ARTIST STATEMENT

Owner, Lyrical Art Gallery, Red Deer Alberta 2007 - 2020

Cathy’s practice is grounded in an intuitive, process-driven approach that explores the intersection of material, energy, and spirituality. Working primarily in the stillness of early morning, she engages painting as a meditative act, guided by a sense of presence that allows each work to unfold organically.

Her use of acrylic, oil, gels, calcium carbonate, tar, and stucco reflects an ongoing investigation into texture, transformation, and the physicality of materials. Through layering and gesture, she navigates the balance between control and surrender, creating surfaces that embody both tension and fluidity.

A restrained palette of gold, white, and soft grays serves to evoke a quiet, contemplative atmosphere, where subtle shifts in tone and form invite close attention. Her work seeks to create spaces for reflection and connection, offering viewers moments of stillness, insight, and resonance.

Rooted in natural forms yet abstract in expression, Cathy’s paintings examine the relationship between the seen and unseen, the tangible and the ephemeral.