Kate Reitz
Fine Art Portfolio
Artist Statement
For as long as I can remember I’ve been making art. I like to experiment with any media I can get my hands on, ranging from drawing, to film, to ceramics. Currently I’m focusing on working with oil paints and watercolors. I am also experimenting by combining materials that are not traditionally used together.; such as charcoals and watercolors. I also enjoy exploring different styles and subjects, though animals and nature have long been a topic of focus. For me nature is very spiritual. Having spent the majority of my life surrounded by woods and farm animals, the natural world is the most abundantly seen evidence of God in my day to day life. Nature is the first solid evidence that convinced me of God’s existence during my teenage years of doubt. The complexity of a single flower, for example, could never have come by chance. I’m also fascinated by patterns and textures, especially those found in nature, whether seen from a distant or from a microscopic view point.
Kate Reitz (269) 362-5027 kreitz89@yahoo.com
Miniscule Flora. Oil on canvas. 18” x 24”
Summer Chicken. Oil on wood. 12” x 12”
I Just Want Snuggles. Reduction print on paper. 8” x 10”
Purple Orchid. Oil on canvas. 18” x 20”
Fushia. Charcoal and watercolor on paper. 11” x 15”
Milkweed. Oil on wood. 8” x 8”
A Weedy Congregation. Charcoal and watercolor on paper. 15” x 20”
Toucan Gossip. Oil on wood. 24” x 18”
Bird of Paradise. Oil on wood. 8” x 8”
He Counts My Steps. Oil on canvas. 36” x 40”
John 15:1 Oil on canvas. 16” x 18” Consider the Lilliies of the Field. Oil on canvas. 16” x 18”
Proverbs 23:1-3 Oil on canvas. 18” x 20”
Proverbs 23:31-33 Oil on canvas. 36” x 48”
Dreaming of Spring. Oil on canvas. 20” x 18”
Glass Paint Cups. Blown glass and glass frit. 1.5” to 2” tall.
Most Elegant Fowl. Oil on canvas. 18” x 24”
A Study of Glass. Charcoal. 18” x 12”
It Still Beats. India ink and acrylic on paper. 9” x 11”
Paper Crane. White stoneware clay and glaze. 3” x 8.5”
Dancing Cup. Blown glass and glass frit. 3”
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Red Wolf. White stoneware clay and underglaze. 1” x 3”
Polka Dot Bunny. White stoneware clay and underglaze. 1”x1.75”
Grasshopper. White stoneware clay and glaze. 2.5” x 8”
Small Woven Basket. Whites stoneware clay and glaze. 3”
Kate Reitz
(269) 362-5027 kreitz89@yahoo.com
Self Portrait in Pattern. Charcoal. 18” x 24”