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Honored to be part of the USA Exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art this June. One of my photographs, Lotus Blossom, received an Award of Excellence. The work was taken at Lotusland’s Japanese Garden (Montecito, CA) on a cloudy morning; the blossom appeared in full color against a grey sky and drizzle. It is capturing those moments, which sometimes we are lucky to do.
Art gallery, LaArcada Plaza Santa Barbara
With the internet, we are living in a highly visual and interconnected world... a click, an image or swipe… Each of us has our own lived experience that influences how we see things. This exhibit is about spontaneity, letting colors, random choice and shapes define what you the viewer see. Are our choices pre-determined? Is the outcome random chance or pre-determined. You decide.
I started my artistic journey by painting local landscape scenes and still life in oil. My art, while still “from life”, has evolved to a more subjective phase with acrylic and multiple layers… letting color, expression and design define the mood and depth of emotion that one sees.
The show runs from June 4-28. I will be there Saturdays. Please email me if you’d like to meet at another time.
Directions: Gallery 113, La Arcada Plaza, 1114 State St. #8. Tel. 805-965-6611. Parking: Lot 7 (Anacapa & Figueroa).
2nd Fridays Art is pleased to announce our annual juried exhibition Nip it in the Bud.
Nip it in the Bud is not just another way to spell Flower. This annual juried competition tickles the senses presenting work in multiple media from over thirty artists. Attend this exhibit and enter a metaphorically scented garden of floral perspectives. The concept of flower here runs from the abstract to the sublime with color, drama & layers of meaning.
Still Life: Matisse’s Table Revisited. Oil on board. 17in. x 14 in. (framed).
I’m honored to be included in “Nip It in the Bud”, a metaphorical garden of floral perspectives, at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club. With a colder than normal winter and heavy rains, it’s time for a breath of spring! “Matisse’s Table Revisted”, is a contemporary look at color and form, inspired by one of the great “Fauvist” masters of the early 20thc. Reception: Friday. March 10, 4:30 - 6:00pm. Please visit if you’re in town, it would be great to see you! Otherwise, visit my website. Details below. Warm regards, Katherine Murray-Morse
JUROR of AWARDS: Kerrie Smith
Santa Barbara artist Kerrie Smith attended Central Saint Martin’s School of Art in London where she received her B.A. with Honors in 3-Dimensional & Theater Design. She has exhibited nationally and is this year’s 2022-23 Artist in Residence at the Wildling Museum of Art & Nature. She serves as President of the Art Council at Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art.
ARTISTS RECEPTION & AWARDS: March 10th, 4:30 - 6:00
Awards will be announced at 5:00
EXHIBITION DATES: March 4th - April 12th
Gallery Hours: 9am - 7pm, daily
Curated by Susan Tibbles
Santa Barbara Tennis Club, 2375 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, Tel. 805-682-4722
So nice to see the community back together again - 1st Thursday, Santa Barbara - Art walk. Happy to be part of Santa Barbara Art Association (SBAA) Holiday show at the Faulkner! Also galleries (La Arcada) and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Good time for a visit.
Read moreHonored to be the Featured Artist at City Club Art Walk! Wonderful evening with members, friends, guests and fellow artists at Artist Reception, July 13. With thanks to the City Club Art Committee for their support of the arts. Featured are 34 works - including landscape, portrait, still life and photography - through August 13. Many works completed outdoors over the past year (during Covid19). Please visit the show, if you cannot, please click on the links below to visit the show online.
Here are some candid shots from the evening.
Feb 24, 2021
Artist Katherine Murray smiles alongside Carpinteria Arts Center volunteer Liz Rosedale and intern Emma Payne. Murray entered two pieces in the “Through the Lens” show, which opens virtually on Feb. 26. The show is set to open in-person once the county enters the red tier.
So pleased to be juried into this show, my 1st photography exhibit.
As a painter, I take many photos on location at the beginning, middle & end of a session - to capture the changing light, general markers and some colors. In the scene below, the artist in the foreground is painting the scene before him; I was able to capture that special moment along with a shot of the beach and atmospheric conditions on that hazy afternoon. Here “art imitates life imitates art.”
To view this show, please click on button below.
Beach Scene in Black and White - Katherine Murray-Morse, Photographer
To view “Thru the Lens” at the Carpinteria Arts Center, click below. Now virtual (due to Covid19), it may be viewed in person, once Santa Barbara County is elevated to the “red” tier. All works are hung and available for purchase. Gallery share to benefit Carpinteria Arts Center, a vibrant non-profit arts organization. Show runs through April 11.
Just finished setting up Santa Barbara Outdoors at Gallery113! Santa Barbara is a place of beauty, with great vistas and beautiful beaches. During this challenging time, I have been inspired by the beauty of nature around us. The work in this exhibit was painted on location in Santa Barbara during Covid19, some at private spots, many finished in studio. I am pleased to share these special moments in time, where light, atmosphere and color influence and enlighten our mood. All works are oil on board, professionally framed in “floating” frames, wired for hanging.
To see the exhibit, visit Gallery113 plus other artwork created by local SBAA artists. If you cannot, visit katherinemorseart.com/gallery, to view works listing Featured Artist, Gallery113. All paintings are available for viewing/ purchase at the gallery, or, online.
Gallery 113 is located in the historic La Arcada. Hours: 11-5pm M-Sat, 2-5pm Sun. Due to Covid19 restrictions, please call ahead, 805-965-6611, as hrs. may vary. Address: 1114 State St. #8, public parking, Lot 7 (Anacapa & Figueroa St.) nearby. All Covid19 guidelines observed.
With the challenges we’ve faced over the past 6 months, the natural world has been a place of respite, calm and renewal, especially Santa Barbara, with its natural beauty. My works represent scenes from Santa Barbara - many painted on location during this time - to capture the light, atmosphere and changing colors unique to this locale and restorative properties found in the natural world. All works are oil on board or oil on canvas, and are framed. There are other fine artists exhibiting. Please visit the gallery!!
Gallery 113 is open from 2-5pm daily, (best to call ahead to check), located in the historic La Arcada near the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Visitors are welcome and there is wonderful changing art from local Santa Barbara artists (all members of Santa Barbara Art Association). Address: 1114 State Street #8, convenient public parking located in Lot 7 (Anacapa and Figueroa Streets.) The Gallery also observes current Covid19 guidelines: guests must wear masks and maintain at least a 6 foot “social” distance; small groups are welcome. You may also visit Gallery113 online at www.gallery113sb.com.
EXHIBIT DATES: March 13th – April 3rd.
JUROR of AWARDS: Siu Zimmerman, Santa Barbara artist and educator.
Gallery Hours: 9am - 9pm, Daily
Susan Tibbles - Curator/Director
(805) 682 - 4722
SBTC, 2375 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 www.2ndFridaysArt.com
Nice to see old friends and new faces. Both locals and visitors visiting downtown galleries and museum - 1st Thursday of the month. Setting up for the show, per photos below. Gallery 113 is located in La Arcada, 1114 State Street, in an historical court next to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Exhibitions change monthly and works are for sale. The gallery features fine artists (members of Santa Barbara Art Association who join through a jury process), with many distinct and diverse styles. Gallery open daily Mon - Sat 11 am - 5 pm and Sun 1-5 pm. Please stop by!
Honored to be showing with some great artists offering both interesting and diverse art.
Fun show, juried by Ruth Ellen Hoag and curated by Susan Tibbles, with 30 artists - oil painters, print makers, photographers and mixed media. Anything with “wings”.
Great energy, wonderful new gallery and lots of community engagement. So glad to participate. See also photos from artist reception, Sat. Nov. 16, second line below.
Lighting is everything!
Visit Gallery 113, located in La Arcada (1114 State St. #8), next to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art close by. Hours: Mon - Sat. 11am - 5pm, Sun. 1-5pm. Exhibits change monthly. There is great variety and quality. Artists are members of the Santa Barbara Art Association; and to join, their work was initially reviewed by independent jurors. Convenient public parking at 1221 Anacapa and Figueroa nearby.
Beautiful day for art exhibition and sale held in the garden at the Santa Barbara Club! So glad to be exhibiting several local landscapes, with other Santa Barbara artists, to benefit the work of the Art Foundation.
September is a great time to visit Cape Cod, crowds are gone and weather is great. Delighted to find “HyArts” Artist shanties in Hyannis near the water, hotels and ferries to the islands - for artists and crafts. Rent for the week. Chatham is quintessential Cape Cod, wonderful views of the national seashore, with a hint of fall and not so many galleries. Sesuit Harbor Cafe at Sesuit Harbor (near Dennis) is a find, reminding me of the Cape many years ago with lobster rolls, outdoor picnic tables and overfed seagulls. Provincetown is an artists’ haunt, with wonderful galleries, exhibits (Provincetown Art Assoc and Museum), walking street, restaurants, historic town and friendly people at the outer tip of Cape Cod. Great energy. A must visit.
Standing next to a family heirloom at the Santa Barbara Club, member’s art exhibition. The Japanese peacock was acquired by my great great grandmother Katharine Hequembourg in 1870’s while living in Japan. An educator, she was invited to help create a school in Yokahama and met her husband, Charles Flanders there. Later, it hung in their home in Chicago.
Read morePainting in Encanto Park, atmospheric morning.
Katherine and “friend” at AQUATIC Exhibition, June 14 Artist Reception at the Tennis Club of Santa Barbara, viewing two of her paintings “Seagull Alights” and “Day’s End, Butterfly Beach”, chosen for the exhibit.
At Day's End, Butterfly Beach.
With friend, viewing Seagull Alights (above).
