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Kathleen Van Lieu

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I call my style abstract realism. Realism because the observable subject is the physical source for what is present; abstraction to convey what is not physical. Changing light, wind, tricks of the eye cause perspective to advance and recede. Humidity, the season, all is change. A little abstraction helps.

I work in my studio, sometimes starting with reference photos, sometimes starting with a remembered image. It all changes after the first realistic layer. Paintings I like best happen when I get courageous and “have at it”. Scraping, layering, wiping out, drawing and dripping, seeking the hidden quality of what was evocative in the first place. 

  • Neale Woods Winter

    10x10

    oil

    2020

    Neal Woods 10x10 Neal Woods 10x10
    Neal Woods 10x10
  • Millard

    36x30

    oil

    2020

    Millard Ave 30x40 Millard Ave 30x40
    Millard Ave 30x40
  • Marsh Goldenrod

    12x9

    oil

    2017

    Marsh 9x12 Marsh 9x12
    Marsh 9x12
  • Holly Farm

    18x14

    oil

    2018

    Holly Farm 14x18 Holly Farm 14x18
    Holly Farm 14x18
  • Ice at Niobrara

    14x11

    oil

    2020

    Niobrara 11x14 Niobrara 11x14
    Niobrara 11x14
  • Autumn Moors

    10x10

    oil

    2019

    Autumn Moors 10x10 Autumn Moors 10x10
    Autumn Moors 10x10
  • Spring Storm

    24x26

    oil

    2020

    Gathering Storm 26x24 Gathering Storm 26x24
    Gathering Storm 26x24
  • Spring on Lake

    10x10

    oil

    2020

    Spring on Lake 10x10 Spring on Lake 10x10
    Spring on Lake 10x10
  • Red Sunset on Grass

    8x8

    oil

    2018

    Sun Fire 8x8 Sun Fire 8x8
    Sun Fire 8x8
  • Spring Grassland

    40x30

    oil

    2020

    Spring Grassland 40x30 oil 2020 Spring Grassland 40x30 oil 2020
    Spring Grassland 40x30 oil 2020
  • Madaket Marsh

    10x10

    oil

    2018

    Madaket Marsh 10x10 oil 2018 Madaket Marsh 10x10 oil 2018
    Madaket Marsh 10x10 oil 2018
  • Ice at Fontenelle

    36x30

    oil

    Fontenelle 36x30 Fontenelle 36x30
    Fontenelle 36x30

Neale Woods Winter

10x10

oil

2020

Millard

36x30

oil

2020

Marsh Goldenrod

12x9

oil

2017

Holly Farm

18x14

oil

2018

Ice at Niobrara

14x11

oil

2020

Autumn Moors

10x10

oil

2019

Spring Storm

24x26

oil

2020

Spring on Lake

10x10

oil

2020

Red Sunset on Grass

8x8

oil

2018

Spring Grassland

40x30

oil

2020

Madaket Marsh

10x10

oil

2018

Ice at Fontenelle

36x30

oil

  • Neal Woods 10x10
  • Millard Ave 30x40
  • Marsh 9x12
  • Holly Farm 14x18
  • Niobrara 11x14
  • Autumn Moors 10x10
  • Gathering Storm 26x24
  • Spring on Lake 10x10
  • Sun Fire 8x8
  • Spring Grassland 40x30 oil 2020
  • Madaket Marsh 10x10 oil 2018
  • Fontenelle 36x30
    • Neal Woods 10x10
    • Millard Ave 30x40
    • Marsh 9x12
    • Holly Farm 14x18
    • Niobrara 11x14
    • Autumn Moors 10x10
    • Gathering Storm 26x24
    • Spring on Lake 10x10
    • Sun Fire 8x8
    • Spring Grassland 40x30 oil 2020
    • Madaket Marsh 10x10 oil 2018
    • Fontenelle 36x30

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