Kathryn Tatum

KATHRYN TATUM

ARTIST STATEMENT ON 'ABOVE TREE LINE' ART

As a long-time resident of Telluride, Colorado and Taos, New Mexico, Kathryn's  interests are rooted in a relationship with mountains and expressed as contemporary MOUNTAIN PAINTINGS.  Her large scale paintings feature magnificent views and rock formations seen from high elevation ski resorts throughout the western USA.  Her technique, "East Meets West", is a fusion of asian materials and philosophies with modern western paints and applications.  Each painting starts as a Sumi Ink drawing on rice paper, then it is mounted to canvas and finished with acrylic paints and interference metallic colors. These high elevation paintings capture the unique light found above tree line and are multidimensional and light reflective.

ARTIST STATEMENT ON NEW MEDIA ART

I describe my light illuminated paintings as NEW MEDIA FINE ART. These paintings are 2 Dimensional and when combined with L.E.D., RGB, Fiber Optic Lighting, an illusion of 3 Dimensional viewing is created.  A painting consists of many translucent layers of images and organic patterns which conceal the art on the proceeding layer.  The interaction of the colored paint and changing L.E.D., RBG colored light exposes one layered image at a time.  Imagine looking at the cosmos thru a high-powered telescope.  Stars, planets and gases all become visible. Journey deeper into cosmic space and new dimensions become possible while opening the imagination to endless possibilities.  Each painting is constantly changing in color, depth and imagery to excite and evoke the viewer. A remote control governs the brightness, color spectrum speed and has an 'one color lock' if desired.  The art is ideal for dimly lit interior spaces, residential, liturgical, spiritual and children's settings

My creative process employs traditional art materials and methods coupled with cutting edge techniques to form a convergence of art and technology.

ARTIST STATEMENT ON POST MODERN LANDSCAPES

Contemporary Modern Mountain Paintings constructed in geometric forms featuring some of the worlds highest peaks. These oil paintings are finished with mica suspended in wax to create a textured surface layer.  Each layer has a reflective, translucent quality to capture the unique light found above tree line.  I call these paintings 'Post Modern Landscapes'.