KATHY, AS EVERYONE KNOWS HER, WAS BORN IN NEW JERSEY. DURING HER GROWING YEARS SHE ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR CREATIVITY. SHE WOULD TRY MANY DIFFERENT, ARTISTIC PROJECTS ON HER OWN INITIATIVE.

Reflections

..ALL FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL WERE DEVOTED TO ART CLASSES. KATHY MARRIED YOUNG AND HAD TWO CHILDREN. ONCE THE CHILDREN WERE ON THEIR OWN, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESUME HER STUDY OF ART.

Yellow Hibiscus

..HER STUDIES TOOK PLACE IN NEW JERSEY, FROM 1998-2003 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MARGARET PATTERSON, BA. SHE LEARNED ALL ASPECTS OF ART IN THE FORM OF FAUX WALLS, FURNITURE AND THE LOVE OF PAINTING WITH ACRYLIC. DURING HER TIME IN BOONE, NC, SHE TOOK CLASSES AT "CHEAP JOE'S," UNDER THE DIRECTION OF KATHY FUTRAL, BA AND TEACHER AT SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. KATHY FUTRAL IS A WELL ARTIST BOTH IN BOONE, NC AND AVON PARK, FLORIDA. FURTHER STUDIES WERE ALSO AT THE VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART, IN FLORIDA. IT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD, 2007-2008 THAT KATHY SWITCHED TO OIL PAINTING AND LOVES THE DEPTH OF COLOR THIS MEDIUM ALLOWS HER.

Reflective Beauties

SHE HAS A GREAT LOVE

FOR PAINTING LANDSCAPES AND FLORAL.

Gardens

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