• Aug. 1 - Aug. 31, 2006

An exhibition of paintings, both oil and water colours, of Trinity and surrounding communities.

Kathleen was born in St. John's, where she still resides. The Newfoundland land and seascapes never fail to inspire her.

"I love to paint. I love to look at paintings. I love to talk about painting. To me it is a delight to sit on a rock and try to translate the scene before me and my emotions about it into two dimensions.

Paints themselves, fat tubes of delicious colour that promise a masterpiece, brushes and pencils, paper and canvas, call me and invite me to buy. A visit to an art supply store is hazardous to my credit card. I always come away with something.

The very act of painting itself inspires me. The application of thick, juicy paint to canvas or the splash of brilliant watercolour onto white paper exhilarates me. Their excitement never fails.

Painting in Newfoundland is always a joyful adventure. The rich colours, the varied skies, the cruel rocks and dark cliffs challenge and charm. You could stay in one place forever and never lack for subjects. Above all, the settlements hidden in coves and inlets, their houses dominated by the spires of their white churches call me. Their summer beauty, overgrown by roses and dogberries belies the past reality of hardship and suffering.

I think my paintings are about love. Love of a place, love of a history and love of the act of painting itself."

Kathleen Knowling

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