Riverside Arts Market - Jacksonville, FL

Kathy Stark was born in Jacksonville, Florida where she attended the Bartram School. In 1985 she graduated from Furman University with a BA in Studio Arts, and then attended the University of Florida for post baccalaureate studies.

Following college she traveled for four years in the Southeast working as set designer, art director, and production illustrator for the motion picture industry. After this she worked as a youth director for First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville for 3 years. Switching to part time, artist in residence, she spent 5 years pursuing her fine art career as a painter. Needing a break from her fine art, Stark worked for another five years, painting, sculpting and designing for a company that creates environments for entertainment attractions, museums and zoos.

Five years ago she resumed her full time pursuit as a professional fine artist. Breaking out from her long preferred medium of oils, Stark is exploring watercolors for the first time since college and has a newfound energy and enthusiasm with this medium. Her work has been collected both privately and corporately and has been shown in museums and galleries in Northeast Florida. Kathy resides in Jacksonville.

Artist's Statement:
Even as a child, I remember being keenly aware of and in awe of the world around me, the details of creation, the reflections of light, contrasts of texture, variance of color, the shape and form of my surroundings.

I find that with my art, I am drawn to this, and prefer to paint that which is beautiful in nature. In general, I choose subject matter from which I can create a window to the natural world through which the viewer has a heightened awareness of its beauty. Painting gives me a sense of joy, fun and even suspense.

Giclee prints are available of some of Kathy Stark's work. Log on to http://kathystark.com

Read Kathy’s "A Painting a Day" blog: http://kathystark.blogspot.com

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