Kathleen Craig
I drift toward recognizable or almost recognizable imagery, partly because I empathize with people who need words for what they are looking at. Mainly, probably, because I can't help myself. Long ago I wanted to be a fiction writer, because I liked to read novels, but I failed at writing fiction because I couldn't seem to invent anything, or believe in it when I did. No more can I make things up when painting. Everything I paint has to be real, both in terms of physical seeing and in genuineness of my own perceptions, nature, and abilities.
My first paintings were still lifes of cardboard milk cartons. They were easy to draw and quiet enough to save me from having to deal with color, which terrified me. Also it made sense to me to try to bring beauty to boring, everyday objects. I believed I couldn't supply much value added to a rose or a sunset. I took Giorgio Morandi as my model, at first because he, too, painted boring objects in subdued colors.
My first paintings were still lifes of cardboard milk cartons. They were easy to draw and quiet enough to save me from having to deal with color, which terrified me. Also it made sense to me to try to bring beauty to boring, everyday objects. I believed I couldn't supply much value added to a rose or a sunset. I took Giorgio Morandi as my model, at first because he, too, painted boring objects in subdued colors.
Kathleen Craig Resume

Blackbird, Cupcakes, Goldfinch, oil on canvas, 25" x 30" Available

Blocks for Emma. And a Pony, oil on canvas, 31" x 35" Available

Boat, Houses, Rolling Tea Cart, oil on canvas, 31" x 40" Available

Dog on Orange Couch, oil on canvas, 22" x 28" SOLD

Grappling, oil on canvas, 12" x 6" Available

Green Shoes, oil on canvas, 18" x 58" Available

Kabuki, oil, 18" x 18" Available

Mainly in My Head, oil on canvas, 30" x 40" Available

Manicure 2, oil on linen, 30" x 36" Available

Oasis with Donuts, oil on canvas, 30" x 30" Available

Pet Crow, oil on canvas, 28" x 24" Available

Purple Floor Still Life, oil on linen, 18" x 14" Available

Red Devils Food, oil on linen, 36" x 30" Available

Still Life with Crows, oil, 20" x 20" Available

Summer in Virginia, oil, 12" x 12" Available

Turning, oil on canvas, 11" x 17" Available

Lemonade and Cupcakes, oil on linen, 28" x 24" Available

Flower Arranging, oil on canvas, 20" x 16" Available

Blackbird, Cupcakes, Goldfinch, oil on canvas, 25" x 30" Available

Blocks for Emma. And a Pony, oil on canvas, 31" x 35" Available

Boat, Houses, Rolling Tea Cart, oil on canvas, 31" x 40" Available

Dog on Orange Couch, oil on canvas, 22" x 28" SOLD

Grappling, oil on canvas, 12" x 6" Available

Green Shoes, oil on canvas, 18" x 58" Available

Kabuki, oil, 18" x 18" Available

Mainly in My Head, oil on canvas, 30" x 40" Available

Manicure 2, oil on linen, 30" x 36" Available

Oasis with Donuts, oil on canvas, 30" x 30" Available

Pet Crow, oil on canvas, 28" x 24" Available

Purple Floor Still Life, oil on linen, 18" x 14" Available

Red Devils Food, oil on linen, 36" x 30" Available

Still Life with Crows, oil, 20" x 20" Available

Summer in Virginia, oil, 12" x 12" Available

Turning, oil on canvas, 11" x 17" Available

Lemonade and Cupcakes, oil on linen, 28" x 24" Available

Flower Arranging, oil on canvas, 20" x 16" Available



Can't Resist Fruit, oil on canvas, 30" x 30" Available
Cave, oil on canvas, 26" x 20" Available

Dog with White Ears, oil on canvas, 13" x 17" SOLD

Fruit on Orange Box, oil on canvas, 24" x 24" SOLD

Dog with White Ears, oil on canvas, 13" x 17" SOLD

Fruit on Orange Box, oil on canvas, 24" x 24" SOLD