Katherine
Rutledge
New
Orleans native Katherine Rutledge paints from a wealth
of memories of her childhood home in Louisiana.
The historic old seaport city has left its
influence on Katherine as she enjoys capturing the
charms of the hidden courtyards and patios of the French
Quarter that are mostly known only by the native New
Orleanians. The
city is an unending resource of material to interpret in
paintings, and an ongoing challenge to artistically
depict its historic architecture.
Similarly, memories of weekends spent with her
father fishing along the Louisiana coast are recounted
in her paintings of the marshes and coastal areas.
Whether
painting a still life, a coastal scene, or a French
Quarter scene, the artist conveys a genuine feel and
love for the subjects she captures on canvas.
Her art represents unique interpretations of
images based the real life experiences she has enjoyed
in her home state.
Katherine
moved to Baton Rouge to attend Louisiana State
University. From there she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in
Painting. She
has since studied watercolor at the Baton Rouge Fine
Arts Academy and painting at the New Orleans Academy of
Fine Arts under Dell Weller and Auseklis Ozols.
Her work is included in the permanent collection
of the LSU Rural Life Museum, the McIlhenny Collection,
the Audubon Institute in New Orleans, and many private
collections throughout the South.
The artist has displayed her work at the Old
State Capitol, the Southwest Regional Audubon Society
Show, the Acadamie Gallery, and the Chartres Gallery.
Her work has appeared in Louisiana Life Magazine,
The Delta, and she has illustrated books and designed
book covers.
In
2003, Katherine was inducted into the Marquis Who’s
Who of American Women for Outstanding Accomplishment.
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