Drawing of Alan
Written by: Katrina Willis
March 23rd, 2009
Katrina Willis, Alan, 2009.
Charcoal on toned paper, heightened with white, 8 × 8 inches. © The Artist
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Lentil Soup Exhibition / Chicago
Written by: Katrina Willis
March 11th, 2009
On display at the Lentil Soup exhibition at the Evanston Atelier, March 7, 2009 - March 20, 2009.
Katrina Willis, Wednesday, 2009.
Oil on panel, 12 × 12 inches. © The Artist
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On display at the Lentil Soup exhibition at the Evanston Atelier, March 7, 2009 - March 20, 2009.
Katrina Willis, The Sixth Hour, 2009.
Oil on panel, 12 × 12 inches. © The Artist
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On display at the Lentil Soup exhibition at the Evanston Atelier, March 7, 2009 - March 20, 2009.
Katrina Willis, Love One Another, 2009.
Oil on panel, 12 × 12 inches. © The Artist
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On display at the Lentil Soup exhibition at the Evanston Atelier, March 7, 2009 - March 20, 2009.
Katrina Willis, Thursday, 2009.
Oil on panel, 12 × 12 inches. © The Artist
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On display at the Lentil Soup exhibition at the Evanston Atelier, March 7, 2009 - March 20, 2009.
Katrina Willis, Thursday, 2009.
Oil on panel, 12 × 12 inches. © The Artist
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For an artist’s statement regarding the preceding pieces, please email info@katrinawillis.com.
Art + Life Evanston Roundtable on the Evanston Atelier
Written by: Katrina Willis
March 4th, 2009I spend a lot of my time working with the Evanston Atelier. Here is a link and attached article where Vicki Scott from the Evanston Roundtable interviewed us on Art + Life and Community in Chicagoland.
New Piece at the Evanston Atelier - The Renegade Monk
Written by: Katrina Willis
January 30th, 2009I have a portrait piece in an exhibition at the Evanston Atelier Gallery that I completed a week or so back. You can drop in and see this at the Evanston Atelier, 716 Main St., Evanston, IL 60202.
Katrina Willis, The Renegade Monk, 2009.
Oil on linen, 16 × 20 inches. © The Artist
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Katrina Willis, The Renegade Monk (detail), 2009.
Oil on linen, 16 × 20 inches. © The Artist
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Chicago Sun-Times, Evanston Review on the Evanston Atelier
Written by: Katrina Willis
December 4th, 2008See the article here:
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Portfolio Update
Written by: Katrina Willis
October 15th, 2008
Portrait Paintings Portrait Drawings Photography
Live Events & Special Work Portfolio Index
Just a note: We’ve updated major portions of the portfolio and the website. Any feedback you may have would be greatly appreciated!
A Solitude of Space
Written by: Katrina Willis
October 13th, 2008
Katrina Willis, A Solitude of Space, 2008.
Graphite pencil on paper, 11 × 14 inches. © The Artist
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One of the sweet, recent privileges has been devoting many of my daily drawing exercises to works on paper. This is a challenge, since I find myself painting most of the time. But I enjoy the simplicity and portability of pencil and paper. This moment on paper captures Mark “in the zone.” This is a drawing of him listening to some friends of ours. I love it when Mark models for me, because I know him really well. I can capture character traits in drawings of him intuitively without a lot of added research - it’s a logical and natural extension of our relationship.
I also like pencil, because since we’re all continuously becoming ourselves more and more with each new day, I tend to leave areas of the portrait less worked up. Often I finish out and develop the features of the head and the areas surrounding the immediate focal point, then the feet, legs, and other limbs remain more vague. I have to wonder where the person still has to go in their lifetime and what it is they have left to accomplish…
In the Meantime
Written by: Katrina Willis
October 10th, 2008
Katrina Willis, In the Meantime, 2008.
Charcoal on toned paper, heightened with white, 9 × 12 inches. © The Artist
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Beyond the Dreaming
Written by: Katrina Willis
October 9th, 2008
Katrina Willis, Beyond the Dreaming, 2008.
Charcoal with pastel on toned paper, 9 × 12 inches. © The Artist
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Here is another quick sketch (10 min) from the Palette and Chisel.
Composition in Blue (Aurora, Bangkok, Chicago)
Written by: Katrina Willis
October 6th, 2008
Katrina Willis, Composition in Blue ( Aurora, Bangkok, Chicago), 2008.
Acrylic on panel, 36 × 60 inches. © The Artist
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This is a thumbnail of the painting I finished this weekend with the Orchard Community in Aurora. (Feel free to click on the image to see more detail.) Themes include: convergence of the local and global, awareness, connectivity, isolation and hope, suburban living, images of the city, sex trade related atrocities in Thailand, and other current issues facing North Americans. The picture reminds me of a painting a completed a few years back on the conflict in the Sudan and Northern Africa; the latest was finished live over a period of approximately three hours, and I’ve included photos of the picture in progress below along with an image of the Out of the Bush painting on Northern Africa!
Katrina Willis, Out of the Bush, a Sudan Painting, 2002.
Acrylic on canvas, 36 × 60 inches. © The Artist
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