Cathy Golden

Cathy completed a Foundation Course in Art and Design in 2003 focusing on sculpture and achieving distinction. She then completed a BA in Fine Art Painting and Drawing, graduating in 2008. Cathy had a year's sabbatical to travel with her family in 2013 leading to her wildlife series which she paints in parallel to her more abstract and marine works and is now a full time artist. In 2019 she was selected to be one of the artists in residence at the Nature In Art Museum, Twigworth, and regularly exhibits in the Open Studios in Cheltenham. She also exhibits through Saatchi Art Online and has shipped work to Iceland, South Africa, USA and Canada. 

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Cathy divides her time between Cheltenham and Cowes and is represented for her marine works by  Kendalls Fine Art, Cowes.

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“I enjoy moving between abstract and figurative work and use both oils and acrylics. With oil painting I often start with a charcoal or acrylic under-drawing and with acrylic I may use an airbrush for the base layers before mark making and then glazes on top to maintain a sense of depth.  I love the variety of marks that can express movement and the illusion of depth that layering of paint can produce.

 

My aim is to balance the accidental and deliberate marks in order to achieve a sense of space and movement, drawing the viewer in. My abstract landscapes are non-specific scenes for viewers to interpret as they choose and the seascapes represent the feeling of being on the water rather than accurate reproduction of yachts. Painting is a journey, a great adventure with many different paths and no predetermined end point. The ‘not knowing’ is all part of the fun of being an artist."