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Unconventional in approach . . .
my work is a record of watery washes and calligraphic gesture - made with brush, wedge, knife and writing tools. Water pushed over cotton — rag paper or canvas — lays serendipitous regions for pigment to settle into the terrain of pulp or weave. Interpreted lines of architecture and historical design are recurring components while both the imposition and constraint of the sea are muse and mainstay.
My abstract documentation is non technical, trained only by personal practice, prioritizing expressive preference over efficient production. Creation is slow. My methods uphold in key pillars: A color pallet akin to places and representation of themes of great importance to me; intentionally restricted materials, some created in studio with foraged elements; and a focus on conveying empirical statements of belief, emotion and recollection, named in each piece’s title.
What results is a soft, striking body of work. Finished offerings are understated in broader view and delicate — even intricate — upon close observation. Vivid granulation morphs into land and seascapes unto themselves. Irregular marks pull together the deconstructed components, as if signing a letter of things I wish to commemorate or leave behind.
I present the drawn out, melted down material of story that is sacred to the me and chosen by collectors for bringing into one’s own space with new meaning.
_Kaity
Various styles of Kaity’s work can be found in the spaces of a few local hotels including the AC Hotel Greenville, Hotel Hartness and the Grand Bohemian Lodge.
Kaity is a born and raised Floridian living and in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband Josh and their children. She has returned to painting after a two years on the Florida coast. During her time away, she and her husband both welcomed and buried their fourth child. An experience of both deep grief and gratitude in her first self published book, “To Have Been Thought About.”