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Artists of
UTAH
What inspiresyoutopaint?I find great
joyinmakingtimestandstill.Aspartofmy
artisticjourney,I strivetotellstories.Each
paintingis anevent,andI capturemoments
ofmovement.
Howwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?My
workisrepresentationalbutpainterly,with
splashesand flecksofpaint.Often,I take
theitemsI paintandplacetheminanatmo-
spheric background, givingthe impression
thattheobjectsareinmotion.
Howdidyoufirstgetinterestedinart?My
parentsnoticedI wasalwaysdrawing,color-
ing,andpaintinganddecidedtogetmeinto
artlessonswhenI was 10 yearsold.
Wheredidyoustudyart?I receiveda bach-
elor’sdegreeinartfromWestminsterCol-
legeinSaltLakeCity.AfterthatI studiedart
attheUniversityofUtahandtheninterned
withandassistedpainterDavidDornan.
Whatisyourcreativeprocesslike?I ap-
proacheachcanvasasanexpressionofmy
experiencewithmobility.Mytechnique
varies depending on subject matter—
sometimesit is loose,splashingpaintacross
thepiece,ortightwhenconstructinga mo-
mentintime.
Whathavebeensomeofthehighlightsof
yourcareer?TheFacesofHelperprojectI
created.I liveinHelper,UT,a historicmin-
ingandrailroadtown.I hearda fewofthe
personalhistoriesofourresidentsandde-
cidedtodigitallyrecordthesehistoriesand
paintportraitsoftheindividualswhowere
givingthem.
Whatgalleriesrepresentyourwork?Mary
WilliamsFineArts,Boulder,CO;TroveGal-
lery,Park City, UT; K2 Gallery, Helper,UT;
http://www.katekilpatrickmiller.com. Mile Marker 821, oil, 32 x 40.
Momentum, oil, 32 x 40.Kate
Kilpatrick-
Miller