Stop into the library during open hours this November to see our newest exhibit, Sky & Light, by local watercolor artist Katie Rosenblatt. Learn more about Katie’s artistic inspiration, creative process, and the natural world that inspires her work in her own words below;

My work focuses mainly in watercolor painting that is inspired by the land around me. My ideas grow form a quiet devotion to the natural world. The fleeting moments that sometimes pass by unnoticed. A solitary observation that lets time slow. I am influenced and inspired by many artists such as Joan Mitchell, Duchamp, Kandinsky, and Van Gogh. The images I paint are also greatly inspired by music such as Debussy and the piano compositions of George Winston. I enjoy working in watercolors because this medium lends itself to expressive mark making and has its own language. I try to explore abstract expression as well as figurative qualities in my drawings and paintings. I use color to show emotion as well as the linear expression in my work. Color is very important to me and I believe it deeply expresses unspoken feeling, emotion, fleeting moments and is the true charm of nature. I like to paint in themes of color using a monochromatic palette and also in bursts of bolder colors with complementary shades and contrasting hues. I find great joy in rendering the natural world and trying to replicate the beauty of colors within.

Artist Bio: Katie Rosenblatt is a Massachusetts based artist. She is a mother and works in public education. Her body of work includes collage, watercolor paintings, drawings and poetry. She was trained in jewelry and metalsmithing at the Rhode Island School of Design and continues to create her own line of jewelry as well. Katie’s work explores abstract expressionism. landscape, figure drawing, collage and symbolism as well as color and emotion. She has exhibited in several galleries in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Some of her poetry has also been published in literary magazines online as well as in printed publications.

You are also invited to join us for our monthly artist reception on Saturday, November 14, 2:00-4:00 PM.