“I wish through my art to celebrate the wonder and beauty of nature, to call attention to its intricate details, infinite variety, power and fragility.
“My expression of nature through art reflects the joy and peace and beauty of the natural world and my concern for it under the hand of humankind.
“It is my hope that through my art others may gain a similar appreciation for all of accept their responsibility for the care and protection of it.”
Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams is a fine artist residing in Northfield, Vermont. She received her BA from Mary Baldwin College, studying under Dr. Ulysse Desportes and Dr. Mary Echols and later studied watercolor with Mitsue Elston in Aberdeen, Maryland, where she was an active member of the Harford Artists Association.
After moving to Vermont in 1982, the artist earned her Master of Arts Degree in Art and Natural History through The Graduate Program at Vermont College of Norwich University, spending many hours wandering the fields and woods painting and drawing from nature. During this time she taught watercolor painting, nature drawing and pen and ink sketching through Creative Education, Inc. of Northfield, Vermont. She participated in many exhibitions including the Norwich University Exhibition of Vermont Artists, The Vermont College Sesquicentennial Exhibition, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science Annual Wildlife Art Show, and held one-woman exhibits of her work at Norwich University and Vermont College.
While living in Natick, Massachusetts, Ravenhorst-Adams was active in the Concord Artists Association and the Framingham Artists Guild and taught watercolor at the Danforth Museum School, during this time exhibiting in many individual and group shows including the Guild’s show in Symphony Hall in Boston. As a volunteer at the Broadmoor and Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuges in Massachusetts the artist taught teacher workshops and led workshops in Nature Drawing, Watercolor Painting and nature sketching walks as well as providing illustration work for the refuges and their publications.
Since returning to Vermont in 1992, Ravenhorst-Adams has taught watercolor at Studio Place Arts in Barre and is active in many local groups including the Barre Paletteers, the Chandler Gallery in Randolph, the Art Resource Association, the Brookfield Art Group, Greater Barre Craft Guild, the Bryan Memorial Gallery, the Vermont Pastel Society, the Vermont Watercolor Society and the Northern Vermont Artists Association. She is a member of the art show committee of the Paine Mountain Arts Council and shows her work in the Annual Paine Mountain Art Show in Northfield. Her work may be seen in several Vermont galleries including Art, etc. in Northfield, the Wood Gallery in Montpelier and the Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Scenes of the details of nature and the landscape continue to be favorite subjects for her work.
To purchase a piece, please contact Kathrena:
kathrena@tds.net
Paine Mountain Arts Council 