"A Common Thread" Kathryn Ashcroft

Join us for the opportunity to meet artist Kathryn Ashcroft, and to explore the thread that connects her love and passion for birds to the freedom and happiness they represent. 

-Light refreshments will be served-

Meet the Artist:

Friday, July 26th 7-9:00 PM

Saturday, July 27th 12-2:00 PM

Summit Gallery | 675 Main Street | 435.649.9292

Born and raised in a small farming community in Cache Valley Utah, I have lived and I am still living a life most only dream of.  Many of my days were spent with my father, tagging along behind him, working the family dairy farm, irrigating the valley fields, and hunting the mountains above the Valley.  I could ride a horse before I could walk and when I wasn’t riding them, I was content just being with them.

My second passion was drawing; hours were spent with pencil in hand expressing the love I had for the things around me.  Any animal was considered a worthy subject and when I wasn’t drawing them, I was studying their form, color and movement.

I have the good fortune of being married to a man whose passion is photographing wildlife, we spend every moment we can together feeding our hunger for nature.  I began working with oils in 2004 and have fallen in love with their vibrant, creamy color. I find that through oils I can make my paintings come to life.  While my subject matter is mainly wildlife it has expanded to include Western genre as well.  As a rule, I will not paint something unless I have seen, researched and studied it myself.

 I see color in nature differently than most people, purples and blues in grasses, pinks, reds and greens in the ground and rocks. While traveling I don’t dare sleep for fear I will miss the scenery and color that is around the next bend.  I don’t know of any words that describe the excitement I feel when I am in nature or viewing wildlife.

It is my hope that those who view my work will feel the peace I wish to convey in each painting, and will also recognize the passion I have for the subject matter.  My entire life goes into my paintings, all that I have lived and felt.  I can tell when a painting is complete when I have become part of it.  If people are able to feel the same joy while looking at my work that I felt creating it for them, then I have accomplished what I set out to do.