To connect with the visual arts, you need to set time aside to feel. The messages conveyed can be just whispers. With many distractions and activities vying for our attention in a social media—and technologically dominated era, if we are not still enough in this noisy, demanding world, we can easily miss the sometimes hidden, treasured meanings.

Artist Kate Richardson is mindful of how powerful the medium of art is and how it communicates thoughts, feelings, and experiences that sometimes evade verbal articulation. She flows with her creativity, seamlessly moving between subject matters yet still retaining her signature style, a rare achievement for any artist.

Kate’s oil paintings are a unique expression of freedom, boundless in imagination. With the addition of mixed media, each original piece is uncompromising and unlimited, with inspiration drawn from her home surroundings – windswept trees, dramatic shorelines, colourful fields and angelic beings. Her works are built as many layers, sometimes with concealed words underneath, often with enlightening content.  If you take a moment to contemplate, you might catch the essence of her pieces.

“Through my art, I can explore and convey the depth of my feelings, fears, and aspirations in a way that my words might betray. It allows me to portray my inner world — the struggles, the joys, the confusion — in a tangible form that is often more profound than the limitations of language.”

Like many artists, her work has an emotional element that reflects her description of the painting process as simultaneously cathartic, meditative, explorative, and exhilarating.

Her works are unspoken words that invite you into her world, where you can resonate with the art and reflect on your own stories.

Kellie Miller is an artist, curator, critic and gallery owner.

www.kelliemillerarts.com