Kathleen Wolfe is the featured Artist at Heartland Artists Gallery in July. Kathleen is from Middlebury, Indiana, and is a self-taught artist working primarily in pastels and oils. Kathleen has always had a love for the landscape and the beauty that God has laid before us. As a result, her work centers around the glorious flowers found in her garden as well as ponds, creeks and marshes found during her travels. She particularly enjoys painting water and the many shadows and reflections on the water’s surface.
Kathleen was raised on a farm near Lake Wawasee in Indiana, and spent many hours as a child drawing and painting. She was very active in art pursuits during high school, and learned oil painting while taking classes at the Elkhart Art League during the 1980’s. While raising her family, she gave up painting entirely until her retirement as a legal secretary in 2010. At that time she began painting full time, and since has received a number of commissions and won numerous awards. Having only recently discovered a passion for pastels, she now finds pleasure in the pure, brilliant pigment that pastels offer and has totally immersed herself in the depiction of God’s handiwork by using pastel on sanded paper.
Join us Friday, July 10th from 5:30-8:00 pm at Meet the Artist – Open House for Kathleen Wolfe at the Heartland Artist Gallery in downtown Plymouth. It will be such a delight to have Kathleen present at the Gallery. We can learn more about her first hand at her Gallery Talk at 6:30 pm that same Friday evening.
Kathleen is a member of Northern Indiana Artists, Northern Indiana Pastel Society, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Elkhart Art League.
Competitions and Awards: 2012 Elkhart Art League Winter Show – Merit Award, 2013 Northern Indiana Pastel Society, Members’ Exhibit “Portals” – Merit Award, 2013 DeFries Garden Juried Show – Honorable Mention, 2013 Northern Indiana Pastel Society, Members’ Exhibit – Judge’s Award, 2013 35th Elkhart Juried Regional – Midwest Museum of American Art, 2014 DeFries Garden Juried Show – 2nd Place Award, 2014 Elkhart Art League Spring Show – Merit Award, 2014 26th Annual Juried Heartland Artists Regional – 2nd Place Award.
Heartland Artist Gallery’s goal is to promote artists in Marshall County and share all forms of art through the Gallery. Heartland School of Art offers classes to all ages; Kid’s Art Classes, Adult Classes and Master Art Classes in a variety of media. The Gallery also sells art supplies. To find out more about our passion for art visit our website, visit the Gallery or call 936-9515.
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat. 10-4 New Location – 101 N. Michigan Street in Plymouth 574.936.9515 www.heartlandartgallery.com Facebook: Heartland Artist Gallery
