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RANDOLPH, Oct. 12, 2007 – Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams’ “Colors of Autumn” is on display in the Gifford Medical Center Gallery through Nov. 21.
Ravernhorst-Adams is a freelance artist from Northfield whose Gifford show includes mostly watercolors and oils depicting nature and Vermont landscapes.
“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,” Ravenhorst-Adams says.
Educated at Mary Baldwin College and then the graduate program at Vermont College of Norwich University, Ravenhorst-Adams studied watercolor under Mitsue Elston of Harford County, Md., exhibiting extensively with the Harford Artists Association in both group and one-woman exhibitions.
She has also exhibited, led workshops and been published in Massachusetts.
In Vermont, she has taught classes in watercolor painting, nature drawing and ink sketching; has participated in many exhibitions, including the Vermont Institute of Natural Science annual wildlife art show; been active in the Barre Paletteers; and held one-woman exhibits of her art.
She has additionally illustrated a book, “Bouncy Bunny’s Birthday: A Family Story About Bravery” by Cathy Brown and Debi Paterson and provided illustrations for Vermont newspaper articles on nature subjects.
“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,” says Ravenhorst-Adams, noting details of nature and Vermont landscapes remain her favorite subjects. “It is my hope that through my art others may gain a similar appreciation for all of creation and realize and accept their responsibility for the care and protection of it.”
To see Ravenhorst-Adams work in the Gifford Gallery, visit the hospital at 44 S. Main St. (Route 12), Randolph. The gallery is just inside the main entrance and to the left.