Kathy Cooper Biography

Kathy Cooper romanticizes floral still life with reflective roses, peonies and hydrangeas while captivating the viewer with her energetic, impressionistic painterly style.

“While browsing antique stores, I’m inspired by a romantic period of time of the past. I never know exactly what I’m looking for, but I know it when I see it. I not only look for beauty in these items, but interesting character and texture. With these items of yesterday, I will interject “life” by adding scattered flowers from my gardens. My mind is consumed with images for my paintings, such as a delicate English vase lavished in fragrant peach roses resting on lace. The possibilities are endless."

Kathy was born 1962, in San Antonio, Texas. At 15 she began taking oriental watercolor classes where she learned the importance of a brushstroke. She has spent her adult life in Massachusetts painting from life in her studio and en pléin air around New England. After a career in illustration and advertising, she studied with Craig Srebnik, workshops by Scott L. Christensen, AISM; Calvin Liang, AISM; Carolyn Anderson, AISM; C.W. Mundy, AISM; Clayton Beck, AISM; Nancy Guzik, AISM; and the teachings of Richard Schmid.

Kathy is the President/CEO and signature member of American Impressionist Society, Inc., (AIS).

Her work has been noted in Southwest Art, Art of the West, Fine Art Connoisseur and American Art Collector.

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