Kathy Brown

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artist statement

My paintings emerge from my experience of the coastline of Nova Scotia and the ocean which almost surrounds this province. Water is a big part of my life. I live on an arm of the ocean. I have sailed rivers, lakes, and the Atlantic coast for over 40 years, often acting as navigator. My purpose in painting is to express the view of ocean, sky and land as experienced by sailors. My works are about voyaging, navigating, weather, waves, ocean racing, and beaches. They often look straightforward and realistic, but unusual viewpoints, big skies and the inclusion of nautical charts are evidence of deeper meaning. I depict elements of the relationship between the ocean, land, weather, charts, and the new electronic navigation systems. To reinforce this depiction, I often incorporate thread or nylon line, and even actual beach materials, as well as the nautical charts.

selected biography

Kathy Brown is a watercolour painter and mixed media artist based in Halifax. Her works express the landscape, and seascape of Nova Scotia from a sailor’s viewpoint. She has had several solo exhibitions, was juried into all of Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s biennial juried exhibitions, has participated in many group exhibitions, and is an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. Three of her works are in the Nova Scotia Art Bank, and a collaborative mixed media work is part of the collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Private collectors in Canada, Great Britain, Sweden, Germany, Bermuda, and the United States own paintings by Brown, and she has completed many commissions. Brown received both Master of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and is also an Associate of the Ontario College of Art.