Artist’s Statement

I have been an artist for more than 25 years, primarily working in drawings and watercolor paintings. I turned to learning and practicing this discipline after retirement from a psychotherapy practice. I am a juried member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon and have also achieved signature membership in the National Watercolor Society and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies. I have been invited to show in more than 40 exhibitions, had 3 solo shows, and one museum show. In 2018, I was profoundly influenced by the work of a local collage/assemblage artist and studied with her to learn the art form. Her untimely death left me stranded and grief stricken. Finding my own way into incorporating collage into my art, has been a struggle, but one I continue to feel is important for me to continue.  I like that it allows me to use more images to express something and to work in layers….which to me, seems like the way our lives are lived and the scraps of memories we all own.

- Kathy Tiger