W-9: “Landscape Painting - Realistic or Impressionistic” by Kathleen Best Gillmann - Double Month Feature
Award-winning artist Kathleen Best Gillmann specializes in landscape paintings often featuring reflective water and brilliant or subtle skies. Following a winter trip to Israel earlier this year where the weather was constantly changing and often rainy, she selected the exhibit title “There Was Evening, there was Morning.” The paintings and pastels in this exhibit will bring together Ms. Gillmann’s love of light and shadow, and the colors reflected and refracted by water at ground level and above. A native of New England, Ms. Gillmann grew up exploring and observing the natural world with close attention and delight. The mercurial qualities of weather, sunlight, and water to this day continue to stimulate her imagination and inspire her artwork.
Almost two decades ago early in her career as a painter, she focused on honing her skills with acrylic paint and pastel. More recently, she has re-introduced oil paint to her repertoire – a medium she first used in high school and college. To keep growing as an artist, she trusts the value of working in several media (wet and dry) and the cross-pollination that may result. Ms. Gillmann shares “My goal is to embody my sense of wonder in our natural world through my paintings. It is my pleasure to share a bit of this awe-inspiring world with you.”
To see more of Ms. Gillmann’s work, visit the Workhouse Arts Center (Arches Gallery, and during July and August Studio 512), Lorton, VA. View her work online at www.VeryBestFineArt.com or on Facebook at “Kathleen Best Gillmann – Very Best Fine Art.”
Show Dates: August 12 - October 1
Receptions: August 12 & September 9, 6 pm - 9 pm