Kathleen Eaton Art: Creating with Purpose

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Creating with Purpose

I apologize for the blatant self promotion, but I'm so excited to have my exhibit further promoted in the University of Michigan Record, a staff and faculty newspaper. For those new to my blog, this is in conjuntion with the Gifts of Art program at the University of Michigan Medical Center. My work is now showing in the main lobby! I'm so honored to be part of this exhibit. My work is viewed by as many as 10,000 people per day in this major medical center. My hope is that it will help to uplift the many people who are there for treatment. I held that thought as I worked on each piece, hoping that my work would be received with that purpose behind it. Beauty and joy are so healing!

3 comments:

Fran said...: Wow ---Kay that is incredible! Good for you!; July 7, 2013 at 6:24 PM
Teresa Cowley said...: I love that you painted with that thought... and how wonderful to have your work in a place to do just that. Congratulations!; July 27, 2013 at 1:11 PM
Kathleen Eaton said...: Thank you, Fran and Teresa. I do truly mean what I said here. I know some people who have personal experiences in this medical center. It's an honor to be able to show my work here.; July 27, 2013 at 9:03 PM

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About Kathleen

Kathleen (Kay) Eaton left a career in graphic design and marketing to focus, full-time, on fine art oil painting, with an emphasis on portraits and figurative works. She also participates in a variety of plein air events throughout the country.

“After a lifetime in creative fields, I decided I didn’t want to get to my death bed and wish I had attempted to develop my skill as a fine artist,” she says. In that light, her work has a certain spirituality to it that fascinates and captivates her audience.

She has studied with Daniel Gerhartz, Everett Raymond Kinstler, C.W. Mundy, Nancy Guzik, Rose Frantzen, Judith Carducci, Peggy Baumgaertner, James Hempel and Andrew Orr.

In 2012, she was artist-in-residence at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, WI, and in 2013 she had a solo exhibit in the main lobby of the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, MI. Her work can be seen at River's End Gallery in Waukesha, WI, and at DCF Gallery in Grosse Point, MI, as well as on her website at www.kathleeneatonart.com.