About Me
Kate Osborne.
blog: http://kateosborne.wordpress.com/
I studied textile design at Northbrook College in Worthing from 1972 to
1976 and, following this, worked for two London textile studios as a floral designer. In 1979 I went to live in Los Angeles where I freelanced, doing production ready artwork for various manufacturers.
I then spent a year in New Mexico, living in a shack in an old coal mining town, painting wildlife and botanical subjects, and selling through a gallery in Santa Fe.
I returned home in 1984, and began doing illustration for books,
magazines and advertising, as well as textile design. Clients have
included Sainsbury's, London Transport and Quarto Press.
Since then I have returned to painting and have been exhibiting in our
open house during Brighton's Arts Festival; with Nick Bowlby at the 20/21
art fair, the Spa Galleries in Tunbridge Wells the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and the Society of Wildlife Artists at the Mall Galleries London, as well as selling prints and originals through many galleries around Britain.
I now work very freely in watercolour, with the minimum of
compositional drawing; this gives the paintings an unpremeditated
look, which attempts to express the beautiful but transitory nature of the
subject matter
i love you more than emma!! you make my life complete and i am so happy to have found your paintings! they make me feel warm inside x x x x x
Hello Kate, I saw one of your “roosters” on a box of biscuits! in France, as soon as I returned to my house in Sardinia, I tried to learn something about yourself .... you are very good. I love your watercolors and let me know if you do courses to teach your technique ....... forgive my English: I have entrusted to a translator on line ... best regards Anna Maria Pisano
Hi Maria
and thanks so much for lovely comments! I don’t teach at the moment but plan to get back to it in the future, so if you’re happy for me to do it I will add you to my emailing list for any workshops I do in the future? Have you done any painting?
Sardinia sounds like a lovely place to have a home.
My website’s below if you haven’t already found it
best wishes
Kate
www.kateosborneart.com
only today I read your message, you are also interested in the future to attend one of your courses, I paint with oil every so often, but I am fascinated by your watercolors ........ when you resume sent to teach an email, I will be happy to come and visit you. best regards Anna Maria
do you want to know the techniques and materials I use? Very happy to supply info, let me know!
You don’t need to be educated in order to paint, it comes from the heart, and with practice and persistence!
you’re on the emailing list and will let you know when I get back to teaching!
best wishes Kate
you are added to the emailing list!