Artist Statement

"Hurricane Warning" by Kathryn Kages

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As Hurricane Matthew approached the South Carolina coast in early October 2016, before I evacuated from Fripp Island, I couldn’t help but take pictures of the deep, changing sky and the powerful surf. For this painting, I wanted to communicate the power, the drama and the extremes of an impending storm through deep colors and strong marks.

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"Sunset at Skull Creek" by Kathryn Kages

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Because the South Carolina barrier islands run northeast by southwest, both extraordinary sunrises, sunsets, moonrises and galaxy risings are a daily occurrence. In this painting, the light of one of those sunsets covered all it touched with orange, peach, blue, violet, with the softly lapping water reflecting the magic.