Taken By Meredith Brower
Kathrine Lovell is a graduate of RISD, with a degree in painting. She has been a professional artist and designer for over 30 years. Her career has included a list of fascinating experiences from painting and designing for theater, television and film to working with adults to expand their creativity, to owning and operating her own gallery. Her work is seen world-wide through licensing and reproduction with Wild Apple Graphics, locally with The Drawing Room New Bedford, and out of state with Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, Florida and collected by art lovers everywhere. She is part of a family of artists and designers, who have been creating for centuries, including stone carvers who created Cantebury Cathedral in England. Her work is focused on the interconnected energy of the world. Kathrine lives and works in Tiverton Rhode Island.
Garden 2023
Watercolor and graphite on paper 36″ x 28″ framed
Artist Statement
My work is deeply rooted in the use of intricate patterning, inspired by the rhythms and structures found in the natural world. Through detailed repetition and interwoven graphic elements, I seek to capture the harmony and balance that exists all around us, echoing the spiritual connection to nature that defined the Transcendental art movement in this country in the early part of the 20th century. Artists such as Agnes Pelton and Raymond Jonson approached art as a means of exploring the spiritual and universal forces within the landscape, using pattern as a language to express the energies and interconnectedness that bind us to the world and one another. Similar ideas are foundational to my own work. Painting is a sacred practice that connects me to my spiritual self and my own sense of divinity. Through the act of creating, I enter a meditative state where I feel in tune with something greater than myself that I experience as a flow of energy, connecting the physical and transcendent. The patterns, forms, and colors that emerge in my work are not just visual elements, but reflections of an inner dialogue with the divine.
Additional Info:
Artist’s Website: Klovell.com
Instagram: @kittythepainter
Part of Growing the NetWorks
This artist was selected by a past NetWorks Rhode Island participant as part of Growing the NetWorks — a 2025 exhibition presented by WaterFire Providence, at the WaterFire Arts Center, celebrating peer-nominated artists from across Rhode Island. Learn more at waterfire.org/growingthenetworks
Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.
