Kathy Anderson

A Passion for Painting

“My passion for painting is rooted in my garden. I strive to translate my excitement about the experience of growth, light, and translucent colors from the earth to my canvas. Nature has always spoken to me whether it is the rushing of a waterfall or the burst of new green in the Spring. I am awed by the beauty around me and I love to share my vision through my paintings.”

In 2001 Kathy was invited to join a group of painters under the tutelage of the renowned artist, Richard Schmid. This opportunity renewed and revitalized her work and began a period of intense focus and rapid growth. Painting with Schmid, his wife Nancy Guzik, and the group which has become known as the Putney Painters has provided invaluable support and inspiration.

The vision that she bestows on us with every brush stroke comes from a lifetime of intimate contact with nature. Along with her passion for nature and the interconnectedness of the natural world she is also an avid gardener and spends many pleasurable hours close to the flowers that she paints so magnificently. This close contact with her favorite subject provides her with not just a structural knowledge of flowers but a true love for the flowers, weeds, dirt and detritus of a natural, healthy garden.

Kathy believes in painting from life whenever possible and carries her paints on her frequent travels. While she believes that a well trained artist is able to paint anything skillfully, she has found that the intensity and emotion in her painting flows from her love of her subjects, whether still life, garden, figure, or the intimate landscape.
Kathy says, “I view the world with a painter’s eye, finding paintings in all of my everyday experiences and travels.”

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KA-Live Demo: Spring Flowers 2026 -with addenda 1 & 2
2:22:39
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Join Kathy as she gives us some much welcome relief from the winter blues and fills us with the joy of painting spring flowers. Watch as Kathy sets up her floral still life, blocks out the initial painting, demonstrates how to wash in a warm ...

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KA-Live Demo: Spring Flowers 2026 -with addenda 1 & 2
2:22:39
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Join Kathy as she gives us some much welcome relief from the winter blues and fills us with the joy of painting spring flowers. Watch as Kathy sets up her floral still life, blocks out the initial painting, demonstrates how to wash in a warm ...
KA-Live Demo: Welcome Spring: Painting Spring Flowers
2:01:42
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Kathy will set up a live still life using daffodils and whatever other spring flowers she can find, and demonstrate how to design and compose a strong block-in, and then, what to do next to bring the painting to a successful finish.
photo of Kathy Anderson's still life demo at Landgrove Inn VT
2:03:26
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Follow along with Kathy as she demonstrates painting a fall floral and pumpkin painting. This is the day one demo of her three day autumn workshop at Landgrove Inn in Vermont.
oil painting by Kathy Anderson
1:58:12
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Kathy will focus on creating a strong block in, with emphasis on avoiding details at this stage of the painting. Too much of a focus on detail too early on can inhibit your ability to create a strong composition. Using vibrant summer flowers to paint ...
Kathy Anderson demo painting
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Kathy will focus on creating a strong block in, with emphasis on avoiding details at this stage of the painting. Too much of a focus on detail too early on can inhibit your ability to create a strong composition. Using fresh spring flowers to paint ...

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Short Demonstrations and Lectures

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KA-Plein Air Tips
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Thoughts about traveling for plein air painting and discussion of a few example plein air paintings I've done. '.
Image of a Kathy Anderson still life
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Join Kathy as she demonstrates how she sets up a beautiful still life in preparation for a painting.
KA-Start of a Realistic Painting from a Photograph
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Although I paint predominately from life, in this painting, a wedding gift to my dear friend of her wedding bouquet, I was forced to use a photo. Here are some tips on how I did it.

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