Kat Sawyer’s LandEscapes
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appearing in more than 65 films and television projects. While her artistic talents are numerous and include acting, writing and advanced yoga instruction, her full attentions are on her painting career.
Forget the fact Sawyer enjoyed a successful career as a Hollywood actress,
Sawyer has been a painter and artist since early in life, which led her to study with Plein Air painters in California such as the renowned artists Ray Roberts and Karl Dempwolf. In New Mexico, one of her initial influences came from studies with Kevin Macpherson in Taos.
ccomplished in the arts, Kat Sawyer focuses on painting landscapes across America. As a resident of Santa Fe, naturally the genrĂŠ of her work features New Mexico and Colorado. However, her roots extend to associations with the Plein Air painters of California, specifically those who followed the California Impressionist of the early 1900s.
In 2008, she established an association with David Ballew and his close friend, Colorado artist Michael Lynch. Sawyer is at the pinnacle of her artistic painting career because she understands artistic languages and applies them to her painting skills while maintaining her own style and artistic integrity. Sawyer begins her painting process by doing spontaneous outdoor studies. Photography records the moment, giving her three sources to draw upon
PREVIOUS PAGE Kat Sawyer, Mesa StudyPlein Air, 6 X 8 Inches, Oil on Board THIS PAGE LEFT TOP Kat Sawyer, The Gift, 36 X 36 Inches, Oil on Canvas BOTTOM Kat Sawyer, Vermillion Sky, 40 X 50 Inches, Oil on Canvas ABOVE Kat Sawyer, Storm’s Gift, 24 X 18 Inches, Oil on Panel
in the studio. Photographs are the literal record of the moment and the least relied upon. Second, the spontaneous painting study establishes the essence of light, shapes, shadows and the tonality of the art. Finally, the memory of the beauty and splendor gives her the third element to her art; memory fine tunes and embellishes the artistic outcome. These are her escapes into nature which she refers to as LandEscapes. In her artistic world, every journey into the wilderness, countryside or mountains is an escape into nature and the opportunity to create art with a unique and fresh presentation. Residing in the rural north of Santa Fe, Sawyer and her husband live a life enriched by the beauty and abundance of diversity Santa Fe offers. Their comfortable home with scenic views includes a studio in which Sawyer can paint and create. From their home base they enjoy just about every artistic thing Santa Fe provides, along with biking, hiking, yoga, snow sports and relaxing before the next painting adventure becomes a LandEscapes.  Michael Wigley Galleries, Ltd. 1101 Paseo de Peralta 505.984.8986 KatSawyer.com