”. A selection of her paintings were featured at the premier of the film at TCL Chinese Theater (formerly Grauman’s Chinese) and were sent to the three Chuck Jones Galleries as part of the celebration.
Kathy Daywalt began following her calling as a child. Working full time while being a wife and mother, she continued to make time for art. Daywalt graduated Suma Cum Laude from Anne Arundel Community College with an AA Degree in Fine Art in 1995 and has continued in serious study with a variety of successful, professional artists. She is a Signature Member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, and a member of Maryland Federation of Art as well as Baltimore Creative Alliance. She is represented at Main Street Gallery, Annapolis, MD; Benfield Gallery, Severna Park, MD; Artist at Work, Stevensville, MD; Biblion, Lewes DE; Bishop’s Stock Fine Art, Snow Hill, MD; Gallery C, Raleigh, NC; and Chuck Jones Galleries of Santa Fe, NM, and Costa Mesa and San Diego, CA. Her works are listed with Artspan.com, a search sight for art collectors.
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