Kathleen Robbins earned her MFA at Massachusetts College of Art where she later became a faculty member. A resident of the Button Factory Artist Studios in Portsmouth, many of her landscapes reflect the Seacoast area and recently the Maine coast. Professional experience also includes her work over the past decade, as an art
therapist at Exeter Hospital. Inspiration comes from many sources including still life and landscape. The process of building the painting is critical to her work. Gesture, color, line and surface all play with the space to create a distinct movement between representation and semi abstraction. What drives the work is the initial response to a moment in time. Layers are then built upon or removed to create the final piece as the painting takes on a life of its own. The surface is often calm and time is suspended, with the ever-present tension on the verge of movement and change. How one object or shape affects the other is a continuing source of fascination for her.
Adrift: A Homage to Plum Island. A Summer show with several new artists featuring limited edition prints all of which capture the beauty and magic of Plum Island.
JUNE-AUG 2023
Floral bouquets and landscapes, subtle tones, and hopeful strokes embark on a journey of celebration of Spring in this exhibit's theme: FLORA: A Botanical Art Show.
MARCH - MAY 2023
Kathleen Robbins
Portsmouth, NH
2 FEDERAL STREET, NEWBURYPORT, MA
Ruminate at our gallery with your very own private appointment where you get to spend time with either Kate or our Art Consult to find the very piece you have been searching for.