Our artist…
Katherine Milns (BA Hons) works from her studio above Brevon Art Gallery in Doncaster. She studied Fine Art at Liverpool Art School and specialised in painting.
Painting
I paint because I love painting. I draw because I love drawing. Art has consumed me from an early age. I get lost. I forget my worries. It is the process that is important to me. Painting is therapy, expression and ambiguity. Sometimes I express my feelings in my paintings. Other times I hide my feelings in my paintings. Sometimes my paintings bare my soul. Occasionally they merely represent.
I paint in oils and in watercolour. I use printing techniques and mixed media. There are many media for many purposes and enough to suit my moods. I find photography useful in my work.
I have recently painted New York City. New York City is a place of inspiration and excitement; dreams; aspirations; ambition; fulfilment and desire. It is everything you want it to be. I enjoyed painting New York: the process; the subject; the evocation and the memories it expressed. I hope that people can enjoy my paintings as I have enjoyed painting them.
Teaching
Katherine’s teaching is inspirational. She encourages the artist in everyone. Having previously worked for Doncaster Art College, she has an educational approach to learning to paint and draw. She encourages beginners and advanced artists to explore every media and find out what works best for them as individuals. New students soon increase in confidence through the variety in their studies with Katherine. More experienced artists often feel refreshed and re-inspired. She teaches at her class in Doncaster and with individual clients around the South Yorkshire area. She also works with Brevon Art Gallery doing workshops and regular Life Drawing classes.
Exhibitions
She has exhibited in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Stans, Switzerland and throughout the north of England. She sells to art collectors in Europe, South Africa, North America and throughout Britain.
