kate bentley - artist

The paintings presented here have been produced in my studio for galleries, private collectors and myself.

My studio work often involves working from my imagination often with narrative undertones. My plein-air work fuels this output.

See Kate’s exhibition history here

2017 Landscapes and Figures

March 4-18 2017 – Solo Exhibition of 20 Recent works at the Bellwood and Wright Gallery, 58 Penny Street, Lancaster

Elements 2

Exhibition at Brantwood- Coniston. Cumbria LA21 8AD

25 March – 5 June 16 A collection of oils and watercolours focusing on earth elements and nature with emphasis on Kate’s local environment, the southern Lake District. A mix of studio based and en plein air paintings held in the former home of John Ruskin. Brantwood is open daily 10.30am until 5.00pm
For further site information, please contact 015394 41396.Cafe on site. The Brantwood Trust Coniston Cumbria LA21 8AD enquiries@brantwood.org.uk

Homeland 2

Work created in my Homeland, the Lyth Valley and Lake District between 2013-2015.

This solo exhibition titled ‘Homeland’ was held in the private home of John Entwistle O.B.E. (Chairman of the Romney Society) December 2015

Drama in the Dales

A collection of watercolours and oils exploring the ever changing North Yorkshire Landscape. Combining small scale works painted in-situ and larger works created in the studio environment.
Some larger paintings are available as a limited edition print.

Winters Land

Work predominately produced Spring and Winter 2014
Influences being the Lake District and locally in the Lyth Valley

Homeland

Figurative 2014

Skyline – Northern Darks and Northern lights

This collection of work rose out of a single journey along the Norwegian coast. This was not an exercise in representation. Most of the places in these paintings don’t exist. Instead the work attempts to find new ways to touch us and connect us to this remarkable environment.

Up North

This work was produced after moving to new studio near Holme and Burton in Kendal in the Winter of 2011-12.It was heavily influence by my new surroundings of farmland,canal banks and marshland.All works were studio-based.

Figurative 2012

A splurge of figurative work accompanied my studio ‘Up North’ work……….mainly Japanese influenced.Why….I have absolutely no idea,they just appeared on the paper and I went with the flow!

Lighter Side of Dark

Darker Side of Light

Work in this section was part of a large solo exhibition “The Darker Side of Light” – January 22 – February 26 2011 at the former home of John Ruskin, Brantwood, Coniston LA21 8AD

”The pinnacle objective to each painting, in most of this collection, is to attain exquisite radiance and to create atmosphere through a subtle use of chiaroscuro.

“My palette has been influenced by Samuel Palmer, Ruskin, John Piper and J.M.W. Turner and in some cases, inevitably, so has my subject matter. Contemporary artists Sophie Jodoin and Ken Currie and old masters such as Blake have also been an influential reference point in my figurative work.
“What these artists all have in common is their astonishing and dramatic use of light and/or a richness and depth to their palette. It is this which holds the key to my own work.”

Two pictures in this gallery have inspired works of poetry – see the Testimonials page for details