Reception
June 2, 2023, from 6-8 pm.
Wine and other refreshments will be served.
As the “Featured Artist” for the month of June, I was inspired to show different artwork from the past by bringing my interests in subject matter from paintings that I had done 10-20 years ago to the most recent of Botanicals and Florals. My certification as “Botanical Watercolorist and Illustrator” completed in 2015 through Morton Arboretum’s program brought me to a period of painting flowers only and as the central focal point of the finished piece. However, I recently tried something new by incorporating flowers into landscapes which goes back to my roots of painting mountain scenes in Colorado which I am now calling, “New Beginnings”.
Meet Kathi at the artist reception ion June 2, 2023, from 6-8 pm. View the exhibit during Gallery 200 hours during the month of June.
Kathi Kuchler – Artist Bio
I began painting at the age of 14 in oils and then turned to watercolors because I love the fact that I can take my small round paint palette wherever I go. I received my certification in 2015 as a Botanical Watercolorist and Illustrator through the Morton Arboretum, Lisle IL. It was in my classes at the Arboretum that I started drawing with pen and ink and colored pencils. I also started working in water soluble oils and love enlarging flowers on large canvasses. I also make jewelry by inserting miniature prints of my paintings into cabochon pendants, embellishing and adding vintage-like charms. I have also discovered that I love making upcyclied silk scarves with Wool Felting.
Certification and Recognition:
Botanical Watercolor and Illustrator, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL;
Publications:
World Wide Art Magazine, #4 & #5, 2020-21, https://wwab.us/wwa-magazine-4/ – pages 81-81
Fox Valley Art Beat
Businesses:
Kathi Kuchler – Artist (self-employed), Batavia, IL
https://www.facebook.com/Kathi-Kuchler-Artist-276076655856717/ Instructor/teacher,
Gallery 200, and/or Wine and Paint-out Events
Kathi’s Kreations at Bee Attitudes
Memberships:
Gallery 200 (West Chicago), Natures Artist Guild (Morton Arboretum),
DuPage Art League (Wheaton), Fine Line Art Center and Gallery (St. Charles), Greater
Geneva Art Guild (Geneva), Water Street Studio (Batavia), St. Charles Arts Council (St.
Charles)
Regular Art Shows and Displays:
Gallery 200 (West Chicago)
Natures Artist Guild shows, DuPage Art League,
Norris Cultural Arts Ctr., St, Charles Arts Council,
Fine Line Art Center and Gallery;
Batavia Public Library,
Greater Geneva Studio Tour, West
Chicago Public Library,
Water Street Studio,
Fermilab Employees’ Art Show and Virtual Exhibits
Juried Shows:
Natures Artist Guild Bi-Annual Shows at Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL;
Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL; Fine Line, St. Charles, IL;
See-Me Gallery, New York NY,
St, Charles Arts Council, Watercolor and Vicinity Shows)
Websites:
http://kathikuchlerart.artspan.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kathi-Kuchler-Artist/276076655856717